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An overview of news, trends and research in the Public Transport industry in the UK:

UK rail system 8th in Europe, service quality main issue The UK has the 8th best performing rail system across Europe, according to a recent analysis from BCG. Switzerland comes in number one for the second year running, while France drops to number 4. Finland and the Netherla
07 May 2015
Mott MacDonald explores limited rail supervision in UK Consulting firm Mott MacDonald is investigating the potential implementation of the Limited Supervision functionality of the European Train Control System in the UK, a functionality that allows for t
08 April 2015
Roland Berger: Innovative offerings boost rail industry Developing innovative mobility offerings provides good business for the rail industry, concludes a survey by Roland Berger Strategy Consultants among rail executives.
28 January 2015
Transport for London selects Arcadis for Crossrail 2 Arcadis and its subsidiaries EC Harris and Hyder Consulting have been awarded the first phase in the process of developing the UK Crossrail 2, the proposed new south-west to north-east rail line.
27 January 2015
BCG and McKinsey advise India on railway finances To create a clear vision for the sustainable future of the Indian Railway, the Indian Railway Minister established a committee to assess how to best improve the revenue of the railway network.
15 January 2015
L.E.K. Consulting advises on InterCity East Coast rail The East Coast Main Line franchise was recently won by City Railways, a joint project of Stagecoach and Virgin Group.
13 January 2015
Roland Berger: Bike sharing to grow to 5.3 billion Bike-sharing is becoming ever more popular. Recent research by Roland Berger finds that by 2020 the market for bike-sharing will grow to €5.3 billion.
12 January 2015
GCC railway benefits Middle East transport landscape The new GCC railway is a large scale infrastructure project that will connect the six oil rich Gulf State regional neighbours: Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman and the UAE.
02 January 2015
Royal HaskoningDHV to deliver first Quietways in UK Royal HaskoningDHV has been selected to, as part of a consortium, deliver seven so-called Quietways for cyclists.
02 January 2015
Simon-Kucher: Public transport of London expensive The public transport system in London is one of the most expensive in the world, concludes a new comparative research from Simon-Kucher & Partners across major international capitals.
18 December 2014
KPMG expects more mergers in public transport sector In the coming year substantially more mergers will occur between public transport operators, expects accounting and consulting firm KPMG. The increasing liberalisation of public transport and expansionism of the privately managed public transportat
14 November 2014
Oxera: Rail franchising benefits from return to basics The letting of new franchises in the rail sector is becoming normal again. This is welcome, but (as with any activity) it is worth frequently reminding ourselves why we are doing it, says Andrew Meaney, partner at economics consultancy firm a href
06 November 2014
Deloitte: Big data transforms public transport sector The application of new technologies such as Big Data and Analytics will cause a mega transition within the public transport sector the coming years. The isolated and individualist transport system as we currently know it will gradually shift to
17 June 2013
Roland Berger: Global growth of the metro networks The global railway market is not really suffering from the economic crisis. The growth in this sector can be mainly ascribed to the strong emergence of metro networks worldwide. This can be concluded from a study by Rolan
10 January 2013
McKinsey: Stuttgart 21 turns out to be a huge nightmare The renovation of the Central Station of Stuttgart is likely to become one of the largest European infrastructure nightmares of the past decade. In the late nineties, when the massive renovation was budgeted, the total cost to transform the train stati
04 January 2013
Belgian Railways must revamp its organizational structure According to a study by Roland Berger Strategy Consultants the current organizational structure of Belgian Railways is unsustainable.
11 April 2012

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