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12 AUG 2020
The annual UK Rail Summit is moving online on 18th September 2020! We're delighted to bring you our very first virtual event, this Autumn. Book now to secure your place at the UK Rail Summit, and enjoy all the usual
13 MAR 2020
In light of the current situation with COVID-19, following careful deliberation we have taken the decision that the UK Rail Summit can no longer be held this month.
20 FEB 2020
We're delighted to announce that following the success of the inagural Midlands Transport Summit in 2019, the event will return to Birmingham in July 2020.
5 FEB 2020
Tomorrow's UK Bus Summit is the premier bus event covering all parts of the UK. This year there will be particular focus about the wider social, economic and environmental benefits of bus. Gareth Powell will speak on a panel in
28 JAN 2020
Next week's UK Bus Summit is the premier bus event covering all parts of the UK...
22 JAN 2020
Next month's UK Bus Summit is the premier bus event covering all parts of the UK. This year there will be particular focus about the wider social, economic and environmental benefits of bus. Anthony Smith will chair our first session
16 JAN 2020
The Scottish Transport Summit returns to Glasgow for 4th consecutive year.
8 JAN 2020
Bus services account for around half of all journeys on public transport but get little attention from policymakers and politicians.
26 NOV 2019
Transport Times is delighted to announce that the UK Rail Summit will return to London on 24th March 2020. It will once again take place at KPMG in Canary Wharf.
30 OCT 2019
The North of England Transport Summit due to take place on 26th November is being rescheduled due to pre-election purdah.
The event will now take place on Wednesday 12 February 2020
23 SEP 2019
Transport Times is delighted to announce that the 6th annual UK Bus Summit will return to the QEII Conference Centre in Westminster, London on 6th February 2020.
8 JUL 2019
Last Thursday, Transport Times organised the inaugural The Midlands Transport Summit, welcoming over 130 delegates to KPMG's Snowhill offices in Birmingham. With delegates attending from across the region, the one day conference brought key industry figures together to discuss the
29 MAY 2019
There's not long left for you to secure your places at the third annual Scottish Transport Summit, which is being held on 13 June in Glasgow. With only 14 days to go you won't want to miss out!
14 MAY 2019
It's widely accepted that a city or region with strong connectivity can expect to enjoy increased levels of trade and tourism.
15 APR 2019
Our transport networks are the economic arteries on which our economy depends. Wherever in the country you live we all rely on the ability to get people and goods to where they're needed.
10 APR 2019
In March, I went for it and splashed out on the bright red Mazda MX-5 RF which is now allowing me to finally unleash my inner Penelope Pitstop! The only thing tempering my delight with this new 'girl's toy' is
26 MAR 2019
Devolved railways and the rail strategies across the UK was focused on in our final session. David Fowler reports on the this session.
Transport for the North, England's first subnational transport body, was focused on the economy and transport working together,
25 MAR 2019
2018 was "a game changer" for smart ticketing on rail, said Steve Montgomery, First Group managing director of UK Rail, because the DfT had decided to invest via the £80m Smart Ticketing on National Rail programme, announced in October 2017.
22 MAR 2019
HS2 will be like a tree, with its roots in London, its trunk running to the West Midlands, and its two principal branches connecting the Manchester and Leeds. This initial network will connect eight of the UK's 10 biggest city
19 MAR 2019
"The railway has been asleep at the wheel," Network Rail chief executive Andrew Haines admitted, at last week's UK Rail Summit. Opening the first session, on Improving rail performance: working partnerships between operators, industry partners and Network Rail, he noted
13 MAR 2019
Since being reappointed to the Department for Transport in November last year, Rail Minister Andrew Jones MP had spent time travelling around the country meeting people working on the railway at all levels....
11 MAR 2019
I am very much looking forward to taking part in one of the panel sessions at the Transport Times Rail Summit on 13 March. There I will be able to give the Hitachi/Bombardier Joint Venture (JV) perspective on why there
4 MAR 2019
It is good to hear that Keith Williams will be speaking at the upcoming Rail Summit where David Sidebottom, Transport Focus director and I will both be chairing sessions.
22 FEB 2019
At this month's UK Bus Summit, hosted by Transport Times, attendees were in agreement that the bus sector has to change if it is to serve the needs of modern society.
21 FEB 2019
We are delighted to announce that Keith Williams (Independent Chair, Williams Rail Review) has been added to the agenda for the UK Rail Summit
19 FEB 2019
"Putting buses at the heart of air quality" was the theme of the fourth and final session of the UK Bus Summit earlier this month. David Fowler reports on this.
18 FEB 2019
"Getting passengers on board buses" was the theme of the third session of the UK Bus Summit earlier this month. David Fowler reports on this.
15 FEB 2019
"Why buses are central to the future of mobility" was the theme of the second session of the UK Bus Summit. David Fowler reports on this.
