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• Out now: Issue 295 of Passenger Transport

  25-08-2023 11:58 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Issue 295 of Passenger Transport is published on August 25.Contents include:
   
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  ‘TfW 2.0’ will manage bus services in WalesInitially set up to procure the Wales and Borders rail franchise, Transport for Wales will be tasked with nurturing a ‘multi-modal culture in Wales’
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  Ambitious bus strategy aims for 30% growthGreater Manchester unveils aspirational bus strategy to boost local bus patronage by 2030, but funding plans have yet to be confir
  
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• A journey back in time to the ghost village on Salisbury Plain

  25-08-2023 08:00
  
  Once a year, a fleet of Routemasters takes visitors through an army training area to a settlement that has lain empty since the second world warA line of London buses is crossing Salisbury Plain. It looks like someone has taken a red pen to the map. At the wheel of the leading bus is Peter Hendy, AKA Lord Hendy, AKA the boss of Network Rail. He’s a great man for old Routemasters, owns two, and is the driving force – literally – of this annual jaunt to the abandoned village of I
  
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• Zoe Hands named First Bus MD for Manchester, Midlands and South Yorkshire

  25-08-2023 02:00 via route-one.net
  
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - First Bus has selected Zoe Hands to captain its operations as the Managing Director of its Manchester, Midlands, and South Yorkshire division.
  
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• West Lothian bus fares set to rise as review of services sees six routes axed

  25-08-2023 02:00 via edinburghlive.co.uk
  Edinburgh Evening News - The review was delayed for three years by the Covid pandemic, but has now been agreed by councillors.
  
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• UK and Dutch national rail companies agree on fibre acoustic sensing

  25-08-2023 02:00 via railway-technology.com
  
  Railway Technology - Network Rail, the national body that owns and improves UK rail infrastructure, has agreed to a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with ProRail, its equivalent company in the Netherlands.
  
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• Trams firm fined £240,000 over pedestrian death

  25-08-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Bus driver Carlos Correa Palacio was struck at a crossing in Edinburgh while walking home.
  
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• Train strikes to hit major events like Reading and Leeds festivals

  25-08-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Visitors to the Reading and Leeds festivals and Notting Hill Carnival face disruption as rail workers walk out.
  
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• Ticket office closures 'could put lives at risk' as rail users left without help

  25-08-2023 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - The RMT's Mick Lynch said the plan to shut ticket counters at 974 stations across England would result in vital staff members being cut, leaving vulnerable passengers without support
  
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• The Nimby tax on Britain and America

  25-08-2023 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Local objections and protracted reviews mean new infrastructure projects cost far more in the UK and US than elsewhere
  
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• TfL bus boss admits 'far more Outer London connections are needed when ULEZ expands

  25-08-2023 02:00 via mylondon.news
  Other Regional Press - The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khans deputy in charge of transport has admitted that far more public transport connections and options are needed between town centres in Outer London as drivers adapt to an expanded ultra low emission zone (ULEZ). Transport for London s (TfL) bus boss added that this is crucial to ensuring residents can undergo a car free lifestyle as the authority aims to cut emissions.
  
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• Siemens Mobility begins construction of $220m North Carolina factory

  25-08-2023 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - USA: A groundbreaking ceremony on August 23 launched construction of Siemens Mobilitys future passenger rolling stock manufacturing and services facility in Lexington, North Carolina.
  
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• Rolling Stock Market : By Growth, Top Key Players, Current And Upcoming Trends, Statistics By 2031

  25-08-2023 02:00 via digitaljournal.com
  Other News Sources - According to a recent report published by Allied Market Research, titled, Rolling Stock Market by Type and End Use: Global Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast, 20222031, the global Rolling Stock Market was valued at $51.31 billion in 2021, and is projected to reach $73.27 billion by 2031, registering a CAGR of 3.7 from 2022 to 2031.
  
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• Research: Signs increase bus driver-passenger interaction

  25-08-2023 02:00 via route-one.net
  
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - The use of signs in buses encouraging passengers to positively interact with drivers leads to an increase in those behaviours, a research trial operated in conjunction with Transport for London found.
  
