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• Out now: Issue 119 of Passenger Transport

  08-10-2015 16:27 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Issue 119 of Passenger Transport is published on October 9
  Contents include:
    
   
  LEAD STORYTransport schemes at heart of Adonis brief
  Crossrail 2 and High Speed 3 are priority schemes for the government’s new National Infrastructure Commission, which is chaired by Lord Adonis
   
  NEWS
  Sheffield gains bus powers in devo-deal
  Bus franchising offered as part of city region agreement
  NR publishes options for coping with growth
  Network Rail final route studies will infor
  
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• Transport schemes at heart of Adonis brief

  08-10-2015 15:56 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Crossrail 2 and High Speed 3 are priority schemes for the government’s new National Infrastructure Commission, which is chaired by Lord Adonis
   
  Lord Adonis will look dispassionately at the UK’s future infrastructure needs
   
  Former transport secretary Lord Adonis has been given the task of drafting proposals for Crossrail 2 and High Speed 3 infrastructure schemes in timefor the next budget.
  Chancellor George Osborne announced this week that he had recruited the Labour peer
  
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• Sheffield gains bus powers in devo-deal

  08-10-2015 15:50 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Bus franchising offered as part of city region agreement
   
  Could Sheffield franchise its bus network?
   
  The government has confirmed plans for a devolution deal with the Sheffield City Region that once again places the regulation of bus services in the spotlight.
  The deal, signed by chancellor George Osborne, will see a directly-elected mayor take office in 2017 who will oversee a range of devolved powers, including responsibility for transport.It will be backed up by an additional ann
  
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• DB man to lead Arriva as Martin steps down

  08-10-2015 15:45 via passengertransport.co.uk
  DB Regio boss will replace David Martin at the end of the year
    
  DB Regio boss Manfred Rudhart has been named as the new boss of Arriva. He will begin his new role on January 1, when the Sunderland-based group’s long serving chief executive, David Martin, steps down.
  Martin has headed Arriva since 2006, and is credited with leading the group’s substantial growth since joining in 1996. He oversaw the group’s sale to Deutsche Bahn, Germany’s state-owned railway c
  
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• Stagecoach sets pace for UK Bus Awards

  08-10-2015 15:28 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Almost 100 finalists have made the shortlist for this year’s prestigious UK Bus Awards, with the winners set to be announced on November 24
    
  Stagecoach has received the highest number of shortlisted entries for this year’s prestigious UK Bus Awards.
  It was revealed this week that the Perth-based group has achieved 16 shortlisted entries, ahead of Arriva (14), Go-Ahead Group (13) and FirstGroup (9).
  Its Stagecoach Manchester and Stagecoach South West subsidiaries are among
  
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• Wrightbus Group more than triples its pre-tax profit

  08-10-2015 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - The County Antrim bus manufacturing firm, Wrightbus Group, more than tripled its pre-tax profits to £14.5m in 2014.The profit was achieved on turnover of £297m in the 15 months to December 2014.The directors' report said the figures showed a
  
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• We are on a journey to improve our roads say senior road network experts at CILTs Conservative Party Conference Debate

  08-10-2015 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - The state of the countrys road surfaces, the introduction of new technology and the need to reduce air pollution from our roads were the hot topics of this years Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) fringe event at the Conservative Party Conference 2015.Steve Agg FCILT, Chief Executive, CILT, chaired the Institutes fringe event in Manchester on Tuesday, and a panel of leading road network experts discussed their Vision for the fut
  
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• VIDEO: Does VW scandal affect your car?

  08-10-2015 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Richard Westcott explains how you can check if your car is affected by the VW emissions scandal.
  
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• Sudden gust may have caused plane to veer off runway on take-off

  08-10-2015 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - A SUDDEN gust of wind may have caused a plane with 29 people on board to skid off a runway and plough into grass, according to an official report.
  
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• Stansted Airport owner 'increases contribution to UK economy but reduces environmental impact

  08-10-2015 02:00 via cambridgenetwork.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Figures released by Stansted Airport's parent company, Manchester Airports Group (MAG), show that the Group has increased the value its airports generate for the UK and for the communities in which they operate, while significantly reducing their environmental impact.
  
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• Skilled worker shortage 'major threat' to rail upgrades and housebuilding

  08-10-2015 02:00 via expressandstar.com
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - Plans to increase housebuilding and upgrade the railways are being threatened by a shortage of skilled workers, a new report has warned.
  
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• Ryanair urges Google to tackle third party booking sites

  08-10-2015 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Aviation Industry- Airline claims sites such as Edreams mislead passengers resulting in higher costs
  
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• Road blockage after two bus stops placed opposite each other on Peterborough street

  08-10-2015 02:00 via peterboroughtoday.co.uk
  
  Peterborough Telegraph - A dad of four says it is a struggle to take his children to school every morning after Peterborough City Council agreed to put two bus stops outside his home.
  
