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Head of Operations – Nottingham City Transport
Head of Operations We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join our Senior Management Team as our Head of Operations. About Us: Nottingham City Transport is the biggest transport operator in Nottingham, with approximately 1,100 employees we provide a comprehensive network of bus services across the city, 7 days a week. We are one the most successful…
Friday Reads – 20 October 2023
• London Overground into London Bridge? TfL is looking into it (Murky Depths) • London’s helicopter routes (HelicopterRedeye) • The high speed railway uncoupling the Baltic states from Russia & their Soviet past (EuroNews) • A Union of Their Own (The American Prospect) • Japan’s trainspotters cause headaches for railways & towns (Nikkei – £) • Want to create 5M…
DAF Introduces a Full Range of Enhanced Safety Features
DAF Trucks is enhancing the already industry leading safety and driver comfort of all New Generation DAF models by adding a full suite of new Advanced Driver Assistant Systems (ADAS) ex-factory. These new systems are standard on all DAF XB, XD, XF, XG and XG+ models as of January 2024. DAF Trucks is enhancing the already industry leading safety and driver…
National Transport Awards 2023 Book of Winners
The twentieth National Transport Awards took place on October 5 in London and you can read all about the winners in this official Souvenir Brochure. Click on the image below to view National Transport Awards Book of Winners 2023. If you are viewing the site on a tablet or mobile device, tap here to view. The post National Transport…
Transport needs clarity and certainty
Some of the real positives from the government’s Network North announcements have got lost in the malaise. Details are required Greater Manchester’s Bee Network is an example of what can be achieved I am writing this on what feels like the first proper day of Autumn and just over 100 days from taking up the role as director…
Forget Hs2 and focus on local investments
The transport community needs to recognise the country has big problems to solve and concentrate on where we can really help HS2 will no longer reach north of Birmingham. The government decided that there were greater priorities I know it might seem odd for me, of all people to say this, but I’ll be blunt, I think there’s…
Waters attacks ‘grubby’ Westminster tactics
The Welsh Government’s deputy minister for climate change used the National Transport Awards to hit back at critics and issue a rallying cry Lee Waters: ‘We have to make the right thing to do, the easiest thing to do’ The National Transport Awards is a great opportunity to recognise those who are going above and beyond across all modes…
Out now: Issue 299 of Passenger Transport
Issue 299 of Passenger Transport is published on October 20. Contents include: LEAD STORY Waters attacks ‘grubby’ Westminster tacticsWelsh Government’s deputy minister for climate change tells audience in London that the government is no longer making long term decisions NEWS Report urges radical action on transportNational Infrastructure Commission outlines bold plan to enhance UK infrastructure, focusing on public transport…
Either we all win, or we all lose
How do we prevent short-term thinking and political expediency from driving critical decisions on tackling climate change? The Prime Minister’s Net Zero press conference in Downing Street last month Like so many, I could scarcely believe what I was hearing when prime minister Rishi Sunak made his Net Zero speech at Downing Street on September 20. At a…