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• Rail industry must meet challenges for a safer future

  25-08-2023 02:00 via orr.gov.uk
  Other Regional Press - Our recent annual report highlighted the areas I want to see the industry focus on in what will be my last year as His Majestys Chief Inspector of Railways.
  
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• New CalMac ferries delay after safety changes ordered

  25-08-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Regulators have demanded changes to two delayed CalMac ferries being built at Ferguson shipyard.
  
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• New calls to extend free bus pass for older people to include country-wide train travel rejected

  25-08-2023 02:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record - An online petition calling for the change has received more than 19,600 signatures from across the UK.
  
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• McGills launches new-look CitySwift services

  25-08-2023 02:00 via route-one.net
  
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - McGills has unveiled a new identity for its X36/37 services with the new name CitySwift, revamped buses and tweaked timetables.
  
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• Market share, growth, global analysis and forecast for passenger car leasing by 2030 Austria - translation from German

  25-08-2023 02:00 via steirerblatt.at
  News from Europe - Report description:Global Market Vision recently published a market research report called Passenger Vehicle Leasing Market, which contains important statistical and analytical data distributed throughout the report and contains industry-related content. The report provides an overview of the segments and sub-segmentations including product types, applications, companies and regions. The report reveals the dynamics of the global passenger car leasing market, future business im
  
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• Justine Greening says construction has a critical role in levelling up

  25-08-2023 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - Levelling up has become a widely used phrase in politics and business in recent years but there is often a difference of opinion about what it means and a belief that delivering it lies solely with the government.
  
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• Harrogate Bus Company spends £21m helped by government support

  25-08-2023 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press - A major North Yorkshire bus firm has placed orders worth £21m to deliver an all-electric bus fleet next Spring.
  
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• Gatwick Airport: Bank holiday strike threat off after pay deal agreed

  25-08-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The Unite union calls off industrial action by ground handlers after securing improved pay deals.
  
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• Elcock Reisen placed into administration after 95 years

  25-08-2023 02:00 via route-one.net
  
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - Shropshire coach operator Elcock Reisen abruptly entered administration on 23 August. In a brief statement via which the development was announced with great sorrow, the business notes that all future bookings have been cancelled and that it is in the process of contacting customers, but also that as of Friday 25 August its offices will be closed.
  
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• Edinburgh Trams fined £240,000 over death of pedestrian struck at crossing

  25-08-2023 02:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  Daily Record - Bus driver Carlos Correa Palacio, 53, had not been aware of the tram until it was too late when he was struck by the vehicle in Saughton in 2018.
  
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• Edinburgh Trams fined £240,000 for pedestrians avoidable death. subscription

  25-08-2023 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Edinburgh Trams has been fined £240,000 after it failed to learn lessons from a near-miss two years before a pedestrian was killed at a crossing.
  
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• Council takes action to maintain safety at Maesteg Bus Station

  25-08-2023 02:00 via bridgend.gov.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A temporary traffic order that was introduced at Maesteg Bus Station in 2022 to help avoid collisions and maintain public safety has now been made permanent by Bridgend County Borough Council.
  
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• Cambridgeshire franchising consultation likely early-2024

  25-08-2023 02:00 via route-one.net
  
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) expects to publish an independent audit of an Outline Business Case for bus reform in time for a public consultation early in 2024.
  
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• Calls for vigilance in Darlington bus shelter smashing spree

  25-08-2023 02:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Northern Echo - Police ask Darlington residents to be vigilant after bus shelter vandalism spree
  
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• Bus services face cuts in Shropshire due to 'lack of funding

  25-08-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Bus services will be cut in Shropshire due to a lack of government funding, a council has said.
  Five routes in Telford and Wrekin will stop in September, with a new 99 service covering "the most impacted areas.
  
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• Bus driver on what new Welsh 20mph limit could mean for journey times

  25-08-2023 02:00 via northwalespioneer.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A NORTH WALES bus driver has spoken about how he thinks the upcoming 20mph limit will affect servicejourney times.
  
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• Antrim bus company Wrightbus set to create hundreds more jobs

  25-08-2023 02:00 via irishtimes.com
  
  News from Europe - Ballymena bus manufacturer Wrightbus plans to create hundreds of new jobs in the latest of a series of expansions. The company has grown exponentially since being bought out of administration by British hydrogen-focused investor Jo Bamford in 2019.
  
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