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• Race to fix problems by rush hour as Londoners hit by travel chaos after incidents at King's Cross and Surbiton

  08-10-2015 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Transport bosses are working to fix the delays on London's Tube and rail networks after commuters were hit by chaos during the morning rush hour.
  
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• Public anger over North Yorkshire bus subsidy cuts

  08-10-2015 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Post - PLANS TO cut bus subsidies in North Yorkshire have been met with huge opposition.
  
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• £20m M4 relief road cash 'appalling'

  08-10-2015 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A Labour AM says she is
  
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• Plane exit opened after seated request

  08-10-2015 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A passenger on a plane that came off Stornoway Airport's runway opened an exit despite a request from the captain to remain seated, a report finds.
  
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• New train times 'slower than 1970s'

  08-10-2015 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - New £4.5m trains running from London to south Wales will be slower than those 40 years ago, a transport union claims.
  
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• MP to call for debate on rail line upgrade

  08-10-2015 02:00 via peterboroughtoday.co.uk
  
  Peterborough Telegraph - Sleaford MP Stephen Phillips is seeking to bring to Parliament the issue of increased disturbance from freight trains at anti-social hours on an upgraded rail line.
  
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• Luton airport sees passenger numbers rise 19

  08-10-2015 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Aviation Industry- Redevelopment work underway to cope with growing demand
  
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• Fix in place for 'too slow' bus lanes

  08-10-2015 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Bus firms who stopped using
  
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• Fastlink services back

  08-10-2015 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - BUS services are set to relaunch on Glasgow's £40 million Fastlink infrastructure
  
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• Councillor 'taken aback' by Borders Railway demand

  08-10-2015 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -The number of passengers using the Borders Railway has beaten the most optimistic predictions made for the rebuilt route, which opened on 6 September. The first statistics have caused one councillor who supports the project to admit that he has been 'taken aback' by the results. Two-car trains quickly proved to be inadequate, and ScotRail has been strengthening some units to three cars. Although it remains to be seen if usage drops back when the route has ceased to be a novelty,
  
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• Centro reveals details of Midland Metro changeover

  08-10-2015 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -Tram passengers in the West Midlands have been told that the stop at Birmingham Snow Hill will close permanently after the last trams on Saturday 24 October. From the following day Midland Metro services from Wolverhampton will terminate at St Paul's, the next stop down the line, for about six weeks, while a new junction is installed which is set to take trams onwards to the city centre and New Street station by the end of the year.
  
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• Cardiff to London train journey times will be slower than the 1970s, rail union claims

  08-10-2015 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online -Great Western Railway has denied the claims - but admits the fastest journey in 2018 will be the same as in 1977
  
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• Can Tesla downshift from $130,000 SUVs to mass market electric cars?

  08-10-2015 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - After unveiling the luxury Model X, Elon Musks company has a big challenge ahead as it aims for a bigger audience with its Model 3, promised for 2017On 21 September, Teslas chief executive and founder, Elon Musk, used all the tricks in his showmans book to launch the companys latest all-electric vehicle, the Model X, at the companys San Francisco Bay headquarters. Teslas mission, he said, is to accelerate the advent of sustainable transport, hoping that the new SUV will help the c
  
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• Cambridge International Airport expands Scandinavian reach

  08-10-2015 02:00 via cambridgenetwork.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Continuing the success of the Gothenburg service introduced in March this year by British Airways franchise partner SUN-AIR of Scandinavia, the airline is expanding its range of Nordic destinations from Cambridge to offer connecting services to both the Swedish capital, Stockholm as well as Helsinki, the capital of Finland.
  
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• Bombardier and Airbus talk on CSeries

  08-10-2015 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Aerospace firm Bombardier holds talks with rival Airbus about selling a stake in its CSeries project, but no agreement is reached.
  
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• Are older bus drivers unusual?

  08-10-2015 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - How unusual is it for older bus drivers to be on the road?
  
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• Air passenger transport in the EU Almost 880 million air passengers carried in 2014 Air passenger transport up in every Member State

  08-10-2015 02:00 via atn.aero
  
  Other News Sources - In 2014, 879.4 million passengers travelled by air in the European Union (EU), up by 4.4 compared with 2013 and by 16.9 compared to 2009. Over this period, air passenger transport has steadily ...
  
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• A fair deal on devo: We could prevent 2,000 premature deaths with better transport, says interim mayor

  08-10-2015 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News - 2,000 premature deaths caused by pollution could be stopped
  
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• £1.7m resurfacing for Port of Liverpool route resumes

  08-10-2015 02:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Post -Contractors resurfacing an area of road equivalent to the size of eight football pitches
  
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