Insights

External Link PDF A tale of two bus networks - my column in June 2026's BUSES Magazine

May 21, 2026

External Link PDF Every stolen journey matters - David Leeder writes in 'BUSES Magazine' February 2026

February 19, 2026

External Link PDF Gateshead, Revisited: The Tyne & Wear Metro's excellent infrastructure was not, by itself, enough to turn around regional economics

January 19, 2026

External Link PDF David Leeder writes in Transport Times about the 2025 autumn budget

November 27, 2025

External Link PDF End of Round 2 - David Leeder's article in Transport Times re the UK Government Budget 26 November 2025

November 27, 2025

External Link PDF David Leeder reflects on the excellent development of buses in Portsmouth in Buses Magazine

November 20, 2025

External Link PDF David Leeder and Leon Daniels discussed the UK 2025 autumn budget, and the challenges facing the UK transport economy, on the 'Lunch with Leon' podcast

November 18, 2025

The Rise & Fall (and Rise and Fall) of London Buses 1933-2025

September 8, 2025

External Link PDF David Leeder reviews Sally Gimson's timely book on High Speed-2 in the Literary Review

August 31, 2025

External Link PDF Two veteran busmen are back to run Arriva and Mobico: David Leeder writes in Buses Magazine

August 22, 2025

External Link PDF Learning from the Southern Railway's low cost, high-impact, public and privately-financed electrification programme

July 14, 2025

David Leeder and Richard Bowker discussed UK rail on 'Green Signals' podcast

June 12, 2025

External Link PDF The Government is shoring up the Labour Heartlands by re-starting Rishi Sunak's list of regional projects, funded by the cancellation of HS2 North

June 5, 2025

External Link PDF David Leeder pays tribute to his old friend, Andrew Wickham: master busman, in 'Buses' Magazine

May 31, 2025

External Link PDF Where did all the local coaches go? David Leeder's column in Buses Magazine

May 19, 2025

External Link PDF TIL's David Leeder presentation at 2025 ALBUM bus conference, Nottingham - "Passenger Transport" Magazine ALBUM supplement

May 15, 2025

External Link PDF Mobico needs the White Stuff – David Leeder on the return of Phil White to Mobico National Express

March 28, 2025

External Link PDF The problem of the unwanted Christmas present – David Leeder’s column in BUSES Magazine

January 16, 2025

External Link PDF Restore our differentials! David Leeder writes about the pay challenge in "Buses" Magazine

October 17, 2024

External Link PDF TIL's David Leeder in Passenger Transport Magazine May 2024 Full page article on TIL analysis of London bus economics

May 10, 2024

London’s incredibly shrinking bus network

April 19, 2024

External Link PDF David Leeder's column on the decline of the London bus network in "Buses" Magazine

April 18, 2024

TIL’s David Leeder spoke at the 2024 CPT Conference: Write up in Bus & Coach Buyer Magazine March 2024

March 31, 2024

External Link PDF The Scottish rail freight market is shrinking, when it should be growing

March 12, 2024

External Link PDF David Leeder of TIL contribution to CPT Annual Conference 2024 - report in "Buses" Magazine, March 2024

February 16, 2024

TIL Presentation to CPT Conference 2024

January 23, 2024

TIL Partner David Leeder to speak at CPT conference - 18 January 2024

December 14, 2023

TIL Partner David Leeder to speak at Quality Bus 2023 at Leicester - November 2023

November 1, 2023

TIL electric bus economics and operations report for EBRD now available for download in Russian edition

January 27, 2022

External Link PDF Honey! - I Shrunk the Network: FirstGroup alights from Greyhound

October 28, 2021

TIL's David Leeder to give on-line Masterclass presentation to Bus Rapid Transit U.K. (BRT U.K.) on funding U.K. bus sector 21 October 2021

October 21, 2021

TIL's David Leeder writes about the proposed merger of National Express and Stagecoach in leading industry journal "Local Transport Today"

