Out now: Issue 297 of Passenger Transport

Issue 297 of Passenger Transport is published on September 22.
Contents include:

 

 
LEAD STORY

Buses – ‘councils should be in the driving seat’
With bus franchising due to start in Greater Manchester, the LGA and Urban Transport Group are seeking a greater role for the public sector

 
NEWS

York unveils ambitions bus expansion plans
City of York Council outlines plans to prioritise buses in a bid to reverse post-Covid pandemic decline and boost patronage by 50%

Cambridge c-charge plans watered down
Stagecoach East boss pleads for ‘bold public policy’ on bus use

Long-term thinking at heart of TPE revival
Robin Gisby tells MPs of concerns about the UK rail industry’s lack of long-term thinking and called for a shift in mindset to ‘think differently’

Khan backs Heathrow southern rail link plans
Move comes despite government insistence on private funding

‘West of England mass transit is achievable’
A leaked report from the West of England Combined Authority suggests officials are poised to launch a study that probes mass transit options

Franchising option in new Scottish powers
New regulations enable partnership and franchising options

Transport for Wales users are least satisfied
Poor performance reflected in latest Rail User Survey

ScotRail prepares to remove all peak fares
Six-month trial aims to discover if move will stimulate patronage

Welsh TC sets out 20mph expectations
Traffic Commissioner understands that transition to 20mph speed limits on residential roads may raise issues for bus services. Rhodri Clark reports

 
NET ZERO

Government commits £129m for ZEBRA 2
Transport secretary announces second round of ZEBRA zero-emission bus funding and launch of new Net Zero Transport for a Resilient Future Hub

Electric fleet for Leicester
New buses are Arriva’s first electric deckers outside London

 
INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Decline of smartcards weakens long term data
London’s Oyster card and other smartcards are registered to individuals whose data could be tracked over years of usage. Rhodri Clark reports

 
COMMENT

Jonathan Bray: A disastrous mistake that must be fixed
It’s mind-boggling that the UK got rid of every urban tram system (except one). Let’s not take longer than we need to remedy that

Alex Warner: Like transport staff, TBF plays vital role
The Transport Benevolent Fund has celebrated its 100th birthday. Like frontline staff, it should not be seen as a relic of of the past

Nick Richardson: Are staff getting a fair deal on pay?
With railway industry pay being in the news and the costs of bus services rising, what can we deduce from the latest pay figures?

Great Minster Grumbles: TOCs had ‘gone to sleep on the job’
Our Whitehall insider imagines what’s going on inside the minds of the mandarins at Great Minster House, home of the DfT

 
CAREERS

Stagecoach’s scheme returns
Group’s graduate leadership programme returns after a four-year hiatus as a result of pandemic

 
RECRUITMENT

https://www.passengertransport.co.uk/2023/09/operations-director-stagecoach-south/

 
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