Issue 335 of Passenger Transport is published on April 18.
Contents include:
LEAD STORY
£38m for 319 new green buses across England
Funding has been allocated to 12 successful local authorities, with more than half going to West of England Combined Authority for 160 buses
NEWS
Passengers give their verdict on bus stops
Transport Focus and Clear Channel UK probe shelter views
Hendy refers himself to police over texting
Rail minister spotted using mobile phone while driving bus
£300m cost estimate for Welsh franchising
Assessment presents a range of cost and benefit estimates for the planned ‘Bus Reform’ in Wales, which will see all local bus services re-regulated
Bus reform predicted to reduce journey times
Modelling assumes range of benefits from public control
McGill’s expands with Aberdeen coach route
Fly brand expanded with new route from Edinburgh Airport
NET ZERO
Arriva invests in new battery hybrid fleet
£300m order placed with Hitachi for 45 ‘tri-mode’ cars
Wrightbus joins £6.5bn green hydrogen project
Bus manufacturer teams up with alliance of UK-based firms
INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY
Metroline pioneers AI service control solution
Software predicted to save up to 2,000 hours of waiting time daily
£5m prize to transform rail
Department for Transport and Innovate UK open latest round of First of a Kind competition
COMMENT
Norman Baker: Keep an open mind about open access
Open access rail services have demonstrated that they can grow the market for rail without requiring subsidy. What’s not to like?
Nina Lockwood: Culture: the missing piece in rail reform
The establishment of Great British Railways provides a unique opportunity to reshape and, in certain areas, reset the rail industry
Alex Warner: Make a great scenic bus journey soon!
If you believe in buses don’t just talk the talk, walk the walk by taking yourself and others on one of many hidden gems out there
Nick Richardson: ‘Great’ means there is much to live up to
Great British Railways will see most train operators taken into state ownership. It will need to be good to avoid ridicule
Great Minster Grumbles: Nothing functions without transport
Our Whitehall insider imagines what’s going on inside the minds of the mandarins at Great Minster House, home of the DfT
SPECIAL REPORT: UITP Summit
‘The public transport sector meets here’
Hamburg will host the UITP Global Public Transport Summit in June. We spoke to UITP’s secretary general, Mohamed Mezghani, about the event and what visitors can look forward to
PEOPLE, in association with Intuitive Talent Solutions
Brabin helps launch trailblazing bus group
Northern region group launch puts women in spotlight
Price retires after 49 years
Manager retires from Northern Trains after starting his career on the railway in 1976
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