Regional Railways: Destination Growth
In his latest article for Passenger Transport Magazine, Jonathan Bray asks what we could achieve if we back regional rail.
The dark night of the railway's soul
In his latest column for Passenger Transport magazine, pteg Director Jonathan Bray bemoans the slow death of European international overnight rail services. However, he finds a burgeoning resistance movement to challenge this death by neglect.
Time to kiss smart ticketing better
In his latest column for Passenger Transport magazine, pteg Director Jonathan Bray asks what we really mean by ‘smart ticketing’. He argues that we need to be clear about what smart ticketing is, where we’re up to and what we need to do next.
Matt Brunt
We were very sad to learn that our friend, and former Assistant Director of pteg, died peacefully in his sleep at the weekend after a long illness. Here are a few extracts from what we said to Matt at his leaving event following on from his cancer diagnosis. ‘Matt’s chosen profession has been public service, […]
Bus establishment on the back foot
Well done Passenger Transport on having the courage to publish the ‘Deregulation is dying – accept it’ comment piece from an anonymous bus manager in the last issue (PT099). What’s remarkable about the ‘bus bubble’ of operators, trade press, Bus Users UK and the various fanboys and hangers on is that it has managed to […]
It's not so smart if it's not simple
In recent years it’s been frustrating to see the discussion on smart ticketing bedeviled by confusion over the terms of the debate and a lack of clarity over where we have got to and where we should be aiming for. A new Government offers the opportunity to draw breath and take stock. So where have […]
Is the bus sector young at heart?
In his latest column for Passenger Transport magazine, pteg Director Jonathan Bray asks if the bus sector is doing all it can for young people. Young people are the most regular users of buses and they are the future – yet their needs are too often overlooked by operators.
Change is in the air – the new big issues
In his regular column for Passenger Transport Magazine pteg Director Jonathan Bray reflects on some of the more interesting (but overlooked) trends from the last five years, which raise questions for the next five.
Why Nottingham wants change
In his latest column for Passenger Transport Magazine, Jonathan Bray explains why Nottingham’s leaders want a city that’s more legible and easier to get around, and why the city’s buses must find their place in this vision.
What I discovered on Planet Freight
In his latest column for Passenger Transport magazine, pteg Director Jonathan Bray asks if freight is from Mars, is public transport from Venus? He presents ten key lessons for the inhabitants of Planet Public Transport from his trip to Planet Freight and argues that if it often seems like the two are world’s apart, they certainly […]