Bus franchising: ‘Lots more thought required before implementation’
Matthew Moll, Senior Consultant at The TAS Partnership, offers a response to Abellio's proposals for bus franchising - and observes…
‘Bus Open Data Service will require a new approach to service delivery’
The government’s Bus Open Data Service promises to create a ‘golden age’ for passengers by merging information on timetables, fares…
Zeelo: Safer public transport for a strong recovery in 2020
Sam Ryan, co-founder and CEO of Zeelo, shares with routeone details of measures to protect users of its services -…
TCs and operators – recognise the value in a good TM
In one Mike Jewell’s legal columns, he reported that ‘after expressing concern about (the Transport Manager’s (TM’s) level of payment,…
Recovery will be a long time coming
It goes without saying that the coach industry is being affected worse than many other businesses in the country due…
Pelican Yutong: ‘Ride out the current storm’
When I was first asked to write this article in early March, the subject matter for Pelican Yutong seemed obvious:…
Were you prepared for COVID-19?
With increasing worldwide concerns and fresh cases daily, COVID-19 will bring unprecedented challenges to almost every activity in our society,…
Age and inexperience are not barriers to driving
I was recently reading the article reporting on Greater Manchester’s youngest bus driver, 18-year-old Jamie Jackson from Stagecoach Wigan. Many…
The problem of commercial services
I wanted to raise the issue below, which demonstrates why so many independent operators may be moving away from commercial…
PSVAR: Could another solution work?
If the Minister of Transport expects compliance on PSVAR, would there be a possibility of his department looking at…
