{"id":3818,"date":"2024-02-22T23:30:06","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T23:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/out-now-issue-307-of-passenger-transport\/"},"modified":"2024-02-22T23:30:06","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T23:30:06","slug":"out-now-issue-307-of-passenger-transport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/out-now-issue-307-of-passenger-transport\/","title":{"rendered":"Out now: Issue 307 of Passenger Transport"},"content":{"rendered":"
Issue 307 of Passenger Transport<\/em> is published on February 23.
\nContents include:<\/h5>\n

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

North-south divide in bus network recovery<\/a>
<\/strong>DfT figures show bus use recovering fastest in the South East and East of England \u2013 contrasting with weaker growth, and even decline, in the North<\/p>\n

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

Bee Network users asked to be patient <\/a>
<\/strong>Vernon Everitt asks passengers to \u2018bear with us\u2019 ahead of launch<\/p>\n

Operators highlight congestion impact
<\/strong>CP Bus Alliance chair calls for effective partnership working<\/p>\n

Draft Rail Reform Bill is finally published
<\/strong>Government presents draft bill which would pave the way for sector\u2019s \u2018guiding mind\u2019 but it remains to be seen whether it will progress<\/p>\n

Stagecoach set to quit biggest bus garage
<\/strong>Operator confirms it is in discussions to quit West Ham Garage<\/p>\n

Bus Partnership Fund not dead yet \u2013 minister
<\/strong>Scottish Government decided not to allocate any money to fund in 2024\/25 but minister hopes to support it in future years. Rhodri Clark reports<\/p>\n

Welsh SMEs fear pre-franchising purge
<\/strong>Smaller operators accuse larger rivals of consolidating territory<\/p>\n

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

FastCharge trial \u2018could transform UK railway\u2019
<\/strong>GWR-led trial could offer solution to UK\u2019s branch lines<\/p>\n

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

Passenger aims to solve the bus fares mystery<\/a>
<\/strong>Technology firm has worked closely with bus operators to launch a new fares finder in its \u2018white-label\u2019 mobile app product used by 35 companies<\/p>\n

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

Alex Warner: Our industry boasts a wealth of talent<\/a>
<\/strong>This edition features LOST Group\u2019s \u2018Ones to Watch 2024\u2019. It was exhausting to put this list together \u2013 but the end result is inspiring<\/p>\n

Nick Richardson: The shop window for better bus travel?
<\/strong>Improvements to the bus stop user experience are welcome, but some new designs have the potential to create problems<\/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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ONES TO WATCH 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n

55 ones to watch in passenger transport<\/a>
<\/strong>LOST Group, the technology-led matching service owned and operated by transport professionals, has teamed up with Passenger Transport<\/em> to identify top transport talent blazing a trail in 2024<\/p>\n

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THE TRANSPORT TICKETING REVOLUTION<\/strong><\/p>\n

MaaS is the future of ticketing<\/a>
<\/strong>More and more places are seeking Mobility as a Service and Conduent Transportation is ready to help<\/p>\n

Customer first ethos continues<\/a>
<\/strong>Ticketer has built a reputation on placing customers at its heart and that continues with Next Gen ETM and Bee Network rollout<\/p>\n

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

Academy to plug skills gap
<\/strong>New West Midlands Transport Skills Academy aims to fill 60,000 skilled transport jobs by 2035<\/p>\n

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