The Annual Survey of Mobility as a Service is now in its third year. Whatever your work in transport, either as a planner, providing public transport, bike share, car hire, leasing, payments,... continue
The winners of the 2019 everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards have been revealed. Over the past 12 years... continue
The ownership structure of Britain’s bus industry... continue
The health danger of dust on underground sections of London’s Tube network may be much lower than from particulates above ground, Transport for London believes. London Assembly environment committee chair Caroline Russell wrote to TfL about tube dust earlier this year (LTT 15 Mar). Russell... continue
Heathrow Airport plans to introduce an ultra-low emission zone by 2022 in advance of introducing a wider vehicle access charge for all cars, taxis and private hire vehicles entering the... continue
Direct action climate group Extinction Rebellion says it will not put air passengers’ lives at risk in any protests that aim to force the closure of Heathrow Airport. Leaked emails have revealed that the group discussed flying drones at the airport on 18 June to force its closure... continue
The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority is asking bus operators for information about their existing services to inform a study into possible bus regulatory reform. The combined authority is exploring future operating models, including enhanced partnerships and franchising. The work... continue
The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority has appointed joint interim chief executives John Hill and Kim Sawyer to the post permanently after a recruitment process failed to find a suitable full-time candidate. Martin Whiteley quit as chief executive last year, amid reports of a... continue
A need for a major investment to increase track and platform capacity in and around Cambridge rail station has been identified in a study. Network Rail’s Cambridge corridor study has considered the rail infrastructure needed to provide for demand growth to 2043. The DfT provided 50 per... continue
Transport for London has launched a demand responsive bus... continue
The Welsh Government has still not concluded funding negotiations for Cardiff’s long-delayed bus station and does not know when the facility will open. Construction has yet to begin at the site near Cardiff Central... continue
Brighton & Hove Buses is taking delivery of 30 hybrid buses capable of zero-emission operation through the council’s ultra-low emission zone. The buses also feature cameras that remove the need for wing mirrors. The company is investing £9.2m in the Euro VI micro-hybrid... continue
The introduction of contactless ticketing by bus operators Stagecoach and Arriva takes ticketing forward beyond what the Kent +?Medway Connected pay-as-you-go smartcard promoted by Kent and Medway councils offers, says Kent. Neither operator participates in the smartcard and Kent officers told... continue
Great Western Railway has teamed up with bus operators to offer integrated rail and bus travel for visitors to the London-Bristol corridor. Great West Way Discoverer tickets are available in domestic and international formats. The one-day domestic pass is available for the east (£69) or west... continue
Vaping will be banned on bus services and at bus stations and bus stops in the West Midlands under a new byelaw proposed by Transport for the West Midlands (TfWM). Other proposals include prohibiting the playing of loud music or creating noise that disturbs other passengers’ journeys, and... continue
The DfT and the operator of the Wales and Borders franchise have criticised plans for an open access rail service between London Paddington and Cardiff Central. Grand Union Trains wants to run an hourly service between the cities, calling at Bristol Parkway, Severn Tunnel Junction and... continue
British bus and coach manufacturer Alexander Dennis Limited has been acquired by NFI Group Inc., North America’s largest bus and coach manufacturer, for £320m. Falkirk-headquartered ADL, the world’s biggest manufacturer of double-deck buses, employs more than 2,500 staff.... continue
The Government is facing more legal action over its troubled rail franchising programme. The latest claim has been brought by West Coast Trains Partnership Ltd, a joint venture comprising Stagecoach Group (50 per cent), SNCF (30 per cent) and Virgin (20 per cent). The DfT disqualified... continue
The Government is facing more legal action over its troubled rail franchising programme. The latest claim has been brought by West Coast Trains Partnership Ltd, a joint venture comprising Stagecoach Group (50 per cent), SNCF (30 per cent) and Virgin (20 per cent). The DfT disqualified... continue
Municipal bus operator Newport Transport has become the first transport operator to use a new £120m financing facility for the roll-out of electric vehicles. The operator has struck a deal with Zenobe Energy for the supply of 15 electric single-deck buses. Zenobe will finance the buses,... continue
On 4 June Chris Rand from the Smarter Cambridge Transport lobbying group used an opinion column in the Cambridge Independent newspaper to promote the idea of a light rail system for the city. “People use... continue
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