11 FEB 2019
Last week industry leaders came together for the fifth UK Bus Summit. In five years the annual conference has established itself a key date in the bus industry calendar.
8 FEB 2019
The rise of social media has resulted in the explosive growth in volume and influence of the younger generation. As the bus industry gathered for the UK Bus Summit this week so too should they take heed.
6 FEB 2019
Communities across the UK will benefit from over 260 new low emission buses, thanks to £48m funding from the Office for Low Emission Vehicles, transport minister Nusrat Ghani revealed today. She was speaking at the fifth annual UK Bus Summit,
30 JAN 2019
We all know how important buses are. With nearly 4.5bn bus journeys every year, it is the most commonly used form of public transport.
The problem is, it's the best kept secret. We need to change that.
16 JAN 2019
The past few years have been a challenging time for the bus industry.
Against a background of declining passenger numbers, much of our energy has been engaged in debates around the nature of regulation, and what form of relationship we as
15 JAN 2019
Join us at the Grand Central Hotel on 13th June for the 3rd annual Scottish Transport Summit.
14 JAN 2019
The Transport Focus national Bus Passenger Survey 2018 will be published in March and will include results for Scotland. It's expected to show broadly good levels of satisfaction (with some very good!) but it's a survey of those who are
6 DEC 2018
Transport Times is delighted to announce that The UK Rail Summit will take place in association with KPMG on 13th March 2019. It will be held at the KPMG offices in Canary Wharf, London.
6 JUN 2018
The final session at the UK Transport Infrastructure Summit considered the question of how to pay for properly connected, liveable cities...
4 JUN 2018
The whole of session three was devoted to the National Infrastructure Commission, which used the opportunity to survey delegates' opinions on three key questions to feed into the forthcoming National Infrastructure Assessment.
31 MAY 2018
In the second session at the UK Transport Infrastructure Summit, last week, speakers focused on digital technology and how smart transport can reduce infrastructure.
David Fowler reports on the session below...
29 MAY 2018
Last week's UK Transport Infrastructure Summit offered key delivery organisations the opportunity to communicate what they see as their priorities for major infrastructure projects within the UK.
David Fowler breaks down our first session below
23 MAY 2018
In a few weeks time the National Infrastructure Commission will publish its first National Infrastructure Assessment."It will be truly ground-breaking, offering an analysis of the UK's long-term needs, assessing national policy and looking across several key sectors," promised commission
8 MAY 2018
Good transport infrastructure underpins economic growth. That's why this conference is so timely.
Britain has never needed direct connections to the growing economies of the world more than it does today. In coming weeks the UK Parliament is expected to
23 APR 2018
Glasgow City Council's Convener for Sustainability and Carbon Reduction, Cllr Anna Richardson will be speaking in the Scottish Transport Summit. Below she gives an insight into what might be discussed.
15 FEB 2018
David Fowler reports on the fourth session at last week's UK Bus Summit - 'What impact will disruptive technology have on the bus sector?', chaired by Anthony Smith, Chief Executive, Transport Focus.
13 FEB 2018
David Fowler reports on the third session at last week's UK Bus Summit - 'Why buses are central to city economies', chaired by Professor David Begg.
10 FEB 2018
David Fowler reports on the second session 'The road map to zero emissions', chaired by Anthony Smith of Transport Focus, at yesterday's UK Bus Summit 2018.
9 FEB 2018
Yesterday's UK Bus Summit gave key industry professionals the time to examine why buses are an integral part of the solution to Clean Air Zones (CAZs) rather than the problem. The event gave speakers and delegates the opportunity to disseminate
8 FEB 2018
In her first formal speech since joining the DfT, new transport minister Nusrat Ghani announced £40m of funding to allow 20 local authorities to retrofit buses with clean technology. Speaking at the UK Bus Summit at London's QEII Centre today,
1 FEB 2018
UK BUS SUMMIT 2018 | 8TH FEBRUARY | LONDONDavid Brown, Chief Executive, Go-Ahead: The bus is such an important part of every community
David Brown will be speaking at the event next month, in a session on the the role
29 JAN 2018
UK BUS SUMMIT 2018 | 8TH FEBRUARY | LONDONGiles Fearnley, Managing Director, First Bus: We must seize the opportunity on air quality
Giles Fearnley will be speaking in a session entitled 'The road map to emissions' and below he discusses
26 JAN 2018
UK BUS SUMMIT 2018 | 8TH FEBRUARY | LONDON
Anthony Smith will be chairing two of the sessions at the UK Bus Summit next month. Below, in his blog he discusses the relationship between local authorities and bus companies in order
19 JAN 2018
Claire Haigh will be speaking at the event next month, in a session on the role of the bus in reducing emissions. Below, in her blog she gives a brief foresight into
12 JAN 2018
Paul Buchanan will be speaking at the event next month, in a session on the impact disruptive technology may have on the bus sector. Below, in his blog he gives a brief
14 SEP 2017
Speaking in the first session of yesterday's UK Rail Summit, entitled Is Franchising Working, FirstGroup chief executive Tim O'Toole said: "I represent the status quo. " Defending the current environment, he said its record on a range of statistics from
Network Rail chair Sir Peter Hendy opened the second session, on "The Challenges Facing Network Rail" by welcoming the secretary of state's remarks about better integration of track and train and said the organisation had been actively pursuing this aim.
