Stagecoach has been shortlisted to submit a final bid to operate the current Manchester Metrolink tram network on a 10-year concession by GMPTE. As... continue

England’s six Passenger Transport Authorities are to be strengthened as part of the government’s plans to reform the local government,... continue

The government has been urged to protect PTAs from the threat of legal action by bus operators over moves to introduce Quality Contracts in their... continue

By Robert Jack
Go North East managing director Peter Huntley has expressed his frustration with the lack of co-operation he is receiving from Nexus, the Tyne and... continue

But ‘Ptegasauraus’ bites back.. While Brian Souter was branding the PTEs as dinosaurs and blaming them for the decline of buses in... continue

Am I missing something? Less than a year ago, GMPTE, doubtless in league with Manchester City Council, were complaining loudly because Stagecoach... continue

Tyne & Wear PTA is trying to block plans by Network Rail to tear up track on the Leamside Line. The line, which links Pelaw Junction in Gateshead... continue

ANDREW GARDNER, assistant director Midland Metro at Centro PTA, has expressed his concerns that recent patronage figures released by the Department... continue

Tyne and Wear PTE Nexus has harnessed solar power to help bus passengers in rural parts of Tyneside and Wearside access essential travel information.... continue

The centre of Manchester came to a standstill over the past fortnight after UK?North began competing with Stagecoach on another core route, the 85/86... continue

By Robin Bennett
When UK North upped the ante on Stagecoach’s prime 192 route between Manchester and Stockport earlier this year, the city’s newspapers... continue

CENTRO-PTA IS contributing to a new development plan for the Black Country which will see new development in the area concentrated along core public... continue

Members of GMPTA agreed last week to continue to fund Greater Manchester’s Nightbus network until at least July 2008. More than 20 different... continue

A unique new busway, which significantly reduces bus journey times without affecting other traffic, has opened near Stockport’s town centre.... continue

South yorkshire PTE has reacted with bitter disappointment to the news that transport secretary Douglas Alexander has decided not to approve two... continue

By Andrew Garnett
GMPTE HAS?announced its timetable for construction and operation of Manchester Metrolink’s phase 3a expansion following transport secretary... continue

CENTRO-PTA CHAIR Gary Clarke has welcomed Douglas Alexander’s approval for the expansion of Manchester’s Metrolink system and said that... continue

MERSEYSIDE?Mps have reacted angrily to the news that  transport secretary Douglas Alexander has approved expansion plans for Manchester’s... continue

By Robin Bennett
If the future of the UK?bus industry lies with Quality Contract franchises, the first shots are undoubtedly going to be called in the metropolitan... continue

The latest phase of the YourNextBus text message bus information system was launched last week when the system began operation on 11 routes in both... continue