Public transport: Forging a new role in the world?
As the year ends, Jane Cole considers how public transport can gear up to modernise, decarbonise and digitise services The…
‘Want to avoid closures? Know your roads’
Following recent articles concerning motorway closures during road traffic collisions, I would like to point out the following. Forty years…
‘Zero-emission question will reach coaches sooner than later’
“Are you net zero ready?” is a phrase that is going to be popping into your inbox more and more…
Time is now to get ready for a zero-emission coach future
Decarbonisation of the coach industry will take time but getting ahead of the game is key for operators, highlights CPT’s Zero Emission Coaches conference Patience, planning…
A message to DfT: ‘Remove BODS until it works for everyone’
In the first week of lockdown number one, we as a small operator were approached by the Department for Transport…
‘There is no reason to put people through it’
I can only imagine that Alan Payling has not had to sit in stationary traffic for up to five hours…
‘Engaging is what the coach and bus industry does best’
It has been a pleasure to see how safely and carefully networking events have restarted throughout the coach and bus…
Road closed – crash detectives at work
While readers are thinking about Dave Parry’s recent suggestion that the time investigating road traffic accidents (RTAs) should be limited…
‘Head scratching and riddle solving needed for ZE funding’
A scramble, some head scratching and then some riddle solving were all part of the recent Zero Emission Bus Regional…
‘All bus passengers in England should benefit from BSIPs’
For bus operators and councils throughout England, last month’s Spending Review was a great example of what behavioural economists call…
