Everyone is tightening their belts, but that doesn’t mean that investment should or will be halted. The years ahead will be about making sure... continue

The first of five zero-emission hydrogen hybrid Fuel Cell buses for Transport for London has commenced commissioning trials at the Millbrook Proving... continue

Optare has won 100% of Greater Manchester Integrated Transport Authority’s order for up to 66 hybrid buses in the face of stiff competition.... continue

Alexander Dennis is forging ahead with production of the first large-scale orders for hybrid buses in the UK. The move follows confirmation that ADL... continue

The Alternative Fuels & Vehicles National Conference & Expo held last month in Las Vegas, Nevada provided an important opportunity to... continue

Peter Wiltshire
Long, long ago, in a land of chugging steam locos and heavyweight telephones, investment in the new 1960s motorways programme was justified with an... continue

Robert Jack & James Dark
Change was the buzzword in run-up to May’s general election, and change is what is now going to happen. The world of public transport is no... continue

Andrew Garnett
The coalition between the Liberal Democrats and the Conservatives has announced its 'Programme for Government', a move that prime minister David... continue

Andrew Garnett
Stagecoach subsidiary South West Trains is to invest over £2m in regenerative braking technology on 200 of its trains. The first two trains,... continue

Andrew Garnett
Many within the bus industry have been critical about how heavy the current generation of vehicles are. Although technology in the car industry has... continue

Andrew Garnett
Council-owned bus operator Reading Transport has announced it has placed its first order for hybrid buses today (Wednesday). The order follows a... continue

FirstGroup has revealed it is to trial a single deck bus which it hopes will be up to 20% more fuel efficient than comparable vehicles.  ... continue

Stagecoach has been awarded the prestigious Carbon Trust Standard after taking action on climate change by measuring and reducing its carbon... continue

Andrew Garnett
A wide-ranging report has called on the government to boost spending on public transport in the UK in order to mitigate the ever increasing economic... continue

Train operator Southeastern has committed itself to reduce its total site energy use by 10% by the end of 2010 as part of the 10:10 campaign to... continue

Dr Bob Tebb
Well, if this winter’s weather was anything to go by we’re certainly in for climate change – whether it be an ice age or a tropical... continue

Outside the Nice exhibition hall delegates could view the wireless operation of trams through the centre of the city. In 2004 CANCA, the... continue

The Department for Transport has announced the winners of its £30m Low Carbon Bus Fund initiative. The scheme will enable the purchase and... continue

North West in-fill scheme will mean more than two thirds of the network is electric Transport secretary Lord Adonis has announced a further round of... continue

Chancellor Alistair Darling has confirmed plans for further rail electrification schemes in this morning's Pre Budget Report. He also revealed that... continue