Four years after the Transport Decarbonisation Plan set the future direction for our sector, we face a critical juncture. Although there were plenty of questions about the plan’s assumptions, it gave us a... continue
The National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA) has appointed Julia Prescot as the new Chair of its Council of Expert Advisers, succeeding Sir John Armitt. Prescot has worked in global... continue
The West Midlands is to become a Government centre for Transport and Infrastructure with a new campus for civil servants to be created. The National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA) will lead the development of the campus, appointing a senior civil servant, based in... continue
Jenny Parker has started a new post as Project Manager in the Rail Team at Transport for Greater Manchester. She joined TfGM 16 months ago, firstly as Active Travel Officer and then as Project Manager.... continue
UK registrations of new buses, coaches and minibuses grew 10.4% in 2025 to reach 9,259 units, delivering the best performance for the market in... continue
Delivery of Disabled Motoring UK’s Park Access... continue
Richard McGuckin, Deputy Chief Executive of Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, is the new Chair of the Urban Transport Group – the UK’s network of transport authorities. McGuckin,who is also Executive Director of Place at the Combined Authority and Director General for... continue
Former Kier Highways transport lead Joe Incutti has been made group managing director for Kier Infrastructure. He now heads a division with a £2bn annual turnover and more than 6,000 employees. The Kier Infrastructure division combines Kier’s design, build and maintenance capabilities... continue
Coach firm proprietor Kathryn Pulham has become the new Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) President, taking over from Stagecoach London Managing Director Paul Lynch. Pulham has... continue
Go North West Managing Director Nigel Featham is to focus on the group’s newly-gained bus franchising operations in the Liverpool City Region and cease holding the same position at Go North East. Success in the first round of bus franchising contract awards on Merseyside (see page 13) will... continue
The row over an “independent peer review” that put the £2.5bn West Yorkshire mass transit project back by years has escalated, with an allegation from a senior councillor that the public portrayal of the secret report does not reflect its content. Labour metro mayor Tracy... continue
Transport for London has secured court approval to go ahead with its major new ticketing and revenue management renewal, despite an ongoing dispute with previous supplier Cubic. It comes as TfL has published a wide-ranging new business plan for its activities over the next five years. The plan... continue
The DfT expects to have the first Chair of Great British Railways in post within months, but has not yet decided what to do with its Shadow GBR activity. Both have remits to bring together Network Rail and train operators in preparation for GBR’s launch next year. Applications for Chair... continue
West Midlands Trains was renationalised this week as the latest step in the Labour Government’s rail reform programme, but uncertainty is growing over the future private or public status of some local rail services in two areas with Labour mayors. One service could even be returned to private... continue
A set of five flexible franchising options is given in the new DfT franchising guidance, including a ‘grow it out’ model as an example of a partial franchise model, which “could be a pragmatic route for authorities looking to build franchising capacity gradually, starting from a... continue
Go-Ahead and Stagecoach have won the first bus franchise contracts to be awarded by the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA) . Go-Ahead Group will run services in Wirral , and Stagecoach in St Helens. Both will start in the autumn Commencement of the contracts will begin a staged... continue
The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) is planning a rolling new bus procurement programme of around 90 vehicles per year once franchising in the region is in place from 2027. It aims to see the fleet for large contracts fully electrified by 2036, A report to the WMCA Board recognised the... continue
FirstGroup has established a foothold in the West Midlands as franchising approaches with the purchase of Hills Coaches of Wolverhampton. It also marks a further expansion of First in the coach market. The deal brings 22 coaches and 40 staff based at a depot in the city where bus franchising is to... continue
The Bus Services (Wales) Act has received Royal Assent, though Transport for Wales warned of possible delay to starting the bus franchising process. The new Act goes further than equivalent legislation for England and Scotland in making future ministers responsible for providing all bus services... continue
TfL’s new draft five year business plan focuses on a £72bn investment to modernize London’s network, targeting growth, financial sustainability, and reducing congestion. Key initiatives include expanding the DLR to Beckton Riverside/Thamesmead, new Piccadilly and DLR trains,... continue
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