After Press: The Passenger Transport podcast

Passenger Transport

Every fortnight, Passenger Transport brings you unrivalled coverage of your sector. Frequent and dependable, just like all the best bus, rail and tram services. A regular departure on the route to news, comment and analysis – a vital link for professionals and decision-makers. Welcome on board!

Episodes

  1. After Press, the Passenger Transport podcast: ‘Public transport is both safe and desirable’

    18/05/2021

    After Press, the Passenger Transport podcast: ‘Public transport is both safe and desirable’

    This week Robert and Andrew discuss calls by a broad coalition for prime minister Boris Johnson to restore confidence in public transport, this week's loosening of social distancing restrictions, Andy Burnham placing buses at the heart of his second term as mayor of Greater Manchester, how big data can help operators and local authorities identify the best locations for bus priority measures, and how public transport needs to 'fight smart'.

    38 min
  2. After Press, the Passenger Transport podcast: ‘Recalcitrant’ LTAs pressed on bus strategy

    30/04/2021

    After Press, the Passenger Transport podcast: ‘Recalcitrant’ LTAs pressed on bus strategy

    This week Robert and Andrew discuss how councils in England have been warned not to treat Bus Service Improvement Plans as a “tick-box exercise”. They also discuss research by Edinburgh Napier University that suggests the pandemic will deter the public from using buses and trains, our interview with Transdev Blazefield CEO Alex Hornby and a new campaign that aims to press the government to back post-pandemic public transport.

    25 min
  3. After Press, the Passenger Transport podcast: Burnham takes back control

    01/04/2021

    After Press, the Passenger Transport podcast: Burnham takes back control

    This week Robert and Andrew discuss the decision by Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, to end the deregulated system for buses that has been in place since 1986. They also question whether £3bn will be enough for England's new National Bus Strategy.

    26 min
  4. After Press, the Passenger Transport podcast: Boris begins bus revolution

    19/03/2021

    After Press, the Passenger Transport podcast: Boris begins bus revolution

    This week Robert and Andrew discuss the government’s National Bus Strategy... Is this the end of deregulation? Will future funding match the huge ambition? And why does Boris Johnson “love” buses so much?

    31 min
  5. After Press, the Passenger Transport podcast: Can the future still be ours?

    08/03/2021

    After Press, the Passenger Transport podcast: Can the future still be ours?

    This week Robert and Andrew discuss insights from Passenger Transport’s survey of passenger transport professionals, Laura Shoaf’s claim that “public transport is social justice” and Scotland’s new target to cut car kilometres by 20% by 2030

    39 min
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Every fortnight, Passenger Transport brings you unrivalled coverage of your sector. Frequent and dependable, just like all the best bus, rail and tram services. A regular departure on the route to news, comment and analysis – a vital link for professionals and decision-makers. Welcome on board!

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