Other News Sources - U.K. based vessel owner and operator Bibby Marine announced it has appointed Howard Woodcock as non-executive director.Howard has more than 35 years experience across the maritime and offshore energies sectors, having held senior executive
Other News Sources - The German federal transport minister Volker Wissing sends mixed signals to the industry. On the one hand, he appears to have a new railway renovation concept that will be completed by 2030. On the other hand, the transport ministry shares forecasts showing that road traffic will increase substantially by 2051, indicating the need to invest more in road infrastructure. The transport sector, both freight and passenger, is confused and fears a further deterioration of the railways in the country.
Other News Sources - Network Rail will be holding an event for parties interested in participating in an upcoming procurement exercise to create capital works frameworks for the North West and Central region.
Other News Sources - As part of Derby City Councils ongoing project to increase public transport options available to residents, 400 of Derbys bus stops are getting a makeover, with works already completed at many locations.
Route One (Bus and Coach) - Buses Minister Richard Holden heard about Transdevs recovery in passenger numbers on a visit to the companys Harrogate headquarters this week.
Route One (Bus and Coach) - The UKs first Yutong E9 battery-electric small buses will enter service with Centrebus in Leicester on 3 April. They will be used on a new Greenlines Hop free service connecting transport hubs, attractions and other traffic generators in and around the city centre.
Route One (Bus and Coach) - The UK governments call for evidence on the review of the Public Service Vehicle Accessibility Regulations (PSVAR) was addressed by Yann Holzapfel and Jack Fantham, the Department for Transports dedicated resource tasked with handling the review, at the UKCOA Annual Conference on 13 March.
Route One (Bus and Coach) - Stagecoach Manchester has launched a campaign to encourage more women to choose engineering as a career.
Route One (Bus and Coach) - Graham Vidler, Chief Executive of the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT), is confident the coach industry will be ready for the end of non-zero-emission vehicles sales but has called on the government to implement low-cost actions now to support the switch.
Route One (Bus and Coach) - Bus Users UK has named Jennie Martin MBE as its incoming Chair. She succeeds Ben Colson, who stepped down from that role recently. Her appointment follows a unanimous vote by board members of the charity.
Route One (Bus and Coach) - Only 12 operators in England that submitted baselining data to the Bus Fare Cap Grant (BFGC) scheme at its preparatory stage subsequently declined to take part after reimbursement sums were offered, the Department for Transport (DfT) has revealed.
Route One (Bus and Coach) - Many parts of England that currently do not have powers to reregulate bus services are envious of the scope for Mayoral Combined Authorities to deliver franchising, Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram has claimed.
Rail Technology Magazine - Rail passengers situated in the North-East will soon benefit from new travel opportunities to provide greater access to leisure and business-related journeys via the reopening of the historic Northumberland Line next Summer.
New Civil Engineer - The route for East West Rails (EWR) final section between Bedford and Cambridge will be announced in May, chancellor Jeremy Hunt revealed in this weeks Budget.
New Civil Engineer - A decision is expected today as to whether the West of England Combined Authority (WECA) will invest £13.6M into a full business case analysis on a proposed underground railway network for Bristol.
Coach and Bus Week - Following on from a similar move in Milton Keynes, Arriva has pulled out of a £6.1million partnership with Hertfordshire County Council (HCC) to provide electric buses in Stevenage. The project had been awarded Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas (ZEBRA) funding to introduce 27 electric buses to the town.
Coach and Bus Week - FirstGroup is one of only six UK companies, and the only passenger transport operator based in Europe, to be included in the 2023 Clean200 report, making the list for the fourth year in succession
Other Regional Press - Northern leaders say time has run out for the under-fire rail operator to improve
Other Regional Press - TRANSPORT body, Transport for the South East (TfSE), has received approval to progress a strategic investment plan which could see a Ryde to Southampton summer ferry, trains from Newport and Ventnor, and improved mainland connections.
Other Regional Press - The Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, Dr Nik Johnson, has said he welcomes the £2 bus fare extension announced by the Department for Transport (DfT).
Birmingham Post - Engineering giant wants to have a reactor ready to send to the moon by 2029
Birmingham Post - After suspending promised industrial action following revised pay offer, trade union Unite says more than 3,000 drivers will walk out from Monday
Birmingham Post - Bentley's figures form part of the huge £6.7bn profit that the Volkswagen Group's premium brands recorded in 2022, which also included Audi, Lamborghini and Ducati
Times Online - The new development areas created in the spring budget will be given £960m of support in tax relief and grants
The Herald - A 'real milestone' has been achieved for the Levenmouth Rail Link after trackwork passed the halfway point.
