Read the latest public transport news, including rail and ferry updates, from the Scottish Association for Public Transport in their most recent newsletter below.
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A Sustainable Transport Commission for Scotland? Lessons from Wales
North Wales Transport Commissioner Sue Flack reports on recent policy developments in Wales and what Scotland can learn from their success. Transform Scotland is always keen to learn lessons from…
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Public transport begins recovery from pandemic lows
Transform Scotland heralded the resilience of public transport and active travel as the latest Scottish Transport Statistics show a marked increase in journeys in 2021/22 compared to the previous year…
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Mind the Gap: Women’s safety and gender inequality in public transport
Transform policy officer Laura Hyde-White welcomes the Scottish Government’s new initiative highlighting the need for greater safety for women and girls using public transport, and calls for gender considerations to…
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The future of the Caledonian Sleeper: Our expectations
Transport Minister Jenny Gilruth MSP has announced the nationalisation of the Caledonian Sleeper. The service has been managed by Serco since 2015 and the company is said to have lost…
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What does 2023 have in store for Scottish transport?
Transform director, Colin Howden reports on what we can expect to see in Scotland’s transport sector in the year ahead. 2022 was a tumultuous year for Scottish transport, with the…
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‘Fair Fares’ needed to transform the fortunes of Scotland’s public transport
New report calls for Scotland to deploy a multi-modal, multi-operator ticketing system to make public transport simple, accessible and affordable. A new report published today calls for decisive action to…
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Developing a world-class scottish transport system: lessons from europe | SAPT report
The Scottish Association for Public Transport (SAPT) has researched transport trends in ten small European countries. In the best of these countries, public transport is organised as an integrated system,…
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Twin-tracking and tourism: how the Borders can benefit from an improved Edinburgh-Carlisle railway
The Scottish Borders are missing out on a thriving tourism economy due to lacking rail infrastructure, Transform Scotland’s Paul Tetlaw argued at the Campaign for Borders Rail AGM held in…
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Our new priorities for sustainable transport
Our new website places front and centre a new set of priorities for sustainable transport. Our priorities concentrate on either infrastructure or incentives, as it is these factors which we…
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Rail overtakes plane as most popular method of transport between Edinburgh-London; Glasgow-London must now do the same
For the first time in many decades, rail has overtaken flying as the most popular mode of transport between Edinburgh and London. Between April and August 2022, 57% of travellers…
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Bus recovery: What’s the picture? Edinburgh bus user group reports
There was a flurry of interest in early October about public transport recovering from losing passengers during the Covid pandemic. The Scotsman reported transport minister Jenny Gilruth MSP needing to…
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