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• Read our supplement: The ALBUM Report 2016

  28-04-2016 13:09 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Welcome to the ALBUM Report 2016, a publication from Passenger Transport devoted to Britain’s independent and municipal bus companies.
   Bigger and better than last year’s inaugural publication, this year’s report also incorporates the official Conference Workbook for the 2016 ALBUM Conference, hosted by isle of man transport on May 10-11.
  We hope you find it an interesting read and we welcome all feedback.
   
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• Out now: Issue 133 of Passenger Transport

  28-04-2016 13:03 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Issue 133 of Passenger Transport is published on April 29
  Contents include:
    
   
  LEAD STORY‘Small operators could gain from franchising’
  ALBUM chairman predicts large groups will be forced to withdraw from less profitable areas, opening up expansion opportunities for smaller rivals
   
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  Groups sought powers to hold NR to account
  Arriva, Go-Ahead and National Express denied punitive powers, including the right to withhold payments, in final Shaw review recommenda
  
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• Heathrow plane strike 'not a drone incident'

  28-04-2016 13:03
  
  Transport secretary tells MPs that incident reported by BA pilot on 17 April is now not thought to have involved droneA passenger plane believed to have been struck by an unknown object as it approached Heathrow is now not thought to have been hit by a drone, the government has said.The pilot of a British Airways flight from Geneva reported a suspected collision with a drone on 17 Aprilbut the transport secretary, Patrick McLoughlin, told MPs on Thursday that experts believed this was not &ldquo
  
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• ‘Small operators could gain from franchising’

  28-04-2016 12:43 via passengertransport.co.uk
  ALBUM chairman predicts large groups will be forced to withdraw from less profitable areas, opening up expansion opportunities for smaller rivals
   
  Midland Classic is in talks to take over Arriva’s operation in Burton-on-Trent
   
  With powers contained in the forthcoming Buses Bill enabling the introduction of bus franchising in England’s city regions, large groups will no longer be able to use profits generated in these areas to prop up operations elsewhere.
  This assertion h
  
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• CILT members vote to remain in EU

  28-04-2016 12:32 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Survey finds that 64% say that as individuals they think the UK should remain in union
    
  Almost two-thirds of members of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport believe that the UK should remain in the EU.
  A recent survey asked members whether they thought as an individual the UK should remain in or leave the EU, 64% said remain, CILT revealed this week.
  CILT represents over 18,000 professionals working in the logistics and transport industry and the survey received 676 res
  
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• Groups sought powers to hold NR to account

  28-04-2016 12:23 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Arriva, Go-Ahead and National Express denied punitive powers, including the right to withhold payments, in final Shaw review recommendations
   
  Go-Ahead said concentrating on enhancements left a ‘capability drain’ in core areas
   The Shaw review’s proposals to create a more effective working relationship between train operators and Network Rail fell short of providing operators with new powers that several major transport groups argued for.
  The review’s final reco
  
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• Spotlight on innovation at Transports Publics

  28-04-2016 12:17 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Transports Publics 2016, the European Mobility Exhibition, will be take place in Paris in June, attracting over 100,000 visitors from across Europe
   The 7th edition of Transports Publics, the European Mobility Exhibition, will be taking place in Paris on June 14-16. This not-to-be-missed event brings together key players in public transport, with over 10,000 visitors and 250 exhibitors from all across Europe. It is an opportunity to discover the latest innovations for developing sustainable
  
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• Commuting is now a fact of life. We just need to make it less awful

  28-04-2016 08:04
  
  Better transport links would mean easier commutes and less overcrowding in cities, as workers opt for cheaper housing further from their workplacesOver the course of a weekday morning in Manchester, a significant change takes place. As trains, trams and cars zip along roads and tracks, the population alters rapidly. More than half of the people facing computer screens or talking to colleagues at 10am were not sleeping in the city hours earlier: they were in other towns and cities. Nearly 180,000
  
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• Whitehall logjam over EU vote could push Heathrow ruling back to September

  28-04-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - The Government decision on Heathrows third runway faces yet another delay because of a Whitehall logjam caused by the EU referendum. Insiders say it is among a raft of major decisions competing for time in a one-month window between the referendum and the summer parliamentary recess.
  
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• We want improvements to West Norfolks rail link too, government officials insist Read more: http://www.lynnnews.co.uk/news/local/latest-local-news/we-want-improvements-to-west-norfolk-s-rail-link-too-government-officials-insist-1-7354324#ixzz4

  28-04-2016 02:00 via lynnnews.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Government officials have defended their handling of West Norfolks rail links following criticism from two senior business leaders.
  
