This week First announced two major reappointments at its head office in Aberdeen. Yes, joining Sir Moir once again will be Jack and Jill. No,... continue

Talks aimed at avoiding further strikes at London Midland failed last week, leaving the company facing the prospect of action by 100 RMT conductors... continue

Elaine Holt has left First Capital Connect in a surprise move. Holt, who led First’s successful bid for the franchise and has been managing... continue

First Glasgow this week launched a new fleet of coaches on its X11 Lanarkshire Express service, which operates between Newmains and Glasgow. The new... continue

Concessionary fares for young people should not be ruled out, according to the transport select committee’s report on school travel published... continue

Outdoor media specialist CBS Outdoor has successfully retained the contract to manage the advertising on First’s UK buses for a further five... continue

Andrew Garnett
A wide-ranging bus service agreement between First, South Yorkshire Integrated Transport Authority and Sheffield City Council is in tatters after the... continue

Meera Rambissoon
Major construction works on the Thameslink Programme of upgrade start this week - set in motion with the introduction of a new timetable. ... continue

Shortly after First won the Great Western franchise it agreed technical changes to its contract and in return received a unique reward. The franchise... continue

Bombardier Transportation’s UK chairman Colin Walton has apologised for the delayed delivery of new rolling stock to First Capital Connect... continue

First in Glasgow bid a fond farewell to two long-serving bus drivers from Parkhead depot this month when they retired from the company with an... continue

James Dark
First Group has announced 3,500 job cuts to compensate for the economic slowdown. Half will come at its North American bus and coach operations,... continue

London was agog this week at the news that former mayor Ken Livingstone had been found to be without a ticket on a First Great Western train while... continue

First has announced that passengers with mobility problems in Leicester should find travelling around the city easier from this month as all of its... continue

As we all know any meetings between operators must be kept strictly above board in deference to competition legislation. After all nobody wants one... continue

First Capital Connect has revised its plans for reducing ticket office opening hours, to reflect standards laid down by the Department for Transport... continue

It was another rocky fortnight on the markets with gains and losses in equal measure, however bus manufacturer Optare had a particularly tough time... continue

James Dark
South West Trains has denied accusations from the RMT that it fought a “dirty campaign” to head off strikes in a dispute over plans to... continue

The smallest of Transport for London’s bus operating contractors has ceased operating its single London bus route. Ealing Community Transport... continue

First has drawn criticism for a series of cuts planned to services in and around Bath and Bristol. The operators has announced the move in an effort... continue