Public Transport news

• £2.1bn Network North Wales plan announced

  30-05-2025 11:30 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Unveiled at last week’s Welsh Public Transport Summit, the plan includes rail infrastructure projects, extra services and Pay as You Go ticketing
   Network North Wales forms an ambitious plan to upgrade transport in North Wales
   Ambitious rail proposals for North Wales for the next decade and beyond were announced by Ken Skates, Welsh cabinet secretary for transport and North Wales, at the first Welsh Public Transport Summit last week.
  The £2.1bn Network North Wales plan inc
  
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• Industry pays tribute to Go South Coast boss

  30-05-2025 11:26 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Andrew Wickham, the managing director of Poole-based bus operator Go South Coast, passed away last weekend after a long battle with cancer
   Andrew Wickham: 1966-2025
   BY Andrew Garnett
  The bus industry has reacted with shock to the news that Go South Coast managing director Andrew Wickham passed away last weekend after a long battle with cancer. 
  The dedicated family man, who had recently received an MBE, presented by Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, for services to the bus
  
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• The missing buses of Britain

  30-05-2025 11:21 via passengertransport.co.uk
   
  Passenger numbers have returned faster than bus services in the period since Covid. Are bus operators getting the balance right?
   Our industry has been put through the wringer once or twice in the AD era. 2025 is my 10th year working in the bus industry. It also marks five years since the pandemic began and changed so many things so quickly. That means my career so far can be evenly divided into BC (Before Covid) and AD (Anno Differentia). My definition of ‘normal’
  
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• From Istanbul to London by train

  30-05-2025 11:20 via passengertransport.co.uk
   
  I experienced trains, trams and trolleybuses on a recent journey across Europe – and spied some interesting contrasts with Britain
   A tram in Budapest
   I have just completed my longest train journey ever, and no, it wasn’t one marred by rail replacement buses, driver shortages and signal failures on the West Coast Main Line.
  My daughter and I decided a trip from Istanbul to London by train would be fun and enable us to break our journey and see various different cou
  
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• Bus franchising is not a silver bullet

  30-05-2025 11:13 via passengertransport.co.uk
  We share the Welsh Government’s goals for buses – but to achieve those goals, reform must build on what already works
   Buses are the most used and most accessible form of public transport in Wales
   By Martin Gibbon
  Bus franchising has a part to play in delivering service improvements across South Wales, but every town and city faces its own unique challenges – and different solutions will be needed to meet them. Franchising, enhanced partnerships, and hybrid models in
  
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