The future of the North of England’s transport networks lies in the hands of its local authority leaders and not Whitehall departments, Chris Grayling has said on the eve of a summit on the need for better transport... continue
A system of flat rate school bus fares is to be introduced for children in Greater Manchester. The simplified fare structure will be introduced on all school services that are paid for by Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) from Friday 1 September. TfGM organises school buses in areas, a... continue
Former Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne has... continue
Network Rail has posted CCTV footage of people falling down the escalators at Leeds City station as part of a safety campaign to encourage passengers with heavy luggage to use the lifts instead. I use those escalators quite a few times in the year and note that most have fewer than four level... continue
Anyone who knows the Sheffield City Region area can confirm that getting authorities in the area to agree about anything is difficult (‘Sheffield’s devo deal in limbo as Yorkshire deal proposed’ LTT04 Aug). When the Sheffield City Region devolution agreement was announced in... continue
Transport for Greater Manchester is creating a framework for Metrolink renewal and enhancement projects. A maximum of 30 participants are expected to be appointed to the framework, which is split into a number of lots. TfGM has been responsible for funding and oversight of all renewals and... continue
Liverpool City Council is to bring operation of the city’s public bike hire scheme in-house. The Citybike scheme was launched in 2014 and features about 1,000 bicycles for... continue
Transport for Greater Manchester and Stockport Council have appointed consultant WSP and architect BDP to work up plans for a new bus interchange in Stockport. WSP will develop designs to incorporate a range of commercial prospects, including a 150-unit residential block and shared community... continue
A fully electric double deck bus is being trialled in York by First York. The Optare ‘Metrodecker EV’ has a range of nearly 150 miles from one overnight charge. York is the first UK city outside London to trial such purpose-built vehicles. ... continue
Researchers are to trial technology in Leeds that switches hybrid vehicles to zero emission power in polluted areas. Project ACCRA is a collaboration between Leeds City Council, Cenex, the Transport Systems Catapult, Earthsense, Dynniq, and Tevva Motors Ltd. The technology, known as... continue
Philip Meikle (pictured) has been appointed transport strategy director by Nexus, the Tyne and Wear PTE. He joins from Cross Country Trains where he was head... continue
The new leader of the Liberal Democrats has said that HS2 should not come... continue
International Parking Systems UK has appointed Damian Devanney as regional manager for Scotland and the North of England. Devanney has a background in parking, including six years working with Metric Group where he specialised in providing parking solutions to the UK market. ... continue
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has introduced a... continue
Proposals for a new bus station for the Farnworth area of Greater Manchester have been given the go-ahead by Bolton Council. The council approved plans submitted by Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) to redevelop the existing bus station on King Street. The new look station will feature... continue
Cheshire West and Chester Council has scrapped the ‘Free after 3’ discount parking scheme that operated across Chester city centre. A study by consultants Mott MacDonald suggested that Free after 3 added to the evening congestion, and that as the majority of trips were short-stay they... continue
Work has begun on the redevelopment of Wigan Bus Station, which is being delivered by Transport for Greater... continue
The Yorkshire Post’s ongoing irritation with the way that public transport expenditure in the North is allegedly, in the Government’s eyes, a much lower priority than expenditure in the South East of England, erupted again in an editorial on 20 July. “The Government’s... continue
Leeds City Council is basing its air quality plan on local monitoring rather than the national modelling the Government used to decide the city needed a charging Clean Air Zone. Leeds was one of five authorities ordered to deliver a charging CAZin the Government’s 2015 air quality plan to... continue
A multi-operator bus smartcard has been launched in the Tees Valley area by Stagecoach North East, Arriva and Go North East. The Easy Rider ticket is available in weekly and four-weekly forms, covering two areas – the whole Tees Valley (£27 weekly /£100 four-weekly), or just... continue
Transport secretary Chris Grayling has pleased London but... continue
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