Passenger Transport

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COMMENT 🗣️ | Rail reform and Great British Railways - We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to rethink the railway, says James Bain of Worldline #TTGlobal26 🚆🇬🇧 ➡️ tinyurl.com/8v867j6d

TRANSPORT TICKETING 🎟️ | Ticketing without boundaries. How INIT has successfully modernised fare collection to improve global mobility and inclusion #TTGlobal2 🇬🇧🇺🇸🇩🇪🌍 ➡️ tinyurl.com/52mdashk

TRANSPORT TICKETING 🎟️ | Fast, simple, and scalable. Deployment is no longer a years-long undertaking for operators. It’s something achievable in weeks, says Ubirider #TTGlobal2 🚍🚆 ➡️ tinyurl.com/ms5ymf96

COMMENT 🗣️ | The inside track behind the statistics. Urban Transport Group’s annual report on the state of transport in England and Wales offers insights on shifting travel patterns 🚍🚆🔍 ➡️ tinyurl.com/3v5ktpkv

COMMENT 🗣️ | Leaders – the great and the gruesome. The launch of the ‘Leadership in Passenger Transport Awards’ got @AlexWarner5 thinking about what makes a good leader – and a bad one 😇👿 ➡️ tinyurl.com/ybfj2j74

NEWS 📰 | West Yorkshire plans June date for contracts. Combined authority moves towards first bus franchising contract awards as depot acquisitions and zero-emission fleet procurement progress 🔜🚍 ➡️ tinyurl.com/5ysps29p

NEWS 📰 | ‘Ticketing will play vital role in future success’. Transport authorities and operators are under pressure to boost ridership, cut congestion and support climate goals. Ticketing technology can help #TTGlobal2 🚍🚆📱 ➡️ tinyurl.com/59na3m5w

"This is a moment of real possibility. After years of debates and reviews, we finally have a route to a simpler, more accountable railway." @MrJasonPrince on why 2026 can be the year we let rail shine - in his latest column for @passtrans. urbantransportgroup.org/blog/2026/03/0…

WOMEN IN PASSENGER TRANSPORT ♀️ | Mind the Gender Gap. Fear shouldn’t shape women’s journeys. Catherine Goddard of Kuba shows how transport can harness technology to change that #InternationalWomensDay #IWD2026 ➡️ tinyurl.com/nhdrjefk

WOMEN IN PASSENGER TRANSPORT ♀️ | ‘I couldn’t have asked for more help’. The career journeys of four women at ComfortDelGro’s UK & Ireland Bus & Coach businesses show the opportunities on offer #InternationalWomensDay #IWD2026 ➡️ tinyurl.com/ypmt6575

WOMEN IN PASSENGER TRANSPORT ♀️ | Jane Cole will continue to support women. Throughout her career, Jane Cole, Blackpool Transport’s retiring MD has been a passionate advocate for women in transport #InternationalWomensDay #IWD2026 ➡️ tinyurl.com/mr34pack

AWARDS 🌟 | Recognising talent across the modes. Chris Cheek offers reflections on the new Leadership in Passenger Transport Awards, being launched this week and explains what they’re about 🏆👀 ➡️ tinyurl.com/2vf3jd3a

COMMENT 🗣️ | Creating a culture that values everyone. @NinaLockwood says it's not about celebrating diversity once a year or ad-hoc policies - it’s about building a culture where everyone in rail can thrive 🚆💪 ➡️ tinyurl.com/3ks6jpxs

COMMENT 🗣️ | How can we entice people to go out? @AlexWarner5 is excited after organising two workshops that brought public transport operators together with tourism sector representatives 🚍🚆🚶 ➡️ tinyurl.com/3by84ues

NEWS 📰 | ‘Progress cannot be passive – It must be intentional’. Campaigners for greater diversity and inclusion in the UK passenger transport sector have urged employers to show action, commitment and leadership #InternationalWomensDay #IWD2026 🚍🚆♀️ ➡️ tinyurl.com/3v6rp88k

JOB ALERT 🚨 | Commercial Manager | Uno | Hatfield | Reporting directly to the Commercial Director, you’ll gain exposure to senior decision making, while having the autonomy to make decisions that have a real impact ➡️ tinyurl.com/y5m94apa

The programme for the UITP Summit 2026 is now available! 📢 🎥 Watch the video to hear what motivated them to join — and why you won’t want to miss the next edition: youtube.com/watch?v=HV4GNg… Explore the full programme here: uitpsummit.org/dubai2026/prog… #UITPSummit

NEWS 📰 | Plans published for ‘Mini Switzerland’. Detailed plans have been published for a national public transport demonstrator of full integration soon to be launched in the Hope Valley 🇨🇭🚍🚆 ➡️ tinyurl.com/3t87hkwd

APPRENTICESHIPS 2026 🧑‍🔧 | Proud to champion apprenticeships. Lothian explains how apprenticeships are helping to create a culture of continuous learning, development and improvement ➡️ tinyurl.com/4cvj35dw