Barton moves on to BCP Council after 22 years at TfL

Barton moves on to BCP Council after 22 years at TfL

Glynn Barton is leaving Transport for London (TfL) after more than 22 years to take up the role of Chief Operations Officer of Bournemouth, Christchurch... continue

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AM-GO will accredit airport meet & greet operations, says BPA

AM-GO will accredit airport meet & greet operations, says BPA

The British Parking Association has launched the Approved Meet and Greet Parking Operator Scheme, known as AM-GO. The BPA has worked with its members, major airports and key stakeholders to deliver a scheme which the association hopes will... continue

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Waters quits top Welsh transport post

Waters quits top Welsh transport post

Peter Stonham & Rhodri Clark

Lee Waters has announced he will leave the role as Wales’ transport minister once the new First Minister... continue

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8 Mar 2024Local Transport Today News

DRT projects face fundamental problems, expert analysis shows

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

8 Mar 2024Local Transport Today News
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Midland Rail Hub gets £123m to begin design and planning work

Peter Stonham

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

8 Mar 2024Local Transport Today News
Keeping women in the driving seat

Keeping women in the driving seat

There has been a significant decline in general attitudes from women towards electric cars over the last two years, a survey... continue

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8 Mar 2024EVolution News
Budget a missed opportunity to support the EV transition

Budget a missed opportunity to support the EV transition

Mike Hawes

This week’s Spring Budget represents a missed... continue

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8 Mar 2024EVolution Opinion
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Progress on North to South Belfast Glider promised

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

8 Mar 2024Local Transport Today News

Upgraded North Belfast rail station set for Spring opening

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

8 Mar 2024Local Transport Today News

Station innovation trials in year two of Bristol Temple Meads project

Peter Stonham

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

8 Mar 2024Local Transport Today News

DfT backs new Vale of Glamorgan rail station in marginal seat

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

8 Mar 2024Local Transport Today News

Bus operator Ascendal urges franchising to avoid Cambridge exit

Peter Stonham

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

8 Mar 2024Local Transport Today News

90-minute ‘hopper’ ticket joins Portsmouth Enhanced Partnership

Peter Stonham

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

8 Mar 2024Local Transport Today News

Minister advises on rolling stock pipeline

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

8 Mar 2024Local Transport Today News

Avanti to withdraw loss making London-Shrewsbury journey

Peter Stonham

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

8 Mar 2024Local Transport Today News

ITF studies future Public Transport Funding options

Peter Stonham

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

8 Mar 2024Local Transport Today News
Public transport in ‘precarious state’ post-Covid while car still dominates, says UTG

Public transport in ‘precarious state’ post-Covid while car still dominates, says UTG

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

7 Mar 2024Local Transport Today News
Rise in transport-related social exclusion revealed by TfN study

Rise in transport-related social exclusion revealed by TfN study

Deniz Huseyin

The cost-of-living crisis, the recovery from the Covid-19... continue

7 Mar 2024Local Transport Today News

UK’s Best Connected City is Manchester, says TfW research

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

7 Mar 2024Local Transport Today News

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