{"id":3016,"date":"2023-07-27T17:29:16","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T17:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/out-now-issue-294-of-passenger-transport\/"},"modified":"2023-07-27T17:29:16","modified_gmt":"2023-07-27T17:29:16","slug":"out-now-issue-294-of-passenger-transport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/out-now-issue-294-of-passenger-transport\/","title":{"rendered":"Out now: Issue 294 of Passenger Transport"},"content":{"rendered":"
Issue 294 of Passenger Transport<\/em> is published on July 28.
\nContents include:<\/h5>\n

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

\u2018Train beats plane on key domestic routes\u2019<\/a>
<\/strong>\u2018Majority\u2019 of popular domestic air trips could be completed by train more quickly and cheaply, new Campaign for Better Transport report reveals<\/p>\n

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

DfT pauses bus retrofit funding amid doubts<\/a>
<\/strong>Department investigates variable performance but Transport Scotland backs technology and continues to fund conversions. Rhodri Clark reports<\/p>\n

Concerns raised over future of rural buses
<\/strong>New report finds services at a \u2018historic low\u2019 and reveals urban locations received two-thirds of government Bus Service Improvement Plan funding<\/p>\n

Hiron advocates \u2018fair and equitable\u2019 payment
<\/strong>ALBUM chair wants to end arguments over reimbursement <\/p>\n

Industry warns of crisis without new orders
<\/strong>Railway Industry Association claims that unless action is taken now on planned rolling stock enhancements, thousands of jobs will be at risk <\/p>\n

Minister confirms privatisation plans
<\/strong>Operator of Last Resort contracts to return to private sector<\/p>\n

McGill\u2019s probes options for night bus network
<\/strong>Move follows First\u2019s decision to scrap city\u2019s night bus network<\/p>\n

RAIB finds Lumo train almost overturned
<\/strong>Train passed through junction at three times permitted speed<\/p>\n

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

\u2018Bus is better climate investment than rail\u2019
<\/strong>Lee Waters, Wales\u2019s deputy minister for climate change, says buses and active travel beat rail on climate change credentials. Rhodri Clark reports<\/p>\n

Rural Zero Emission Buses Taskforce launch
<\/strong>Taskforce will focus on how to keep rural services connected<\/p>\n

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

Bus sensors to monitor passenger comfort
<\/strong>BusMONITOR project is run through partnership between Innovate UK, Loughborough University and Vectare Ltd. Rhodri Clark reports<\/p>\n

MTR UK venture seeks to optimise timetabling
<\/strong>Elizabeth Line operator teams up with longstanding partner<\/p>\n

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

Norman Baker: Flights of fancy are fanning the flames<\/a>
<\/strong>Aviation is becoming a real climate change problem but the government clings to the \u2018jet zero\u2019 fantasy. We need fewer flights<\/p>\n

Alex Warner: Closing ticket offices creates challenges<\/a>
<\/strong>It\u2019s seen as a quick financial fix, but the experience of the London Underground reveals the true cost of closing down ticket offices<\/p>\n

Nick Richardson: War on the motorist \u2013 when do we start?
<\/strong>With inappropriate policies and imminent climate disaster, we should be promoting passenger transport like never before<\/p>\n

Great Minster Grumbles: Do Labour\u2019s rail policies make sense?
<\/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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SPECIAL REPORT: IP4Maas<\/strong><\/p>\n

Advancing uptake of MaaS across Europe<\/a>
<\/strong>Under the helm of UITP, the IP4Maas project tested intelligent mobility solutions for better mobility in cities across Europe<\/p>\n

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EVENTS: The Great Transport Debate<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s time to collectively talk about transport<\/a>
<\/strong>The Great Transport Debate is a unique event designed to bring together leaders, experts, innovators and 200 informed professionals from every sector of the industry to debate the most pressing issues and challenges facing UK passenger transport networks today \u2013 and in the future<\/p>\n

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

Thurston to step down
<\/strong>As project enters peak construction, HS2 CEO Mark Thurston will leave in September<\/p>\n

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