Lee Waters has announced he will leave the role as Wales’ transport minister once the new First Minister... continue
Providing DRT as a cost-effective form of public transport is unlikely to be successful apart from in limited niche operational situations, a detailed examination of their underlying systems and performance published in this issue of LTT concludes. Author Dr John Sutton has studied and worked with... continue
Design work on the Midlands Rail Hub is set to begin after ministers provided an initial £123 million funding injection under the Network North reallocated HS2 funding to local transport projects. The project will boost the capacity and frequency of rail services with new connectivity and... continue
The Covid19 pandemic has left a long-lasting impact on travel behaviour, with a widespread shift from commuting to leisure travel, causing a reduction in travel at peak times bringing significant funding challenges for passenger transport, says a new report from the Independent Transport... continue
Local authority officers are disappointed with the support and publicity... continue
The largest observed drops in mean traffic speeds on 20mph roads since the change to the default speed limit on restricted Welsh roads are in counties where 20mph has been most widely applied. Data gathered by Transport for Wales before and after 17 September shows that weighted mean speeds on... continue
An update has been provided by the new Northern Ireland transport minister regarding the progress of extending Glider BRT services into North and South Belfast. In July 2021, it was announced that the successful Translink Glider services would extend into North and South Belfast. Currently, the... continue
Opening of a newly renovated train station in North Belfast is scheduled for this Spring. York Street Train Station, which will replace existing railway facilities at Yorkgate, is due to open for passenger use this spring. The new station will feature improved facilities including, toilets, waiting... continue
Eight technology firms with concepts designed to make rail stations safer, easier to navigate and more sustainable have been selected to develop proposals, with three ultimately invited to trial their innovations at Bristol Temple Meads in year two of the Station Innovation Zone competition... continue
The DfT has announced that plans for a new station at St Athan, Vale of Glamorgan, “will restore services to the area for the first time in 60 years”. However, Transport Secretary Mark Harper’s announcement consisted only of a “commitment to fund the development of a... continue
Franchising is essential to ensure successful bus operations in Cambridgeshire, the chief executive of operator Ascendal UK has said, warning of the company’s potential withdrawal from Cambridge unless franchising is adopted. The international company took over operator Whippett in 2018 and... continue
Stricter parking enforcement and a harder line with... continue
A fare offer that gives 90 minutes’ bus travel across all main operators in Portsmouth for £3 is among ticketing changes that form the latest rollout of Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) measures by the city’s Enhanced Partnership which the council claims have brought it... continue
Three more Welsh bus routes were replaced with demand-responsive transport this week, but LTT understands that an established DRT operation in Newport will be replaced with a scheduled bus service next month. Wales has experimented with fflecsi-branded DRT services since 2020, including a... continue
Current and expected rail rolling stock procurement opportunities have been set out in a letter from the Rail Minister Huw Merriman to UK train manufacturers, rolling stock companies and other interested parties, and now published by the DfT. He says he is writing given concern within the industry... continue
The DfT has said that Avanti West Coast will withdraw its daily service between Shrewsbury and London Euston in June “due to the very low number of passengers”. The morning service to London and evening return service, established by Virgin West Coast 10 years ago, is reported to cost... continue
Strategic funding policy for public transport services must optimise revenues from all sources, including the fares paid by direct beneficiaries as users, taxes levied on indirect beneficiaries like adjacent landholders and businesses, and other earmarked taxes says a new report from the... continue
Public transport in English city regions is in a “precarious state” with fewer people travelling compared with a decade ago and the dominance of the car as strong than ever, says a new report by the Urban Transport Group (UTG). The total number of trips made per person in 2022 (862) was 10% lower than in 2013 (942), notes the... continue
A social enterprise that seeks to encourage people to make more journeys on foot has entered into partnership with Network Rail and rail tech developer, Whoosh. Footways said its digital walking maps provide information about train times, facilities at the UK’s largest stations, which can be... continue
The cost-of-living crisis, the recovery from the Covid-19... continue
Manchester is the most connected city in the UK, with two train stations per every 10,000 people and full 5G coverage at 99% of the outdoor premises, according to a new data released by Transport for Wales (TfW). The worst connected city, meanwhile, is Brighton, the study found. “Despite... continue
The DfT has published the draft Rail Reform Bill, which, it says, “sets in motion the plan to deliver a bold vision for future rail customers – of punctual and reliable services, simpler tickets and a modern and innovative railway that meets the needs of the nation”. The draft... continue
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