TransportXtra

What TransportXtra does

TransportXtra is a London-based B2B subscription intelligence platform serving UK and European transport professionals, operated by Landor LINKS Ltd. Founded in 1989 with the launch of Local Transport Today, the platform aggregates news, analysis, and comment across four specialist publications: Local Transport Today (transport policy, planning, finance and delivery), Parking Review (UK and international public and private parking sectors), EVolution (EV charging infrastructure and zero-emission transport), and RUDI (urban design and placemaking). The technical core is an online subscription portal with topic- and geography-based navigation over a searchable archive of 50,000+ articles spanning 941 issues of LTT and complementary content from the other titles.

The company generates revenue through multiple streams: online-only subscriptions (from £7 to £16.25/month; £130/year), combined magazine-plus-online packages (from £12/month; up to £400/year for 5-user corporate seats), advertising and recruitment sales across publications and the integrated Jobs-in-Transport.com board, and ticket/sponsorship revenue from industry conferences including Active County Cambridgeshire (National Active Travel Conference), Delivering Vision Zero, and Time for Trams. Customer segments span local authority transport officers, council members, private operators (bus, rail, taxi/PHV, logistics), engineering and planning consultants, EV infrastructure providers, and parking managers, with the UK public sector identified as the primary persona. Distribution is a mix of self-serve online subscription, direct sales for multi-user corporate and print-plus-digital packages, and the Jobs-in-Transport.com channel for recruitment advertising.

Name

TransportXtra

Legal name

Landor LINKS Ltd

Website

https://transportxtra.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

TransportXtra is a London-based B2B subscription intelligence platform serving UK and European transport professionals with news, analysis, and a 50,000+ article archive across four specialist publications covering transport policy, parking, EV infrastructure, and urban development.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Transport News & Intelligence

NAICS

Support Activities for Transportation (488)

SIC

Transportation Services (4700)

akta.pro primary industry

Mobility Data Exchange & Analytics Platforms (MDM, Data Hubs, Insights) (THADALAJ)

Keywords

• Transport news subscription
• Transport policy research
• Industry media publishing
• Parking intelligence service
• Urban development news

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Online Subscription: Online-only subscription providing access to TransportXtra.com and searchable archive, including essential reading for transport professionals with tailored e-bulletins
2. Magazine + Online Package: Combined print magazine subscription (Local Transport Today, Parking Review, EVolution, RUDI) plus full online access
3. Events and Conferences: Revenue from industry conferences and events including Active County Cambridgeshire, Delivering Vision Zero, Time for Trams
4. Jobs Board: Jobs-in-Transport.com integration driving recruitment advertising revenue
5. Advertising Sales: Advertising sales for recruitment and general advertising across publications and website

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

TransportXtra is a B2B subscription-based online intelligence platform providing news, analysis, and archive content covering UK transport policy, planning, parking, electric vehicles, and urban development. It bundles four specialist in-house publications — Local Transport Today (LTT), Parking Review, EVolution, and RUDI — together with a 50,000+ article archive, tailored e-bulletins, an optional reports library, an industry directory, and a recruitment platform (Jobs-in-Transport.com) into a single subscription aimed at transport professionals.

Product overview

TransportXtra is a B2B subscription-based intelligence platform published by Landor LINKS, offering a unified product portfolio comprising TransportXtra.com as the core online platform, supplemented by four specialist publications: Local Transport Today (covering policy, planning, finance and delivery), Parking Review (covering public and private parking sectors), EVolution (covering EV charging infrastructure), and RUDI (covering urban design and placemaking). The platform also includes a reports library and directory as add-on modules, with integration to the Jobs-in-Transport.com recruitment platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Local Transport Today: Authoritative, independent journal for transport decision makers. Analysis, Comment & News on Transport Policy, Planning, Finance and Delivery since 1989.
• Parking Review
• EVolution
• RUDI
• Jobs-in-Transport.com

Products and services

• TransportXtra.com Subscription Platform Online B2B subscription platform providing news, analysis, and archive content covering UK transport policy, planning, parking, electric vehicles, and urban development. Bundles four specialist in-house publications plus a 50,000+ article archive, tailored e-bulletins, a reports library, and an industry directory for transport professionals.
• Local Transport Today (LTT) Specialist UK transport news and analysis publication covering transport policy, planning, and infrastructure, distributed as part of the TransportXtra subscription and supporting the LTT annual conference.
• Parking Review Specialist publication covering the UK parking industry, including operations, regulation, and technology, distributed as part of the TransportXtra subscription.
• EVolution Specialist publication covering electric vehicles, charging infrastructure, and clean transport policy and technology in the UK, distributed as part of the TransportXtra subscription.
• RUDI (Resource for Urban Development Information) Specialist resource and publication covering urban development, transport-led regeneration, and place-making, distributed as part of the TransportXtra subscription.
• Jobs-in-Transport.com Associated online recruitment platform listing jobs and careers in the UK transport sector, used by employers to advertise roles to transport professionals and by job seekers to find positions.

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Landor LINKScoreOthersLandor LINKS Ltd is the parent company and publisher of TransportXtra. They also publish Local Transport Today, Parking Review, EVolution, RUDI, and operate Jobs-in-Transport.com and Jobs-in-Rail.co.uk. Landor LINKS organizes transport industry conferences including Active County Cambridgeshire.

Scale indicators4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Regional players

• Smart Cities Dive: US-based B2B media covering smart cities, urban mobility and transport infrastructure; comparable editorial scope but operates primarily in North America with no UK print/print-plus-digital hybrid.

Direct peers

• Transport Times: UK subscription-based newspaper and events business covering transport policy, planning and finance; closest direct competitor to Local Transport Today on policy analysis and corporate audience.
• Intelligent Transport: UK/Europe-focused media covering public transport technology, ticketing and smart mobility; overlap with TransportXtra on the passenger-transport, data/modelling and energy/technology topics.
• Railway Gazette: Long-running global rail industry publication covering policy, operations and technology; comparable vertical trade model with combined subscription, events and advertising revenue streams.
• Smart Cities World: Global B2B media platform on smart city and urban mobility deployments; directly comparable as a niche, subscription/advertising-supported intelligence site serving overlapping municipal and operator buyer personas.
• Cities Today: International media outlet covering urban mobility, transport policy and smart city innovation for public and private sector leaders; similar editorial format, advertising + events revenue mix.
• Route One: UK monthly trade magazine and website for the bus and coach industry, published by 21st Century Media; comparable B2B vertical-media model serving passenger transport operators with news, analysis and a jobs board.

Broad incumbents

• New Civil Engineer: Established UK infrastructure engineering media brand covering transport infrastructure alongside water, energy and buildings; broader than TransportXtra but reaches many of the same consultant and local-authority subscribers.
• Construction News: UK construction-sector B2B media including substantial transport-infrastructure coverage under its 'Infrastructure' and 'Transport' sections; broader portfolio but comparable advertiser base and event-led monetisation.
• Politico: Major policy and government-affairs B2B media with a 'Politico Transport' newsletter covering EU and UK transport policy at scale; broader political mandate but competes for the same policy-decision-maker subscriptions and government advertisers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/transportxtra
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/landor-links-ltd
• Facebookfacebook.com/TransportXtra

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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