As we end the first month of the New Year, there are three main preoccupations for observers of the public transport scene: the progress of the Government’s current transport legislation, the economy and its effect on our industries, and the growing concern over carbon emissions and climate change. Despite all the attention it is receiving, [...]

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At TAS, we have worked closely with the operators, local authorities and the Department for Transport over the years in order to try and get a grip on the various drivers of demand, revenue, cost and profit within the industry – to understand what has been happening over the last decade or so, to try [...]

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Part of the Bus Industry Monitor project since 1991 – as well as the focus of TAS consultancy work over the years – has been to understand the components of demand for bus services, and to be able to account for the observed trends. One of our experts in this field is Associate Director Paul [...]

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Since the election of the new Labour Government in 1997, public expenditure on bus services has more than doubled in real terms, according to TAS analysis of spending returns from the Department for Transport and local authorities. Total public spending on the industry in 2006/07 reached £2.36 billion, including spending on concessionary fares, bus service [...]

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