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• Trainee Schedule Compiler / Experienced Schedule Compiler – Go-Ahead London

  23-06-2023 22:33 via passengertransport.co.uk
   
  Trainee Schedule Compiler / Experienced Schedule Compiler
   Go-Ahead London is the largest bus operator in London, running approximately a quarter of London’s red buses on behalf of Transport for London. We have garages across South West, South East and East London, operating many of London’s most high profile bus routes.
  We are looking to recruit Trainee and Experienced Schedule Compilers. These are exciting roles offering the opportunity to work at our Head Office in the
  
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• Halt new roads and developments adding to emissions, advisers to tell UK government

  23-06-2023 16:11
  
  Committee on Climate Change report likely to recommend ending road-building programmeThe government should halt all new roads unless there are exceptional circumstances, the government’s climate advisers are likely to say next week.On Tuesday the Committee on Climate Change will publish its latest report on the UK’s progress in dealing with the climate crisis. Speaking at Glastonbury on Friday, the climate change committee chair, Lord Deben (John Gummer), said that new roads inevitab
  
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• Adieu Mickey Mouse: Eurostar’s shrinking ambitions seven years on from the Brexit vote

  23-06-2023 10:00
  
  When the Channel Tunnel first opened there were visions of seamless pan-European travel from the UK. Now the Disneyland Paris route has been axed and the Amsterdam route delayed, what went wrong?Adieu Mickey Mouse. Tot ziens Amsterdam. Don’t even mention Frankfurt – or the night train to Swansea. The early ambitions of Eurostar have long crumbled like croissants – and now even the remaining places where cross-Channel trains managed to make it are slipping off its map.The last d
  
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• Zenobe provides pop-up charging for Glastonbury service

  23-06-2023 02:00 via route-one.net
  
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - National Express has partnered with Zenobe to make use of pop-up charging stations specially set up for its shuttle services to the Glastonbury Festival, which begins today.
  
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• Wrightbus Electroliner trialled on Isle of Man

  23-06-2023 02:00 via busandcoachbuyer.com
  
  Bus and Coach Buyer - A Wrightbus StreetDeck Electroliner has visited the Isle of Man as part of a tour to demonstrate its zero-emission capabilities.
  
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• Winchester bus contract criticised for not prioritising electric buses

  23-06-2023 02:00 via hampshirechronicle.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - CIVIC chiefs have come under fire for not prioritising the use of electric buses in its latest park and ride contract.
  
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• TransPennine Express issue Friday travel warning as services cancelled AGAIN

  23-06-2023 02:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - More misery on the trains on Friday, June 23.
  
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• Transdev Blazefield moves to B15 biodiesel blend

  23-06-2023 02:00 via route-one.net
  
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - All non-zero-emission buses in the Transdev Blazefield fleet have been transferred to a high blend of biodiesel in partnership with supplier Argent Fuel.
  
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• The shipping rivals plotting divergent courses on global trade

  23-06-2023 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - As Maersk's alliance with MSC comes to an end, the companies are set to pursue strikingly different strategies
  
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• Stockton South MP Matt Vickers raises Arriva bus cuts with transport secretary

  23-06-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A Conservative MP has said he will raise proposed cuts to bus services with the Transport Secretary Mark Harper.
  
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• Stagecoach makes new appointment via development scheme

  23-06-2023 02:00 via route-one.net
  
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - Stagecoach South has appointed Sudib Gurung as Assistant Operations Manager at its Aldershot depot after progressing from a driver role by means of the operators Stagecoach Shine development programme.
  
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• Six-strong Switch Solo EV fleet delivered to Translink

  23-06-2023 02:00 via route-one.net
  
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - Switch Mobility has delivered six Solo battery-electric buses to Northern Ireland operator Translink. Four will be used on town services in Coleraine and the other two will provide a visitor shuttle at the Giants Causeway.
  
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• Safer public transport investment milestone reached, but more to come

  23-06-2023 02:00 via northumberlandgazette.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - More than £1million worth of schemes to drive down crime on public transport across Northumberland and Tyne and Wear have been rolled out through the Safer Transport Northumbria Project since it was launched by Kim McGuinness two years ago.
  
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• RMT announces three days of rail strikes in July as dispute continues

  23-06-2023 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Strikes on 20, 22 and 29 July planned as train operators have failed to make new pay offer, union saysA fresh round of rail strikes is expected to disrupt national networks during July, after the RMT union announced that 20,000 workers would stage three days of stoppages.The move dashes any hopes of an imminent resolution to a bitter labour dispute that has caused frequent disruption to rail lines across the country throughout 2023.
  
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• Reading Borough Council links up with EPM

  23-06-2023 02:00 via route-one.net
  
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - Reading Borough Council (RBC) has appointed EPM Bus Solutions to administer and audit its new multi-operator ticketing scheme.
  
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• Raising visibility of those impacted by aircraft noise

  23-06-2023 02:00 via aef.org.uk
  
  Aviation Industry- Noise levels at nearly all UK airports significantly exceed WHO-recommended levels today, and the issue is not confined to the congested airspace over London and the South East. Each year, The post Raising visibility of those impacted by aircraft noise appeared first on Aviation Environment Federation.
  
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• Rail minister blames capacity issues on not good enough Network Rail

  23-06-2023 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - Rail minister Huw Merriman has said that Network Rails performance has not been good enough and is a large cause of the capacity issues on the UKs rail network.
  
