Expanding Affordable Bus Network Coverage
We have a new government with a clear mandate to improve bus services. The Scottish Government has made specific commitments to reduce fares for more travellers, and to strengthen leadership […]
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Making the Connections
Seminal reports seem to disappear from Government websites and one of the most seminal reports for transport for the last 30 years was prepared by the Cabinet Office Social Inclusion […]
Scottish Transport Review 67
Looking back to the late 1990s when STR was first published, many successes and missed opportunities have been reported in STR. These reviews can be used to identify how to […]
Evidence in Scottish Transport Decision Making
The ways that people access evidence are changing. Evidence is often complex and increasingly people rely on summaries of evidence generated using AI. However, machine learning is still better at […]
John Farrington
One of the founding members of STSG John Farrington sadly passed away on 19th July 2025. John’s academic career at the University of Aberdeen spanned more than 40 years. Across […]
2025 Rail News
John Yellowlees summarises the latest rail news January 2025 (download the newsletter) February 2025 (download the newsletter)
Scotland’s buses in a new era
STSG is 40 years old in 2024. The 2024 AGM was held on 9th December at 12:30 by Zoom. The annual report and accounts are published here. The speaker at […]
Scottish Transport Review 66 – April 2024
Who invests in Scottish transport? Are the goals of investors aligned with the policy goals of Scottish transport? The Scottish National Investment Bank raises much of its finance from private […]
30 years of managing uncertainty to plan the future of mobility, accessibility and society
Back in the early 1990s Derek Halden was working on risk assessment in bridge management, alongside research on transport policy and realised that if we applied the same ‘systems thinking’ […]
Investing in People and Places
National Planning Framework 4 makes fundamental changes in the focus of transport investment towards people and places. However these have not yet been matched by changes in national funding for […]
From Passing the Buck to Consensus for Change
The need for governance reform in Scottish transport is widely recognised. This paper seeks to provoke debate about approaches to governance that would secure better accountability, effective delivery of policies, […]
Are People Working in Scottish Transport Treated Fairly?
How is Scottish Transport Doing in the Big Reset of Working Conditions? The Scottish Government has said that by 2025 Scotland will become a fair work nation. What does this […]