Issue 311 of Passenger Transport is published on April 19.
Contents include:
LEAD STORY
Labour vows to fast-track bus franchising
Party says that its plan will allow 250 million more bus passenger journeys a year, but ‘it will require no additional central government spending’
NEWS
‘Franchise your bus network to save money’
Andy Burnham claims Bee Network costs are a third cheaper
West Mids frontrunner pledges bus franchising
Polls suggest Labour’s Richard Parker will win mayoral election
Elizabeth Line order could plug Derby gap
Order for 10 new trains could solve Alstom order desert
Government flexible on Piccadilly NPR plans
Mark Harper suggests underground option may be back on table
Khan floats plan for East Thames Buses 2.0
Vectare withdrawal sees Essex urge passengers to contact DVSA
More delays to Core Valley Lines upgrade
£1bn modernisation programme has been beset by unexpected challenges, including Covid, and is running behind schedule. Rhodri Clark reports
SPT has 25 bus projects delayed by funding cuts
Key projects on hold following freeze on capital spending
Dutch rival swoops on remains of Van Hool
VDL aims to continue production of Belgian firm’s coach products
NET ZERO
First of NCT’s electric buses enter service
48 electric buses will join the company’s fleet by mid-2025
INNOVATION & TECH
NXWM tickets can be bought on Uber app
New and existing users receiving ‘greater flexibility and choice’
COMMENT
Alex Warner: Happy campers are potential bus users
You won’t persuade me to join you on a camping holiday, but many others enjoy it – and bus companies should make a pitch for them
Nick Richardson: A new round of BSIPs is underway
The government has updated its guidance for the next batch of Bus Service Improvement Plans. What can we expect from them?
Great Minster Grumbles: Labour reveals bus plans – but no money
Our Whitehall insider imagines what’s going on inside the minds of the mandarins at Great Minster House, home of the DfT
CAREERS:
WiBC appoints board members
Milestone marks a significant step forward in the organisation’s mission to promote gender equality
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