I write regarding comments attributed to Roger French of Go Ahead Group on the likely effectiveness of quality bus contracts, as set out in the draft... continue

By James Dark
South West Trains’ plans to raise off-peak fares by up to 20% have been given the go-ahead by the Office of Rail Regulation. In its ruling,... continue

By Robert Jack
Bus operators expressed reservations about proposals in the new draft Road Transport Bill that would make its easier for local authorities to seize... continue

Passenger Transport authorities emerged as the big winner when the government published its draft Road Transport Bill last week. The bill outlines... continue

“Giving local authorities greater powers to control our bus services may or may not result in a better service. “But without measurable... continue

“High quality, properly regulated transport networks are vital if the sustainable and equitable growth of the city regions is to continue. In... continue

“There is some good news for bus operators (on tackling congestion, introducing road pricing, and a proposed more integrated approach to... continue

“This Bill will provide local authorities with the powers to make car and bus journeys faster and more reliable: we need to get on and do it.... continue

“The government is right to talk in terms of improving the quality of local bus services but the T&G ... is clear that the best way to do... continue

“Stronger national regulation is needed to improve and expand bus services. Too many areas are seeing fares increases and cuts in buses,... continue

Ludeman is wrong to say Nexus is not working with Go Ahead I was very interested to read Go Ahead Group chief executive Keith Ludeman’s views... continue

Greater Manchester’s bid for a massive £3bn of funding from the Transport Innovation Fund threw down the gauntlet to the region’s... continue

By Robert Jack and Meera Rambissoon
The deputy shadow minister for transport has branded the EU’s 50-km rule on driver working hours as “a barmy piece of... continue

By Robert Jack
traffic commissioners are being asked to put their names to operator licensing decisions without having access to all the facts, according to one of... continue

Two former solicitors have been appointed as traffic commissioners by transport secretary Douglas Alexander. Sarah Bell has been appointed as... continue

Britain’s traffic commissioners have always been viewed as being the bus industry’s knights of the road. There are mixed views about them... continue

Bus operators who have been called before a public inquiry by their region’s traffic commissioner to explain the late running of their... continue

By Andrew Garnett
Peter Hendy and his colleagues at the Commission for Integrated Transport came up with a straightforward answer when they studied what... continue

By Ben Colson
Chatteris. A non-descript Fenland town, abandoned by the railways in the 1960s, its history is closely associated with local hero Oliver Cromwell,... continue

by Rhodri clark
the idea of penalties for local authorities which fail to get buses out of congestion has gone down well with the Association of Transport... continue