{"id":3145,"date":"2023-09-08T10:29:23","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T10:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/out-now-issue-296-of-passenger-transport\/"},"modified":"2023-09-08T10:29:23","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T10:29:23","slug":"out-now-issue-296-of-passenger-transport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/out-now-issue-296-of-passenger-transport\/","title":{"rendered":"Out now: Issue 296 of Passenger Transport"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u00a0 TfL records highest ridership since Covid<\/a> \u00a0 West Midlands unveils rail investment strategy 680,000 responses on ticket office proposals West Midlands secures bus network until 2025 First takes the axe with sudden depot closure TPE axes \u2018Nova 3\u2019 fleet to simplify operations Mayor paves the way for bus franchising TfW and Visit Wales team up for promotion 20mph limit sees Welsh operator ditch Euro 6<\/a> \u00a0 HS2 trains will be the world\u2019s greenest \u00a0 DfT releases guidance on Mobility as a Service Optibus inspires Arriva High Wycombe revamp \u00a0 Norman Baker: PM is weaponising transport policy<\/a> Alex Warner: It\u2019s not bad, but it\u2019s far from polished<\/a> Nick Richardson: Striking the right balance for ULEZ Great Minster Grumbles: This political shift will stifle modal shift \u00a0 Go-Ahead gains bus chief \u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n The post Out now: Issue 296 of Passenger Transport<\/a> first appeared on Passenger Transport<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u200b\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Issue 296 of Passenger Transport is published on September 8. Contents include: \u00a0 \u00a0LEAD STORY TfL records highest ridership since CovidAugust Bank Holiday Weekend saw a near 10% increase in bus travel on the equivalent weekend last year, with Tube journeys seeing a near 6% rise \u00a0NEWS West Midlands unveils rail investment strategyThe West Midlands Rail Executive\u2019s comprehensive 2022-2050 investment…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":3146,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3145","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-camcab"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3145"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3145"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3145\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3146"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3145"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
LEAD STORY<\/strong><\/p>\n
<\/strong>August Bank Holiday Weekend saw a near 10% increase in bus travel on the equivalent weekend last year, with Tube journeys seeing a near 6% rise<\/p>\n
NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n
<\/strong>The West Midlands Rail Executive\u2019s comprehensive 2022-2050 investment strategy prioritises sustainability, resilience and growth<\/p>\n
<\/strong>Watchdogs get to work as consultation process closes<\/p>\n
<\/strong>BSIP+ funding secures local network until long-term plan found<\/p>\n
<\/strong>Bridgwater depot closed in bid to secure Somerset business<\/p>\n
<\/strong>Locomotive-hauled trains to be phased out after prolonged issues<\/p>\n
<\/strong>Bus franchising public consultation scheduled for 2024<\/p>\n
<\/strong>Campaign focuses on Aberystwyth, Conwy, Chepstow and Tenby \u2013 but none of these destinations has an hourly train service throughout the day<\/p>\n
<\/strong>Vehicles sold because of concerns over particulate traps <\/p>\n
NET ZERO<\/strong><\/p>\n
<\/strong>First to achieve rigorous PAS 2080 global accreditation<\/p>\n
INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY<\/strong><\/p>\n
<\/strong>Developers told to ensure that technology leaves no-one behind<\/p>\n
<\/strong>Bus users will see up to a doubling of frequencies<\/p>\n
COMMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n
<\/strong>Rishi Sunak seems to have concluded that adopting macho anti-environment policies across the board could be a vote winner<\/p>\n
<\/strong>Sometimes we hear that transport is in a dire state, other times the sector is hailed as heroes.The truth is somewhere in between<\/p>\n
<\/strong>The debate about London\u2019s ULEZ should be about balancing environmental goals, economic realities, and individual choices<\/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>Matt Carney to move from Go-Ahead co-parent Kinetic to take on role of chief executive \u2013 bus<\/p>\n
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