When Buying Better Transport Who do you Trust with Your Money?
A delegation from Kunming Transport in China visited the UK and met with John Yellowlees and Derek Halden from STSG to discuss the recent STSG papers on Paying for better […]
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A Potential Cruise/Ferry Port in East Lothian
By Brian Weddell, Former STSG Organiser and Chairperson of Prestonpans Community Council In March 2018 East Lothian Council purchased the former power station site at Cockenzie. For more than 20 […]
Extreme Railways – A Talk by Professor Christopher Harvie – 4pm 27th November Royal Scot’s Club Edinburgh
Following the STSG AGM which will be held at 3pm on 27th November Professor Christopher Harvie will present a radical case for extreme railways to boost economic prospects and life-chances. […]
Aligning Policy Goals with Transport Delivery Business Models
Derek Halden first presented on this subject to the STSG Funding Scottish Transport Conference in 2006. In the 12 years since then much has changed and this presentation to the […]
Smart and Integrated Ticketing
Transport users have long sought to be able to buy transport in one purchase to cover all aspects of their end to end journey. Over the past 50 years there […]
Cute Features of City Transport
Glasgow’s Subway is so fit for purpose, it just goes round and round. Edinburgh’s railway paths network converts a lost asset into an enticement to active travel. Stirling’s Forthside footbridge […]
Making the Best and Worst of Scottish Transport Better
You Told Us the Best and Worst Things about Scottish Transport – Now Let’s Work out How to Make them Better Thanks to everyone who contributed to our review of […]
Share Best Practice on Collaborative Working – 15th February Edinburgh
During 2018 STSG intends to hold regular networking sessions around Scotland, open to everyone who wants to contribute to our lively debates on topical transport issues. One of the most […]
The Lessons Being Learned Locally about Enabling the Collaborative Economy
John Yellowlees – January 2018 In her coverage of the recent government reshuffle, Laura Kuenssberg told Radio Four listeners that Jo Johnson MP’s move from minister of state at education […]
What is STSG’s Role in Scottish Transport?
STSG was set up in 1984 by transport operators, academics and consultants working in Scottish transport who were concerned that the transport debate lacked clarity and consensus. At that time, […]
Occasional Paper 8 – The Economics of Scottish Railways
In this paper Geoff Riddington argues that greater clarity is needed in the way transport funds are raised and spent for rural railways to be justified. Download here
Occasional Paper 5 – Private Finance
This paper considers the government’s emerging private finance proposals Download here