{"id":3718,"date":"2024-01-26T14:31:07","date_gmt":"2024-01-26T14:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/redesign\/out-now-issue-305-of-passenger-transport\/"},"modified":"2024-01-26T14:31:07","modified_gmt":"2024-01-26T14:31:07","slug":"out-now-issue-305-of-passenger-transport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/redesign\/out-now-issue-305-of-passenger-transport\/","title":{"rendered":"Out now: Issue 305 of Passenger Transport"},"content":{"rendered":"
Issue 305 of Passenger Transport<\/em> is published on January 26.
\nContents include:<\/h5>\n

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LEAD STORY<\/strong><\/p>\n

Labour \u2013 \u2018No more tinkering on the edges\u2019<\/a>
<\/strong>With a general election drawing closer, shadow transport minister Simon Lightwood addressed bus and coach operators in London last week<\/p>\n

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NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n

West Midlands probes bus \u2018municipalisation\u2019
<\/strong>West Midlands Combined Authority examines options to acquire local bus operators alongside its on-going assessment of bus franchising<\/p>\n

Hughes reveals toll of Go North East strike
<\/strong>Dramatic fall in bus patronage reverses post-Covid gains<\/p>\n

HS2 safeguarding lifted but purchases continue
<\/strong>Mark Harper lifts restrictions on West Midlands to Crewe<\/p>\n

LNER steps back from minimum service rules
<\/strong>ASLEF cancels planned action in response to move<\/p>\n

Council\u2019s Section 114 puts buses in spotlight
<\/strong>Nottingham City Council moots cuts in bid to balance books<\/p>\n

BSIP refresh will probe past funding successes
<\/strong>Update aims to probe past successes and foundations to 2029<\/p>\n

KeolisAmey extends Metrolink contract
<\/strong>Contract extension aims to strengthen customer experience<\/p>\n

Prince: \u2018Whoever wins, please give us clarity\u2019
<\/strong>Urban Transport Group director wants longer term thinking<\/p>\n

Arriva amends Welsh timetables for 20mph
<\/strong>Bus operator\u2019s most significant changes are on inter-urban routes, many of which now have longer end-to-end journey times after speed limit cut<\/p>\n

Bus Partnership Fund pause disappoints CPT<\/a>
<\/strong>Scottish Government pledged \u00a3500m \u2013 but has spent only \u00a326.9m<\/p>\n

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NET ZERO<\/strong><\/p>\n

Major all-electric fleet launches in Oxford
<\/strong>\u00a382.5m project will deliver 159 new buses and charging hubs<\/p>\n

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INNOVATION & TECH<\/strong><\/p>\n

Transdev to launch all-new app and website
<\/strong>Rise Digital Media will develop and maintain new platforms <\/p>\n

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COMMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jonathan Bray: Lothian \u2013 municipal and entrepreneurial<\/a>
<\/strong>Edinburgh is a city where every kind of person uses the bus and where everyone owns their local bus company, Lothian Buses<\/p>\n

Alex Warner: Walking and public transport are allies<\/a>
<\/strong>Walking is good for our mind and body, our environment and public transport. Hana Sutch of Go Jauntly wants to make it easy<\/p>\n

Nick Richardson: Are buses dependent on the government?
<\/strong>With a variety of funding streams from government now supporting the industry, will the bus sector lose its independence?<\/p>\n

Our Whitehall insider imagines what\u2019s going on inside the minds of the mandarins at Great Minster House, home of the DfT<\/p>\n

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CAREERS:<\/strong><\/p>\n

First\u2019s focus on inclusivity
<\/strong>\u2018First Connections\u2019 advocate network aims to foster diversity in the FirstGroup workforce<\/p>\n

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RECRUITMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Director of Transport \u2013 Liverpool City Region Combined Authority<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Area Director, Midlands \u2013 Arriva<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Network Manager, Wakefield \u2013 Arriva<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Sites Manager, Castleford & Selby \u2013 Arriva<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Driver Manager, Yorkshire & North East \u2013 Arriva<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Head of Operations \u2013 Go North West<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Business Manager \u2013 Safeguard Coaches<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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