T ravellers were once tempted by the simple pleasures of their journey: a time to reflect, relax and simply stare out the window. Or they just... continue

Across the transport sector there are certain individuals whose activities stand out either as beyond the significance of their own specific role... continue

A group of fifty leading senior executives and managers form this year’s New Transit UK passenger transport providers Power List. There are... continue

Brian Souter, Chief Executive, Stagecoach   Why is he on the list? Continues to see opportun... continue

Britain’s rail franchising programme is slowly getting back on track after the derailment of the three franchises put on hold when the... continue

Ray Stenning
Vehicle interiors are a regular part of my work - and perhaps the most challenging. Trying to make them attractive, exciting, stylish, cool, classy,... continue

It’s been an unexpectedly good couple of months for Virgin Group chairman and serial entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson. It looked like the end... continue

David Crawford
The release of both scheduled and real-time travel information by the UK rail industry as open data is raising the quality of service advice to... continue

Daniel Wright
Legal action, petitions, pleas to the UK Parliament, and plans for competing flights by dissapointed rival Virgin have followed the naming of First... continue

Closer working between British train operators and infrastructure provider Network Rail is delivering new projects that benefit train operations and... continue

Sir Brian Souter is to take over as chairman of Stagecoach next  May when Sir George Mathewson retires, despite concern that the UK corporate... continue

Virgin Trains’ chief operating officer, Chris Gibb, has been seconded to Network Rail for the remainder of this year to work with the Network... continue

Alstom and Transmashholding launch new Moscow tramway Alstom are in partnership with Transmash-holding (TMH) to supply a  high-speed low-floor... continue

A group of 30 leading senior executives and managers in the UK’s passenger transport businesses form the core people of this year’s New... continue

FirstGroup has appointed Richard Parry in the newly created role in the West Coast Intercity rail franchise bid team. Parry joins the group after 19... continue

Paul Salveson
­T­­he ‘rail product’ is only as strong as its weakest link, and that link is often the station. So it’s good to see... continue

The Department for Transport has published details of the new commercial freedoms available to the winner of the next West Coast franchise. The... continue

Mark Cartwright
Readers of my previous columns in New Transit magazine will be aware that I have been developing a discussion about the different business models... continue

Virgin Rail Group (VRG) has agreed an eight-month extension to the current West Coast rail franchise with the Department for Transport. The contract... continue

Ray Stenning
O­ne function of design I mentioned in my first column is to make things work better. In the realm of public transport, encouraging people to... continue