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Jim Steer, Director, Steer Davies Gleave
Untroubled by major organisational reforms, the decade revealed an unhealthy bias towards London, which was favoured with every investment on offer... continue

Nexus inks a deal that will allow it to retain ownership and unlock £300m in funding Nexus, the Tyne &?Wear PTE, has surprised the... continue

The Department for Transport has announced a £20m fund to promote smart ticketing in the nine biggest urban areas outside London. The funding... continue

Two consortia made up of some of Europe's leading transport providers have prequalified to be invited to submit tenders to build NET Phase Two and... continue

French group Transdev has been axed from the Edinburgh tram project as part of a drive to cut costs on the troubled £500m project. Transdev was... continue

Nexus, the Tyne & Wear PTE, yesterday evening announced the name of a preferred bidder for a contract to operate trains and stations on the Tyne... continue

Nexus, the Tyne & Wear PTE, has announced that tickets on the Metro light rail system are to be frozen in 2010, including singles, returns,... continue

Richard Anderson, Managing Director, Railway and Transport Strategy Centre, Imperial College London
I was interested to read Peter Stonham’s recent article in about the insufficient transfer of knowledge between operators throughout the world... continue

John Baggs, Horsham
The recent item on the Big Question ‘What needs to be done to get tram schemes moving again?’ included a comment by Neil Renilson that... continue

John Carr, Secretary of BRTuk & Business Development Director, Elan PTC.
Casually scanning New Transit during a journey to Lyon, Peter Stonham’s reflections following his attendance at yet another major UITP event... continue

Philip Higgs, Associate Director, TAS
About 10 years ago, Blackpool realised that its tramway was falling apart, quite literally. The track was knackered, the electrical infrastructure... continue

Robert Jack
The tram-train concept is one that many believe has considerable potential. It will be tested for the first time in the UK between Sheffield and... continue

Transport for London (TfL) has won its fight for London Underground to maintain control over construction jobs previously held by the failed Metronet... continue

The joint inquiry by the All Party Parliamentary Light Rail Group and the Passenger Transport Executive Group this week held its first inquiry... continue

Transport for London has heralded the weekend move of a Docklands Light Railway station without any disruption to passengers as an extraordinary feat... continue

GMPTE has submitted an application to Rochdale Council for detailed planning consent for a new interchange on Smith Street, next to the River Roch,... continue

Andrew Garnett
London mayor Boris Johnson last month unveiled his shopping trolley of schemes to improve transport infrastructure in the capital over the next 20... continue

The board of Transport for London yesterday approved TfL's updated business plan that sets out how investment in front line services and London's... continue

Robert Jack
Globalisation is a key feature of our time. Borders are being broken down as commerce takes advantage of the liberalisation of markets, and public... continue