What’s inside the latest edition of Passenger Transport:
LEAD STORY
A budget to ‘rebalance transport costs’
Public transport sector welcomes the end of the fuel duty cut in due course, a new distance-based electric vehicle charge and a rail fares freeze
NEWS EXTRA
First Bus to quit Cornwall
Group to withdraw from Cornwall after years of retrenchment. Andrew Garnett reports
NEWS
Blackpool wins Bus Operator of the Year
Council-owned bus company won the best operator prize and Go-Ahead Group headed the medal table at this week’s UK Bus Awards in London
Bus sector ‘sidelined’ as cost pressures bite
CPT and Bus Users UK lament missed opportunities
Rethink for second phase of East West Rail
80 design changes follow non-statutory consultation process
Finances strengthen but subsidy continues
Rail fares revenue grows, but concerns over sustainability
Skates defends Welsh train leasing decision
High operating profit revealed for new Wales and Borders trains
NET ZERO
NewPower’s EV-to-EV repowering deal
‘Enormous increases in power, range
and efficiency’
INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY
Vix to help define UK’s first bus stop standard
Technology firm will bring its experience to working group
TransMach wins Reading
Council-owned bus operator gives supplier its largest order to date, covering fleet of 285 buses
COMMENT
Alex Warner: A career focused on unlocking growth
Over more than two decades with Stagecoach and then Go-Ahead, Rupert Cox has been obsessed with understanding local markets
Nick Richardson: Home to school is a looming headache
A recent report highlighted the increasing costs of providing home to school transport. How do we strike the right balance?
Great Minster Grumbles: Budget is a pivotal moment for Starmer
Our Whitehall insider imagines what’s going on inside the minds of the mandarins at Great Minster House, home of the DfT
FUTURE OF RAIL
Britain’s railway reformation
The government has published its Railway Bill – what’s proposed, and what needs to be addressed?
Levelling up starts with connecting up
The North must go further and faster on rail connectivity. Expanding open access can unlock the region’s full potential
PEOPLE, in association with Intuitive Talent Solutions
Platinum for Southeastern
Train operator recognised for workplace learning and skills development schemes by The 5% Club
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