{"id":8419,"date":"2024-10-04T12:29:05","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T12:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/out-now-issue-322-of-passenger-transport\/"},"modified":"2024-10-04T12:29:05","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T12:29:05","slug":"out-now-issue-322-of-passenger-transport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/out-now-issue-322-of-passenger-transport\/","title":{"rendered":"Out now: Issue 322 of Passenger Transport"},"content":{"rendered":"
LEAD STORY<\/strong><\/p>\n Halt \u2018nonsensical\u2019 road projects to save \u00a310.5bn<\/a> NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n Calls to \u2018Buy British\u2019 increase at conference<\/a> Chancellor poised to approve Euston rebuild Bee Network\u2019s first birthday \u2018Once in a generation opportunity\u2019 for rail First snaps up Grand Union Stirling service Brabin rejects criticism of interchange closure U-turn on all areas franchising for Wales NET ZERO<\/strong><\/p>\n FirstGroup invests \u00a31m in KleanDrive INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY<\/strong><\/p>\n Flowbird boosts Belfast COMMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n Norman Baker: Buses need more attention to detail<\/a> Alex Warner: Rail needs a reset \u2013 not just another sale<\/a> Neill Birch: There\u2019s a buzz around franchising<\/a> The legacy of the pandemic<\/a> Nick Richardson: Progress but still more to be done Energy Market Report: Why hydrogen hasn\u2019t taken off yet Great Minster Grumbles: Real action, real change, right now? CAREERS<\/strong><\/p>\n Scheme opened door to career DON\u2019T MISS OUT \u2013 GET YOUR COPY! \u2013\u00a0click here to subscribe<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/a>Out now: Issue 322 of Passenger Transport<\/p>\n The post Out now: Issue 322 of Passenger Transport<\/a> first appeared on Passenger Transport<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u200b\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Issue 322 of Passenger Transport is published on October 4. Contents include: LEAD STORY Halt \u2018nonsensical\u2019 road projects to save \u00a310.5bn Campaign for Better Transport urges transport secretary to divert funding to public transport as CPT calls for \u2018immediate decision\u2019 on \u00a32 bus fare cap NEWS Calls to \u2018Buy British\u2019 increase at conference A clear theme from the Labour Party…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":8420,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8419","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\/8419"}],"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=8419"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8419\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8420"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8419"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8419"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n<\/strong>Campaign for Better Transport urges transport secretary to divert funding to public transport as CPT calls for \u2018immediate decision\u2019 on \u00a32 bus fare cap<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>A clear theme from the Labour Party conference was the growing demand for British bus manufacturers to be prioritised in public procurement<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Old Oak Common link will also see station redeveloped<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Patronage and performance improvements as the cost of operating franchised network falls<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Greater Manchester sees opportunities in government rail plans<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Group acquires open access operator\u2019s West Coast access rights<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Bradford Interchange bus station to reopen after lengthy closure<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Welsh Government\u2019s Bill will now offer \u2018opportunity\u2019<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Operator invests in heavy vehicle electric conversion specialist<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Users of Belfast\u2019s multi-modal Grand Central Station will benefit from ticketing technology<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Improving bus services requires more than a fare cap or a change of ownership \u2013 it\u2019s all also about shelters, timetables and ticketing<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The transport secretary has announced a \u2018Rail Sale\u2019 for early 2025. We need to be more radical in reducing costs and raising revenue<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The new government is pushing ahead with a bus franchising revolution, but there are potential pitfalls that must be avoided<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Matthew Niblett and Sarah Kendall on how Covid accelerated changes in travel behaviour<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The new government is planning a housebuilding revolution, but it is imperative those new homes are plugged into public transport<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>A lack of availability of truly green hydrogen and infrastructure disadvantages have held hydrogen back \u2013 but don\u2019t write it off<\/p>\n
\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
\n<\/strong>With Patience and persistence: How Never Mind The Gap offered opportunities At LNER<\/p>\n