{"id":3101,"date":"2023-08-25T10:34:15","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T10:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/out-now-issue-295-of-passenger-transport\/"},"modified":"2023-08-25T10:34:15","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T10:34:15","slug":"out-now-issue-295-of-passenger-transport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/out-now-issue-295-of-passenger-transport\/","title":{"rendered":"Out now: Issue 295 of Passenger Transport"},"content":{"rendered":"
Issue 295 of Passenger Transport<\/em> is published on August 25.
\nContents include:<\/h5>\n

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

\u2018TfW 2.0\u2019 will manage bus services in Wales<\/a>
<\/strong>Initially set up to procure the Wales and Borders rail franchise, Transport for Wales will be tasked with nurturing a \u2018multi-modal culture in Wales\u2019<\/p>\n

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

Ambitious bus strategy aims for 30% growth
<\/strong>Greater Manchester unveils aspirational bus strategy to boost local bus patronage by 2030, but funding plans have yet to be confirmed<\/p>\n

Stations to benefit from city-wide partnership
<\/strong>Network Rail and TfGM partner to revitalise stations<\/p>\n

Mobico planning to launch Eurostar rival?
<\/strong>Reports have suggested that Mobico and the Spanish Cosmen family are at early stages in plans to launch a new high speed cross-Channel operator<\/p>\n

Northern initiates new train procurement plan
<\/strong>Train operator seeks to replace legacy \u2018Sprinter\u2019 units<\/p>\n

Rotheram\u2019s bus plans \u2018not fit for purpose\u2019<\/a>
<\/strong>Former Stagecoach UK bus boss criticises Liverpool City Region\u2019s bus franchising plans, citing \u2018fundamental errors\u2019 and concerns over funding<\/p>\n

Services cut as reduced Welsh bus funding bites
<\/strong>CPT Cymru says government\u2019s most recent bus funding reduction could result in 20%-25% of the whole network being cut. Rhodri Clark reports<\/p>\n

HS2 doubts persist as EWR gains ground
<\/strong>High Speed 2 faces challenges as the Infrastructure and Projects Authority downgrades delivery prospects, while East West Rail sees improvements<\/p>\n

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

Chiltern uses vegetable oil to power its trains
<\/strong>HVO fuel is made almost entirely from used cooking oils and can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 90% and particulates by 85%<\/p>\n

London now has 1,000 zero-emission buses
<\/strong>One in nine of the capital\u2019s buses are zero-emission vehicles<\/p>\n

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

New interactive map for rail travellers
<\/strong>\u2018Rail has lagged behind in offering interactive live maps\u2019<\/p>\n

Go-Ahead runs rural Wiltshire DRT service
<\/strong>Wiltshire Connect service comprises three zones<\/p>\n

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

Jason Prince: Words matter when we debate transport<\/a>
<\/strong>In the run up to the next general election, I ask politicians to think carefully about what they say and have a proper debate<\/p>\n

Alex Warner: End the Travelcard? What a travesty!<\/a>
<\/strong>London\u2019s Travelcard liberated transport users. It\u2019s withdrawal joins ticket office closures as a big backward step by today\u2019s politicians<\/p>\n

Nick Richardson: Is it time to revive motoring by train?
<\/strong>British Rail introduced what became the Motorail network in the 1960s \u2013 is it time for the service to be revived for a new generation?<\/p>\n

Great Minster Grumbles: I suspect transport won\u2019t get a look in
<\/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

Williams is Northern\u2019s MD
<\/strong>Tricia Williams will take on the role at Northern Trains early next year, succeeding Nick Donovan<\/p>\n

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