New figures show that the introduction of CCTV at bus shelters in Greater Manchester has helped to reduce vandalism. Greater Manchester Passenger... continue

Go Ahead’s advance into the West Midlands looked foolhardy from the very beginning. The conspiracy theorists suggest that the move was a... continue

Nathan ward is typical of the many young bus managers that Transit has spoken to in recent months. The 29-year-old is very enthusiastic about his job... continue

BUS operating profits to the north of the Greater Manchester conurbation started to recover during the year ended March 31 2007, according to the... continue

By Andrew Garnett
IT HAS been revealed that West Yorkshire PTE Metro is drawing up plans for a series of Quality Contract networks that will eventually cover the... continue

Great Manchester PTE this week named the consortium it would like to build the city’s three new Metrolink lines. GMPTE has selected the... continue

Greater Manchester PTA has become the latest public body to back plans for a new new high speed rail network in the UK. High speed rail lobby group... continue

Jim Harries, the former managing director of Greater Manchester Metrolink, has been appointed its engineering manager. He will manage its expansion,... continue

Plans to introduce congestion charging in Greater Manchester have been hit by the defeat of Irlam councillor Roger Jones in last week’s the... continue

By Andrew Garnett
Leicester-based Centrebus has been revealed to be the surprise buyer of Stagecoach’s Huddersfield bus operations and has also followed up the... continue

The former managing director and traffic manager of controversial bus operator UK North and its associated GM Buses business have pleaded guilty to... continue

By Andrew Garnett
An independent audit of Go North East’s customer service by Bus Users UK has praised the quality of driving and found the operator to be one of... continue

Tyne and Wear PTE Nexus will be pursuing a private sector bid for the reinvigoration of the Tyne and Wear Metro, at the instruction of government.... continue

A new survey of people living near the Metrolink tram network, following improvements, shows that satisfaction levels are neck and neck with... continue

Greater Manchester PTE offered free travel on the Metrolink to 1,800 swimmers, staff and volunteers taking part in the FINA World Swimming... continue

Virgin Trains First Class customers using Birmingham International station now have use of a new lounge. The lounge, which has seating for 40... continue

ANALYSIS of rail patronage data for the six English PTE areas shows continuing strong growth in patronage levels, according to research undertaken by... continue

Recent board member of National Express, Phil Bateman, has lost his seat at Wolverhampton City Council in the local elections last week. The former... continue

Peter White
Since the introduction of local bus deregulation outside London in 1986, strikingly different trends have been observed in the six English Passenger... continue

A new report drawing on statistics published by Transport for London and the Department for Transport, shows that between 1999/2000 and 2006/07, bus... continue