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• Powys bus travel to be made simpler with single ticket system

  23-06-2023 02:00 via countytimes.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A new single ticket scheme that aims to simplify bus travel in north Powys and beyond has been introduced.
  
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• Peoplesbus fleet and bus services sold to Stagecoach

  23-06-2023 02:00 via route-one.net
  
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - Stagecoach Merseyside, Cheshire and South Lancashire is to purchase the bus services and 23 vehicles of Merseyside independent operator Peoplesbus.
  
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• North East: £12.2m bus rescue package

  23-06-2023 02:00 via hexham-courant.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A MULTI-MILLION pound rescue package to stave off cuts to North East bus routes has been signed offbut the bailout will come at the expense of big plans for a huge transformation of public transport.
  
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• News: £3.6m Rotherham transport scheme progresses

  23-06-2023 02:00 via rothbiz.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - At Wellgate and Broom Road a £3.6m scheme sees Rotherham Council introducing 1.4km of dedicated cycle tracks on Wellgate between Hollowgate and Boswell Street, along with three new signalised junctions, one new road crossing, two improved road crossings and associated connecting works.
  
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• New tram-trains being tested on South Wales Metro lines

  23-06-2023 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - The South Wales Metro railway lines are currently testing brand-new tram-trains that are set to "revolutionise" public transport. The Citylink tram-trains are 40m long and can carry more than 250 passengers with the ability to run at 100km per hour on rail.
  
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• New direct bus service between Bristol and Amsterdam

  23-06-2023 02:00 via bristol247.com
  
  Other News Sources - A new bus service that links Bristol with five major European cities is launching in time for summer.
  
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• IRU and ITF launch action plan on driver shortages

  23-06-2023 02:00 via route-one.net
  
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - The IRU and International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) have launched a three-point plan to ease driver shortage issues, including in the coach and bus sectors.
  
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• Investigation after two dragged along by Tube trains

  23-06-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Two passengers were dragged along Underground platforms by trains in separate incidents.
  
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• Hopes Kilmarnock bus station makeover could be ready by Christmas now in doubt

  23-06-2023 02:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record - Hopes that the final phase of the £4 million refurbishment of Kilmarnock bus station would be completed before Christmas are in question after delays involving steel supplies.
  
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• Gatwick Airport expected to submit second runway DCO application within two weeks

  23-06-2023 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - The long-awaited Development Consent Order (DCO) application to convert Gatwick Airports emergency runway into a second runway is expected to be submitted within the next two weeks.
  
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• Free public transport: Proposals to raise eligibility age 'cruel and inhumane'

  23-06-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Proposed changes to free bus and rail travel are "cruel and inhumane", a public meeting has heard.
  
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• Free bus travel scheme for young people leaving care officially launches

  23-06-2023 02:00 via cornwall.gov.uk
  Other News Sources - Young people leaving care are now able to travel for free on Cornwalls buses to give them better access to work, training or study and getting to appointments, as well help improve mental health and reduce isolation.
  
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• First Bus depot on James Street to go fully electric

  23-06-2023 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press - Work to transform the First Bus depot on James Street into the first outside London to be fully electric gets underway this week.
  
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• EU invests 6.2 billion in sustainable, safe and efficient transport infrastructure

  23-06-2023 02:00 via ec.europa.eu
  
  News from Europe - The Commission has selected 107 transport infrastructure projects to receive over 6 billion in EU grants from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), the EU's instrument for strategic investment in transport infrastructure. Over 80 of the funding will support projects that deliver a more efficient, greener, and smarter network of railways, inland waterways and maritime routes along the trans-European transport (TEN-T) network. Projects will in addition bolster the EU-Ukraine Sol
  
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• Cuts to Staffordshire bus routes defended amid criticism

  23-06-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - New cuts to bus routes have been defended by a Staffordshire operator amid criticism.
  
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• Consultation launched to decarbonise future of UK transport

  23-06-2023 02:00 via hw.ac.uk
  
  Other News Sources - An ambitious new project to decarbonise the UKs transport infrastructure is beginning a consultation to help the nation achieve its net-zero commitments.
  
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• CMAC Group acquires Coach Hire Comparison

  23-06-2023 02:00 via route-one.net
  
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - Ground transport supplier CMAC Group has completed a 51 acquisition of quotes search engine Coach Hire Comparison with the goal of increasing expansion.
  
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• Calling All Stations with Christian Wolmar, Episode 20

  23-06-2023 02:00 via markwalkerg.podbean.com
  
  Christian Wolmar - Calling All Stations Podcast - Podcasting from Cambridge, Christian and co-presenter Mark Walker discuss the effectiveness of the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway 00:00, the challenges of introducing a congestion charge for the City 06:18 and the status of the East West Railway project 14:10.They then consider the lessons of the 2016 fatal crash on Croydon's tram system following the recent acquittal of the driver on criminal charges 16:45.Finally, Christian asks what kind of publ
  
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• Bus depot goes all electric as part of green transport revolution

  23-06-2023 02:00 via thebusinessdesk.com
  
  The Business Desk - Work to transform the First Bus depot on James Street, in York, into the first outside London to be fully electric gets underway this week.
  
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• Birmingham Council votes to take back control of buses

  23-06-2023 02:00 via busandcoachbuyer.com
  
  Bus and Coach Buyer - A motion has been passed by the Birmingham City Council to take back public control of buses.
  
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