The London Overground concession has come bottom of the league of passenger satisfaction ratings across the operators, both overall and in 21 aspects... continue

By Robert Jack
Last week saw around 250 passenger transport professionals gather in the luxurious surroundings of The Dorchester Hotel in London to celebrate the... continue

Boris Johnson knows that he has to stick to his promises. Having waited so many years for government, Tory HQ will be keeping a very close watch on... continue

Transys has been told by Transport for London that its £100m-a-year contract to run London’s Oyster card system will be terminated five... continue

Transport for London his dismissed industry rumours that East Thames Buses, its in-house operator, is to be privatised. The business was formed in... continue

A major study is set to offer what is arguably the first ever up-to-date assessment of the skills gap for all modes of transport in the South East of... continue

Construction of the new Imperial Wharf station has now commenced. Situated on the West London Line, the new station will link the Imperial Wharf... continue

Robert Niven has been appointed as the head of development and planning for the Docklands Light Railway, replacing Richard de Cani who is now... continue

A Dutch judge has ruled that details of how to copy Transport for London’s Oyster smart card system can be published by a team of researchers... continue

Five hundred public transport users in London this week began a six-month trial of a new mobile phone that incorporates Oyster ticketing... continue

By James Dark
Transport for London is drawing up plans to extend its Overground quality standards to Southern’s Metro routes when the new franchise is... continue

Network rail is quoting £4,000 as the cost of a new rail station clock. Helen Beaumont, Transport for London’s principal transport... continue

Transport for London and the London Boroughs of Greenwich and Bexleyheath have begun a consultation round with local residents into the proposed... continue

“Half of Britain’s rail services would be brought back within public control under a plan to strip train companies of the right to set... continue

Ballymena-based bus manufacturer Wrightbus has announced that it is developing a new double decker bus that will replace its current best selling... continue

NEW FIGURES on bus use in London obtained by Transit reveal that between 1999 and 2007 patronage in the capital increased by 45%, with passenger... continue

Fare evasion is still too easy,  according to watchdog London TravelWatch at the Commons’ Select Committee inquiry into ticketing on... continue

THE LATEST tender results announced by London Buses reveal that Go Ahead subsidiary Metrobus has lost five contracts to competitors. Operation of... continue

Gordon Mackley
It is good that a healthy debate is going on about the relative merits of buses and trams. It is unfortunate that James Skinner’s obvious... continue

IT was only a matter of time. There was little doubt that as soon as prospective London mayor Boris Johnson spoke of his enthusiasm for a 21st... continue