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• We want improvements to West Norfolks rail link too, government officials insist

  28-04-2016 02:00 via lynnnews.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Government officials have defended their handling of West Norfolks rail links following criticism from two senior business leaders.
  
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• Virgin Atlantic CEO cites innovation as key to turning around results

  28-04-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- UK-based Virgin Atlantic is seeking to become a more efficient airline as it moves steadily toward sustained profitability, CEO Craig Kreeger said.read more
  
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• VIDEO: '70 drop in trade due to roadworks'

  28-04-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Traders in Flintshire have said they are being kept in the dark about a delay to roadworks which are affecting their businesses.
  
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• Vast rail depot plan on the outskirts of Northampton to gift open space

  28-04-2016 02:00 via northamptonchron.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Developers behind the eight million square foot rail depot in rural Northamptonshire have said the scheme could create new open space.
  
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• Unexpected consequences of oil slump

  28-04-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Aircraft bubble may take toll on leasing companies
  
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• Toll bridge fees decision to be made

  28-04-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A decision on whether to keep road tolls on the Cleddau Bridge in Pembrokeshire is set to be made next month.
  
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• This is how each London bus route got its number

  28-04-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - The transport numbering system is more methodical than it might seem...
  
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• The view from Steel City: Devolution has united Sheffield City Region but HS2 is a problem

  28-04-2016 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Post - Northern Powerhouse Rail is an ambition for half-hour journeys between the centres of Leeds, Sheffield and Manchester. HS2 could form the eastern leg of HS3 between Leeds and Sheffieldbut only if the stations are in both city centres. If the Sheffield station is four miles away at Meadowhall, then what? The thorny issue of where to put the station has exposed deep divisions. South Yorkshire writer David Walsh reports.
  
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• The Heathrow problem and how London mayoral candidates can handle it

  28-04-2016 02:00 via theconversation.com
  
  Other News Sources - With Heathrow already operating at 98 capacity, airport expansion will be one of the biggest issues facing the next mayor of London. Whoever is elected to the position wont have the final saythat power lies with the UK governmentbut their opinion carries the weight of the largest electoral mandate of any UK politician.
  
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• TfL uses Bakerloo line to celebrate National Walking Month

  28-04-2016 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Transport for London (TfL) is running Spring into Summer free guided walks on 21st and 22nd May to celebrate National Walking Month. In all, there are 45 of these walks that will take place over the city that are organised by Walk London and TfL to explore London's sights, including landmarks, parks and canals. Many of the walks are family friendly and are inspired by literature like Goodnight Mister Tom and mythology. There is another new themed
  
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• Steam engine Tornado, which featured on Top Gear, will bring special train to Harwich for Kindertransport and Sir Nicholas Winton commemorations

  28-04-2016 02:00 via eadt.co.uk
  
  East Anglian Daily Times - A special steam train will visit Essex and Suffolk this summer in connection with the part Harwich played in saving thousands of children at the start of the Second World War.
  
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• Stagecoach slides 3 as it warnings of "challenging" rail outlook

  28-04-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - A disappointing trading update has put the brakes on rail and bus group Stagecoach.
  
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• Speed bumps most hated road feature for Huddersfield drivers

  28-04-2016 02:00 via examiner.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Speed bumps celebrate 30 years of frustrating Yorkshire drivers
  
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• Rail freight must step up its development

  28-04-2016 02:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - New markets must be found for rail freight to continue its valuable contribution
  
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• Pollution protesters stage central London 'die-in'

  28-04-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Campaigners have staged a dramatic "die-in" as part of an air pollution protest involving up to 250 people outside the Department for Transport this evening.
  
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• Parents fight to save York school bus

  28-04-2016 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press -ANGRY parents are calling on city leaders to postpone a decision on axing their children's school bus.
  
