• Network Rail’s accessibility programme ‘significantly underperformed’ in last 5 years (New Civil Engineer) • TfL land near Cockfosters station housing development given green light (Property Wire) • A new bus in London! (Emily Turner) • Why does DC have so much abandoned railway electrification?: Video (Trains Are Awesome) • India’s rail network is nearly 100% electrified. The US is…
Up to 600 km on one single charge. That’s how far Volvo’s next-generation heavy-duty electric truck will be able to drive. The longer range represents a break-through for long-distance transport with zero tailpipe emissions. The electrification of heavy trucks is continuing across the world and longer distances are now becoming a possibility. Next year Volvo will launch a new long-range…
Good News For the North East There was dancing in the streets of Newton Aycliffe when it was announced that a brand new train building factory was to be built on a brown field site just outside the town. The Newton Aycliffe facility was created as a result of the Agility Trains consortium being selected to produce high speed trains…
Welcome to Scotland’s Buses 2024. This special publication from Passenger Transport places the spotlight on Scotland’s bus and coach industry and its partners, celebrates their achievements and considers the challenges they face. Published in association with CPT for a seventh time, this year’s edition incorporates the official Conference Workbook for the 46th annual CPT Scotland Conference, which takes place at…
Minister talks up role of buses, as CPT seeks action on journey times Jim Fairlie: the future of the industry in Scotland is incredibly bright Scotland’s minister for connectivity offered a strong endorsement of buses ahead of next week’s CPT Scotland Conference in Glasgow. In an article in Scotland’s Buses 2024, which accompanies this edition of Passenger Transport,…
September is ‘Catch the Bus Month’ – and I believe that there are many reasons why we all should, from the rational to the romantic Catch the Bus Month: I’m on board! September is here and as the leaves turn brown and gold, the nights draw in and the county cricket season meanders to a close, we…
It’s ‘Catch the Bus Month’ and we’re asking bus operators to pick up the pace of change in making their services accessible to all Caroline Stickland is the CEO of Transport for All Almost 30 years on from the laws that made buses accessible in the UK, let’s mark ‘Catch the Bus Month’ with a look at…
It’s not unusual to see contradictory policy positions across government when it comes to transport, but I’d hoped for better The chancellor, Rachel Reeves, seems willing to grab at any private finance that is around for transport projects, even if this runs contrary to government policy on, for example, climate change August is traditionally regarded as the…
‘We have a unique opportunity to reshape our transport infrastructure,’ says chair of review commissioned by the party in opposition in December The review calls for an ambitious transport infrastructure plan to ensure a greener, more inclusive, and efficient UK transport network A report commissioned by the Labour party while in opposition in December 2023 has called for…
Issue 320 of Passenger Transport is published on September 6. Contents include: LEAD STORY Will this be Labour’s blueprint for transport? ‘We have a unique opportunity to reshape our transport infrastructure,’ says chair of review commissioned by the party in opposition in December NEWS Haigh promises reform with shadow launch Transport secretary Louise Haigh has initiated major…