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• Out now: Issue 302 of Passenger Transport

  06-12-2023 17:55 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Issue 302 of Passenger Transport is published on December 1.Contents include:
   
   LEAD STORY
  UK cities need million more bus and rail usersBritain’s big cities should significantly increase public transport commuters to catch up with European counterparts, says Centre for Cities think tank
   NEWS
  Deal could see LCR gain greater rail powersMemorandum of understanding aims to explore potential for Liverpool City Region having greater control over the region’s local rail ne
  
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• UK cities need million more bus and rail users

  06-12-2023 17:44 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Britain’s big cities should significantly increase public transport commuters to catch up with European counterparts, says Centre for Cities think tank
   The UK’s big cities outside of London are outliers and would need nearly one million (963,000) additional workers taking public transport to work to bridge the gap with other cities overseas
   The number of people taking public transport to work in the UK’s large cities is much lower than European counterparts and catc
  
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• Go South Coast wins best operator award

  06-12-2023 17:38 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Rail Reform Bill, aimed at legislating rail reforms, was included in last week’s King’s Speech but concerns linger about the pace of the process
   Winners celebate on stage at last week’s UK Bus Awards in London
   Go South Coast was named UK Bus Operator of the Year at this week’s UK Bus Awards in London. The Go-Ahead Group-owned company was also named the winner of the Gold Award in the Top Shire Operator category before fending off competition from Brighton and
  
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• Driverless cars were the future but now the truth is out: they’re on the road to nowhere | Christian Wolmar

  06-12-2023 12:00
  For all the billions spent, the dream of these vehicles ruling the roads remains just that. It would be much smarter to focus on public transportDeveloping driverless cars has been AI’s greatest test. Today we can say it has failed miserably, despite the expenditure of tens of billions of dollars in attempts to produce a viable commercial vehicle. Moreover, the recent withdrawal from the market of a leading provider of robotaxis in the US, coupled with the introduction of strict legislatio
  
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