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• Network Rail on the wrong tracks letter

  28-04-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Last weekend we had no trains between Carlisle and Preston; this weekend the whole of the west coast mainline from Stafford to Glasgow and Edinburgh is closed. The train service is being replaced by a series of bus services. If you want to go from Glasgow Central to Crewe, the National Rail journey planner advises that it will take six hours and 10 minutes involving three bus journeys, and the fare will be £92 (the normal journey time by train is just under three hours). Thi
  
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• Network Rail awards 90m worth of contracts to improve London and Reading line

  28-04-2016 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - A contract has been awarded by Network Rail for work to begin on the final stage of the signalling system that will control trains between Reading and Paddington to Alstom. There is another document that has been awarded to be able to build resilient power supplies to Amey and the contracts are collectively worth 90 million. Such upgrades are crucial to the successful operation of Elizabeth line services and the modernisation of the Great Western
  
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• MPs back action to prevent Thames cruise ship fumes

  28-04-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A powerful committee of MPs today stepped into a row over plans to let cruise ships spew diesel fumes day and night in the heart of London.
  
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• Most West Sussex residents back Gatwick expansion, says new poll

  28-04-2016 02:00 via midsussextimes.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Most West Sussex residents back Gatwick expansion, according to a new YouGov poll.
  
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• Moment lightning strikes plane on way to Heathrow

  28-04-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Passenger planes flying into Heathrow were struck by lightning during a thunderstorm, according to shocked passengers.
  
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• Mitsubishi sees domestic orders halve

  28-04-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Mitsubishi Motors says domestic orders for its vehicles have halved since it revealed last week that it had been rigging fuel efficiency tests.
  
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• Mitsubishi sales hit by fuel data scandal

  28-04-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Carmaker refuses to issue financial guidance while full scope of the affair is unknown
  
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• May Day bank holiday 2016 set to be the busiest yet for travellers

  28-04-2016 02:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - Airport passenger numbers and train journeys expected to hit record levels, while the road network is predicted to be busier than ever
  
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• Kintyre ferry launches after pilot run

  28-04-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A seasonal ferry service linking Ayrshire and Kintyre resumes after a Scottish government decision to make it permanent.
  
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• Job losses due at Boaty McBoatface yard

  28-04-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A shipyard - where the vessel at the centre of the Boaty McBoatface vote will be built - has said 98 jobs are at risk.
  
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• Jet2 offer chance to live the high life... as cabin crew

  28-04-2016 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News -Recruiting event tomorrow will help staff find hopefuls who are the best of the best to fly the airline's routes around Europe
  
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• Jason Heppenstall creates giant bird out of recycled shipping material for Hull's ferry port

  28-04-2016 02:00 via examiner.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - The sculpture was commissioned by Associated British Ports
  
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• Halton curve gets the green light

  28-04-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - The Liverpool City Combined Authority has approved a range of projects aimed at improving travel across Merseyside, including reinstatement of the Halton Curve.
  
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• FTA supports report that claims Clean Air Zones arent a perfect solution

  28-04-2016 02:00 via fta.co.uk
  Other News Sources - The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has spoken in support of todays report into air quality and transport that claims Governments plans for ...
  
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• Final stages of Reading Crossrail upgrade to start after Network Rail awards 90million contracts

  28-04-2016 02:00 via getreading.co.uk
  
  Reading Evening Post - Power supplies will be upgraded and new signal systems will continue to be installed ready for Crossrail
  
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• 'Extend London vehicle pollution charge across England,' MPs say

  28-04-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Plans to give London authorities enhanced powers to charge high-polluting vehicles to enter the capital should be extended across England, MPs have urged.
  
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• Etihad profits jump 41

  28-04-2016 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Aviation Industry- Abu Dhabi airline reports net profit of $103 million for 2015
  
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• 'Crucial' rail line upgrade works

  28-04-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Network Rail awards contracts worth 90m to complete re-signalling and upgrade works on Great Western Main Line between London and Reading.
  
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• Brussels probes diesel car software

  28-04-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Scrutiny of VW, Mercedes and Opel devices that switch off control systems at low temperatures
  
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• British Airways rolls out extras through NDC

  28-04-2016 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Aviation Industry- Airline updates options available for agents to book through NDC systems
  
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• Bank holiday traffic chaos predicted as 20 million cars hit the road

  28-04-2016 02:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -MOTORISTS have been warned to expect heavy traffic over the bank holiday with around 20 million leisure trips expected to be made on Britains road.
  
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• 'Thousands of driverless cars set to arrive on London's streets'

  28-04-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Thousands of driverless cars could soon be motoring around London, Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin said today.
  
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• Alstom and Amey share £90m signalling contracts

  28-04-2016 02:00 via theconstructionindex.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Network Rail has awarded a £79m contract for the final stage of the signalling system that will control trains between Reading and Paddington to Alstom and a separate £11m contract for resilient power supplies to Amey.
  
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