Daily Archives: August 25, 2023

Out now: Issue 295 of Passenger Transport

Issue 295 of Passenger Transport is published on August 25. Contents include:    LEAD STORY ‘TfW 2.0’ will manage bus services in WalesInitially set up to procure the Wales and Borders rail franchise, Transport for Wales will be tasked with nurturing a ‘multi-modal culture in Wales’  NEWS Ambitious bus strategy aims for 30% growthGreater Manchester unveils aspirational bus strategy to…

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Friday Reads – 25 August 2023

• Network Rail faces prosecution over fatal 2020 crash near Stonehaven (Guardian) • Let’s ride the Edinburgh Trams Extension: Video (GeoffMarshall) • AI cameras catch 297 drivers in 3 days in Cornwall (BBC) • Proposal to house pigeons above Underground stations to harvest their guano (IanVisits) • As cities become prosperous, people drive less if good public transport is available:…

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Summer Quiz London Termini (4)

Our Terminus Tour Terminates But first a simple review of a complex area. The historic London Bridge station was well placed for the City area, and old pictures exist of gents in sombre black with bowler and trilby hats walking purposefully across London Bridge (the bridge) to get to their offices. But the railways had their eyes on other markets…

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