"Under
London Transport Commissioner Mike Brown talked about priorities identified in the Mayor's Business Plan, covering five years, and Transport Strategy, looking 25 years ahead.
Improving suburban rail services would play a key part, he said. Concerning the argument for TfL taking
6 APR 2017
In association with Transport Scotland and the Scottish Government, Transport Times has launched the Scottish Transport Summit which will be held alongside the Scottish Transport Awards on 15th June in Glasgow.
The aim of the Summit is to bring together key decision-makers, practitioners and thinkers
27 FEB 2017
The third UK Bus Summit earlier this month wavered between optimism and pessimism. There was confidence that features such as free Wi-Fi, USB chargers, real-time information and better-appointed interiors, together with bus priority measures, have the potential to attract new
9 FEB 2017
Progress of the Bus Services Bill has been slower than expected, but the Government is committed to it becoming law before the mayoral elections in May, bus minister Andrew Jones told the third UK Bus Summit today.
But the Government would
6 FEB 2017
Buses are England's most used form of public transport, accounting for over 4.5 billion passenger journeys a year. Buses support our economy and connect our communities to the workplace, as well as to vital public services such as healthcare and
23 JAN 2017
Transport for London is addressing demands from users for buses that are greener, more reliable, affordable and convenient.
London's bus network is crucial to how our capital city functions. It carries almost 2.4 billion passengers a year – more than all the
12 OCT 2016
"We need HS2 more than ever," said Transport Secretary Chris Grayling "for the capacity it will bring, the space it will create elsewhere on our transport network, the boost it will give to the economy and the jobs it will
14 APR 2016
Investment in transport infrastructure is higher on the political agenda than it has been for decades. The National Infrastructure Commission has been created to develop long-term plans and encourage political consensus. The Government has pressed ahead with plans for High
11 APR 2016
In advance of tomorrow's UK Transport Infrastructure Summit, experts from KPMG set the scene by looking at key issues.
After decades of underinvestment, the UK has grasped the importance of infrastructure investment to our economic future. This government has big plans to
12 FEB 2016
The overriding aim of the Buses Bill is to increase bus passenger numbers, transport minister Andrew Jones told yesterday's Transport Times UK Bus Summit 2016.
Mr Jones confirmed that the Bill, due to be introduced to Parliament in the near future,
5 FEB 2016
The Transport Times UK Bus Summit may only be in its second year, but it is already established as a key event in the transport calendar – and one the Department for Transport is delighted to support.
The bus industry today
25 JAN 2016
The UK is in the vanguard of the manufacture and adoption of green buses.
In the past decade there has been a green revolution in the UK bus market. Lower carbon, low emission Euro VI buses are running in most of
20 NOV 2015
The chancellor's enthusiasm for transport, which has led to the creation of the National Infrastructure Commission, presents a huge opportunity which the industry must grasp
There was widespread enthusiasm for George Osborne's announcement at last month's Conservative Party conference of the
23 APR 2015
Continuing the report from last month’s Great Transport Debate, hosted by Transport Times in association with KPMG, this week we focus on the bus debate which pitted two David Browns against each other: one the group chief executive of Go-Ahead,
16 APR 2015
Transport Times in association with KPMG hosted the Great Transport Debate last month, which invited transport experts to set out what they see as the main transport challenges the next Government must grapple with.The first of these debates
4 MAR 2015
With the general election approaching, rail has enjoyed substantial investment, with roads policy now following suit. Local transport has been less lucky – and where next for fuel duty?It's time to review how transport has fared during the
26 JAN 2015
The decision by the North East Combined Authority to pursue quality contracts for bus services in Tyne and Wear clearly demonstrates the feelings of many in north-east England towards deregulation: it isn’t working for them. With other local authorities,
6 JAN 2015
In the UK cars are responsible for 58% of domestic transport carbon emissions. Buses have a pivotal role to play in reducing carbon emissions through modal shift. Research for Greener Journeys estimates that the best-used bus services in urban centres
15 DEC 2014
We are delighted to announce that Alexander Dennis are confirmed as headline sponsors of the UK Bus Summit 2015.
Bill Simpson, Senior Vice-President at Alexander Dennis said:
"ADL is delighted to be part of the UK Bus Summit, particularly at this crucial
9 DEC 2014
The move by chancellor George Osborne to devolve significant powers to Greater Manchester was bold and audacious, and is a welcome step in giving cities outside London more control over their own destiny.
We have consistently argued in TT that devolution
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