{"id":3181,"date":"2023-09-22T11:30:35","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T11:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/redesign\/out-now-issue-297-of-passenger-transport\/"},"modified":"2023-09-22T11:30:35","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T11:30:35","slug":"out-now-issue-297-of-passenger-transport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/redesign\/out-now-issue-297-of-passenger-transport\/","title":{"rendered":"Out now: Issue 297 of Passenger Transport"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u00a0 Buses \u2013 \u2018councils should be in the driving seat\u2019<\/a> \u00a0 York unveils ambitions bus expansion plans<\/a> Cambridge c-charge plans watered down Long-term thinking at heart of TPE revival Khan backs Heathrow southern rail link plans \u2018West of England mass transit is achievable\u2019 Franchising option in new Scottish powers Transport for Wales users are least satisfied ScotRail prepares to remove all peak fares Welsh TC sets out 20mph expectations \u00a0 Government commits \u00a3129m for ZEBRA 2 Electric fleet for Leicester \u00a0 Decline of smartcards weakens long term data \u00a0 Jonathan Bray: A disastrous mistake that must be fixed<\/a> Alex Warner: Like transport staff, TBF plays vital role<\/a> Nick Richardson: Are staff getting a fair deal on pay? Great Minster Grumbles: TOCs had \u2018gone to sleep on the job\u2019 \u00a0 Stagecoach\u2019s scheme returns \u00a0 https:\/\/www.passengertransport.co.uk\/2023\/09\/operations-director-stagecoach-south\/<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n The post Out now: Issue 297 of Passenger Transport<\/a> first appeared on Passenger Transport<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u200b\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Issue 297 of Passenger Transport is published on September 22. Contents include: \u00a0 \u00a0LEAD STORY Buses \u2013 \u2018councils should be in the driving seat\u2019With bus franchising due to start in Greater Manchester, the LGA and Urban Transport Group are seeking a greater role for the public sector \u00a0NEWS York unveils ambitions bus expansion plansCity of York Council outlines plans to…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":3182,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3181","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-camcab"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/redesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3181","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/redesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/redesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/redesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3181"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/redesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3181\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/redesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3182"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/redesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3181"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/redesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3181"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/redesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3181"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
LEAD STORY<\/strong><\/p>\n
<\/strong>With bus franchising due to start in Greater Manchester, the LGA and Urban Transport Group are seeking a greater role for the public sector<\/p>\n
NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n
<\/strong>City of York Council outlines plans to prioritise buses in a bid to reverse post-Covid pandemic decline and boost patronage by 50% <\/p>\n
<\/strong>Stagecoach East boss pleads for \u2018bold public policy\u2019 on bus use<\/p>\n
<\/strong>Robin Gisby tells MPs of concerns about the UK rail industry\u2019s lack of long-term thinking and called for a shift in mindset to \u2018think differently\u2019<\/p>\n
<\/strong>Move comes despite government insistence on private funding<\/p>\n
<\/strong>A leaked report from the West of England Combined Authority suggests officials are poised to launch a study that probes mass transit options<\/p>\n
<\/strong>New regulations enable partnership and franchising options<\/p>\n
<\/strong>Poor performance reflected in latest Rail User Survey<\/p>\n
<\/strong>Six-month trial aims to discover if move will stimulate patronage<\/p>\n
<\/strong>Traffic Commissioner understands that transition to 20mph speed limits on residential roads may raise issues for bus services. Rhodri Clark reports<\/p>\n
NET ZERO<\/strong><\/p>\n
<\/strong>Transport secretary announces second round of ZEBRA zero-emission bus funding and launch of new Net Zero Transport for a Resilient Future Hub<\/p>\n
<\/strong>New buses are Arriva\u2019s first electric deckers outside London<\/p>\n
INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY<\/strong><\/p>\n
<\/strong>London\u2019s Oyster card and other smartcards are registered to individuals whose data could be tracked over years of usage. Rhodri Clark reports<\/p>\n
COMMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n
<\/strong>It\u2019s mind-boggling that the UK got rid of every urban tram system (except one). Let\u2019s not take longer than we need to remedy that<\/p>\n
<\/strong>The Transport Benevolent Fund has celebrated its 100th birthday. Like frontline staff, it should not be seen as a relic of of the past<\/p>\n
<\/strong>With railway industry pay being in the news and the costs of bus services rising, what can we deduce from the latest pay figures?<\/p>\n
<\/strong>Our Whitehall insider imagines what\u2019s going on inside the minds of the mandarins at Great Minster House, home of the DfT<\/p>\n
CAREERS<\/strong><\/p>\n
<\/strong>Group\u2019s graduate leadership programme returns after a four-year hiatus as a result of pandemic<\/p>\n
RECRUITMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n
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