October 15, 2021

External Link PDF Stagecoach has no point, without Brian Souter

September 26, 2021

EBRD launch TIL report "Going Electric" - a pathway to zero emission buses at the GIZ Transport & Climate Change Week on 25 June 2021

June 25, 2021

Pushing back the glacier: it's time for UK buses to diverge from EU law

January 26, 2021

European wagon lessor Ermewa is reported as for sale, and bidders will need to make sense of a rapidly changing rail freight market

January 8, 2021

TIL and TransConsult Asia Partnership

August 20, 2020

David Leeder speaks at 3rd GIZ Transport & Climate Change Week conference, Berlin 2020

February 1, 2020

TIL carries out operational efficiency review for EU urban bus company

January 5, 2020

David Leeder writes about major changes to UK and EU rail freight flows, and TIL's rail freight database, in this week's Transport Times

November 5, 2019

TIL appointed economic and technical advisor to Dock-to-Door rail freight start-up Holdtrade Atlantico SAS

March 7, 2019

TIL appointed by The European Bank for Reconstruction & Development

March 1, 2019

David Leeder interviewed about sale of Stagecoach American business in Passenger Transport Magazine 9th January 2019

January 9, 2019

External Link PDF David Leeder writes about TfL's planned cuts to bus services: Transport Times

October 26, 2018

External Link PDF Nationalisation of rail may be easier than people think - David Leeder column for Transport Times

September 17, 2018

External Link PDF Tory rail review 3.0 - David Leeder examines the UK rail strategy review for Transport Times

September 12, 2018

External Link PDF David Leeder contributes to The Economist - Buses - copying the capital is harder than it seems

August 30, 2018

David Leeder interviewed regarding Apollo bid for FirstGroup plc in Passenger Transport Magazine

April 28, 2018

External Link PDF David Leeder is interviewed in leading German public transport magazine 'NaNaBrief'

March 6, 2018

TIL's Mark Savelli appointed to Guangzhou Transportation Commission (GTC) Expert Advisory Committee

October 18, 2017

David Leeder writes about London's proposed Uber ban in Transport Times

September 29, 2017

David Leeder writes about UK bus entrepreneur Harry Blundred in October 2017, "Buses" Magazine

September 25, 2017

David Leeder interviewed about legendary bus entrepreneur, Harry Blundred in Passenger Transport magazine

September 7, 2017

External Link PDF David Leeder writes about new bus franchising legislation in the June 2017 edition of "Transport Times"

June 22, 2017

Enhanced bus partnerships will require new strategies and difficult maths for both operators and city mayors

May 19, 2017

David Leeder writes about the need for a new London bus strategy in the 27th February 2017 edition of Transport Times

February 27, 2017

David Leeder writes about the impact of Brexit on UK transport policy in the July issue of Passenger Transport Magazine

July 4, 2016

David Leeder writes about the final Shaw Report on Network Rail in the April 2nd edition of Passenger Transport magazine

March 25, 2016

David Leeder writes about Network Rail reform (part 3) in the 19th February 2016 edition of Passenger Transport magazine

February 5, 2016

David Leeder writes about the challenges facing Network Rail reform in Passenger Transport Magazine - issue 125 30th December 2015

December 30, 2015

David Leeder writes on Network Rail reform in Passenger Transport magazine 20th November 2015

November 20, 2015

TIL and Linearis working together on joint projects in EU - from RailNews EU

November 6, 2015

External Link PDF David Leeder interview on German bus market - Passenger Transport Magazine

August 14, 2013

External Link PDF David Leeder contributes to The Economist - Gravy Train - why a popular, well-paid job suffers shortages

November 24, 2012

External Link PDF David Leeder interview in Passenger Transport Magazine

April 4, 2012

External Link PDF David Leeder contributes to The Economist - Pay up, pay up, and board the train - Passenger growth suggests more trains, but a destitute Treasury means less money

June 4, 2009

External Link PDF David Leeder contributes to The Economist - Upgrading Railways - the new age of the train

December 18, 2008

External Link PDF David Leeder - Archive research projects for UK Department for Transport (Commission for Integrated Transport - CfIT)

December 1, 2008