First Group played its part in President Barack Obama's inauguration, as over 120 of First's Greyhound coaches were chartered across North America... continue

Stagecoach has announced that passenger numbers on its North?American Megabus.com network have now surpassed two million as consumers seek out... continue

Sir Moir Lockhead this week joined colleagues to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the employee and management buy-out of Aberdeen’s Grampian... continue

As many readers will already know, tram-trains are basically trams using heavy railway infrastructure; and act as a link between the urban tramway... continue

Duncan Stewart, Henllan, Denbighshire
In November 2008 the voters of California were asked the following question in a referendum: “To provide Californians a safe, convenient,... continue

“I regard the international trade in knowledge as akin to imports and exports and, by and large, I’ve been a lot more involved in imports... continue

A new national rating system for neighbourhood design in the US has been developed by the United States Green Building Council, the Congress for the... continue

The new Strategic Plan for Transit-Oriented Development developed for the City and County of Denver in the US state of Colorado states that the... continue

The Alan M?Vorhees Transportation Center (VTC) at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey in the USA, along with consultant Steer Davies Gleave,... continue

By Rik Thomas
The first issue of LTT’s World Transport Consultancy focused strongly on how UK expertise in transport planning has been, and is continuing to... continue

Stagecoach has announced that last month saw the 10 millionth passenger board one of its low cost Megabus.com services. The inter-city coach network,... continue

Last week saw Dean Finch and Nicola Shaw take on new roles at First Group. Finch, who has been carrying out a temporary assignment as chief operating... continue

By Andrew Garnett
This year’s BRT-UK conference was held in Belfast. A wise decision, as it turned out, since the event coincided with the news that the Northern... continue

By Robert Jack
The recession is beginning to make itself felt in the rail industry after Stagecoach followed National  Express in announcing that it would be... continue

Plans for peak hour congestion charging in Greater Manchester are being studied by transport advisors working for US president elect Barack Obama.... continue

Light rail costs can be brought down by scaling down schemes and making them more modest, according to Mott MacDonald Edinburgh’s technical... continue

By Scott McIntosh
It is disappointing to see the lack of official enthusiasm for light rail transit when government claims it is seeking to reduce pollution and... continue

All of the major UK manufacturers demonstrated their new hybrid vehicle products at this week’s Euro Bus Expo show in Birmingham. While... continue

First Group chief executive Sir Moir Lockhead has played down the threat posed to his company by the current economic climate. Speaking this week as... continue

Stagecoach is to expand its Megabus budget express coach network in the United States which is operated by its Coach USA subsidiary. The group will... continue