{"id":2672,"date":"2023-05-04T15:30:35","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T15:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/out-now-issue-288-of-passenger-transport\/"},"modified":"2023-05-04T15:30:35","modified_gmt":"2023-05-04T15:30:35","slug":"out-now-issue-288-of-passenger-transport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/out-now-issue-288-of-passenger-transport\/","title":{"rendered":"Out now: Issue 288 of Passenger Transport"},"content":{"rendered":"
Issue 288 of Passenger Transport<\/em> is published on May 5.
\nContents include:<\/h5>\n

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

Labour would presume in favour of franchising<\/a>
<\/strong>Take Back Control Act would streamline path to greater bus powers with a presumption in favour of franchising for all local transport authorities<\/p>\n

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

Cost of HS2 at Euston only revealed last year
<\/strong>HS2 Ltd chief executive Mark Thurston told MPs last week that the actual cost of plans for the Euston terminus only really became clear last autumn<\/p>\n

Harper still mulling over future of TPE
<\/strong>Transport secretary tells MPs that \u2018no option is off the table\u2019<\/p>\n

Little Gem collapse puts small firms in spotlight
<\/strong>Operator closes as a result of rising costs and uncertainty<\/p>\n

FlixBus launches major network expansion<\/a>
<\/strong>\u2018We are here to build the largest intercity coach network\u2019<\/p>\n

Survey shows bus fares \u2018great value for money\u2019
<\/strong>The \u00a32.47 average single fare is cheaper than it was in 2019<\/p>\n

T1C sustained without value assessment
<\/strong>Aberystwyth-Cardiff service was rescued again last month<\/p>\n

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NEWS EXTRA: Accessibility<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018Better accessibility is good for business\u2019
<\/strong>Last week\u2019s ALBUM Conference<\/em> featured a discussion about making buses accessible, including new requirements to provide audio-visual information<\/p>\n

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

First Bus invests \u00a32.5m in solar at 20 UK sites
<\/strong>Over 6,000 solar photovoltaic panels in place by mid-June<\/p>\n

TransPennine is first to be Carbon Literate
<\/strong>The accreditation, awarded by the Carbon Literacy Trust, is internationally recognised and demonstrates recipients are prioritising climate crisis<\/p>\n

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

TfGM selects Ticketer for Bee Network ETMs
<\/strong>The electronic ticketing machines will initially be rolled out to the region\u2019s bus network for the first franchised services coming into operation<\/p>\n

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

Norman Baker: Buses are in reverse \u2013 but who has a plan?<\/a>
<\/strong>Labour\u2019s recent announcement on buses was about who controls the levers. There was no mention of money or other support<\/p>\n

Alex Warner: Making the most of our open top buses<\/a>
<\/strong>My rough estimate is that open toppers are worth \u00a330m a year. The bus industry does them well \u2013 but what more can be done?<\/p>\n

Nick Richardson: Report sets out a huge challenge
<\/strong>The TUC recently published a report into the vital role the public transport sector can play in tackling the climate emergency<\/p>\n

Great Minster Grumbles: Will Labour back its bus plan with cash?
<\/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

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

Wrightbus appoints former Lotus CEO
<\/strong>Jean-Marc Gales joins Ballymena-based firm as chief executive<\/p>\n

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