Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is inviting expressions of interest from consultants for a four-year framework with an estimated value of... continue

The Tyne and Wear PTE Nexus is to commission consultants to help develop a long-term strategy for either expanding the Metro’s coverage or... continue

People moving to Greater Manchester can find out the journey time between new workplaces and homes by checking an online interactive map.... continue

The Passenger Transport Executives are set to win extensive new powers over rail services after talks with the Department for Transport’s... continue

Like the bus industry, the rail industry has traditionally been associated with ‘command and control’ management. Arguably the most... continue

Paul Salveson
One of the great achievements of UK Government transport policy in the late 1960s was the creation of the passenger transport executives (PTEs) in... continue

Newcastle University will be the host to Tyne & Wear’s new Urban Traffic Management and Control Services, which comes into operation in... continue

Merseytravel Passenger Transport Executive has taken the first steps to replacing the 30-year-old Merseyrail train fleet by launching a market... continue

One of the few clear conclusions to emerge from the Department for Transport’s rather opaque franchising policy announcement in January, was... continue

Mark Moran
The London Borough of Croydon's Parking Services team walked away with the Equita Overall Award and two other trophies at the British Parking Awards... continue

New technologies for operational control and customer service in passenger transport are opening up new management challenges and areas for... continue

George Muir
There is a revolution underway in Manchester which will affect how transport and most other things in that city are provided in future. Though there... continue

Nexus, the Tyne & Wear PTE, has awarded framework agreements with five major construction companies to deliver its £385m modernisation of... continue

The whole country is bracing itself for the impact of savage cuts in public spending, but there can be few more anxious than transport professionals... continue

West Yorkshire’s free town centre bus services and flagship yellow school bus network are under threat from spending cuts. Kieran Preston, the... continue

Nigel Foster
The decision by government in the spring of 2010 to confirm Programme Entry status to the first phase of the planned New Generation Transport (NGT)... continue

The boundaries which govern the provision of transport in the North of England do not always reflect the region’s economic geography. The... continue

The three North of England transport experts who took part in our ‘round table’ discussion have a wide range of experience, covering all... continue

A pioneering Green Transport Charter was signed in the West Midlands last month in a move that aims to help cut carbon emissions and flight climate... continue

A project being undertaken by ACIS and Logica for GMPTE is seeking to address one of the major weaknesses in public transport information - the... continue