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• 55 ones to watch in passenger transport

  22-02-2024 22:15 via passengertransport.co.uk
  LOST Group, the technology-led matching service owned and operated by transport professionals, has teamed up with Passenger Transport to identify top transport talent blazing a trail in 2024
   
   John McArthur, Founder, LOST Group writes – Welcome to Lost Group’s Ones to Watch 2024 where we feature some of the best and brightest professionals working within the UK transport industry today. We decided to compile this list to celebrate talent within the sector we love and to pr
  
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• Out now: Issue 307 of Passenger Transport

  22-02-2024 21:40 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Issue 307 of Passenger Transport is published on February 23.Contents include:
   
   LEAD STORY
  North-south divide in bus network recoveryDfT figures show bus use recovering fastest in the South East and East of England – contrasting with weaker growth, and even decline, in the North
   NEWS
  Bee Network users asked to be patient
  Vernon Everitt asks passengers to ‘bear with us’ ahead of launch
  Operators highlight congestion impactCP Bus Alliance chair calls for effecti
  
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• Mayor says 21-mile cycleway alongside HS2 route a ‘no-brainer’ for West Midlands

  22-02-2024 17:02
  
  Andy Street has asked HS2 Ltd to keep haul tracks for path linking Birmingham and CoventryPlans for a 21-mile cycleway linking Birmingham to Coventry alongside the HS2 line have been described as a “no-brainer” for health, wellbeing and economic growth in the region.In a letter seen exclusively by the Guardian, Andy Street, the mayor of the West Midlands, wrote to the government-owned HS2 Ltd this week asking that it keeps haul roads and maintenance tracks alongside the rail route fo
  
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• North-south divide in bus network recovery

  22-02-2024 15:34 via passengertransport.co.uk
  DfT figures show bus use recovering fastest in the South East and East of England – contrasting with weaker growth, and even decline, in the North
   The National Bus Strategy for England stated: “As we build back from the pandemic, better buses will be one of our major acts of levelling-up.”
   Analysis of the latest bus statistics for England from the Department for Transport shows a north-south divide is emerging in the post-pandemic recovery of local bus networks.
  The
  
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• Our industry boasts a wealth of talent

  22-02-2024 15:30 via passengertransport.co.uk
   
  This edition features LOST Group’s ‘Ones to Watch 2024’. It was exhausting to put this list together – but the end result is inspiring
   Hooray! A good news story! For all the doom and gloom in the industry, it was a real antidote to the January blues to be part of the judging panel for the ‘Ones to Watch 2024’ feature, which was organised by LOST Group, the dynamic, disruptive technology company that I co-founded as an antithesis to traditional re
  
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• Bee Network users asked to be patient

  22-02-2024 15:27 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Vernon Everitt asks passengers to ‘bear with us’ ahead of launch
   Bee Network’s next phase launches on March 24
   Greater Manchester transport commissioner Vernon Everitt has urged bus users to remain patient as the second phase of the franchised Bee Network is set to launch on March 24.This phase will cover Oldham, Rochdale, and parts of Bury, Salford, and north Manchester and affects a total of 136 local bus routes. The majority of these routes will be operated by St
  
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• Passenger aims to solve the bus fares mystery

  22-02-2024 15:24 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Technology firm has worked closely with bus operators to launch a new fares finder in its ‘white-label’ mobile app product used by 35 companies
   Passenger hosted workshop events with bus operator partners to develop the new service
   Bus fare information, or the lack of it, has always been perceived by many within the sector as one of the greatest barriers to bus use by non-users. Indeed, according to watchdog Transport Focus, 33% of non-users – people who don’t
  
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• MaaS is the future of ticketing

  22-02-2024 15:21 via passengertransport.co.uk
  More and more places are seeking Mobility as a Service and Conduent Transportation is ready to help
   
   Mobility as a Service (MaaS) is a concept that has been around for years but has so far failed to fulfil its potential. However, Conduent Transportation believes that its time may have now come and that MaaS will increasingly shape the future of transport – and therefore the future of transport ticketing.
  Conduent is in a position to track global trends. It has been helping tran
  
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• Customer first ethos continues

  22-02-2024 15:13 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Ticketer has built a reputation on placing customers at its heartand that continues with Next Gen ETM and Bee Network rollout
   
   Ticketer is well recognised for offering flexible cloud-based and on-bus solutions that aim to keep things simple for operators. It has been a busy few months for the company with the launch of the next iteration of its Electronic Ticket Machine (ETM) and the continuing rollout of an integrated ticketing and Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) solution for Great
  
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• York: Council agrees to heartbreaking cuts to bus services

  22-02-2024 01:00 via yorkmix.com
  Other News Sources - Heartbreaking cuts to bus services will save the City of York Council £200,000.
  
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• Wrightbus boss looks to Europe as zero emission bus maker on track to hit 2,000 staff this year

  22-02-2024 01:00 via irishnews.com
  
  Other News Sources - Ballymena manufacturer expects to achieve half a billion pounds in revenue in 2023
  
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• West Midlands transport partners working together on plans for a new Aldridge station

  22-02-2024 01:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  
  Network Rail - Network Rail is working with Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) and the West Midlands Rail Executive (WMRE) to build and open Aldridge stationrestoring passenger rail services to the town for the first time in 60 years.
  
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• Welsh Government challenged over Arriva bus services in North Wales in face of 20mph speed limits

  22-02-2024 01:00 via deeside.com
  
  Other Regional Press - The provision of bus services in North Wales has come under the spotlight in the Welsh Parliament on Wednesday.
  
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• The George Bradshaw Address video

  22-02-2024 01:00 via railpartners.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - The 2024 George Bradshaw Address: Election special took place on the evening of Tuesday 20 February at One Great George Street, London.
  With an election due within the next year, the event took an election special format, offering both main political parties an opportunity to set out their vision for the railway, before taking part in a Qmp;A facilitated by the chair.
  
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• Southeastern to staff £44m Thanet Parkway station seven days a week

  22-02-2024 01:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Kent Online - A new £44million train stationpreviously dubbed a muggers paradisewill now be staffed seven days a week.
  
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• Siemens Mobility to deliver up to 250 locomotives in Europe after new agreement

  22-02-2024 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Siemens Mobility and leading rail vehicle rental company, Railpool, have reached a framework agreement for the delivery of up to 250 locomotives.
  
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• Rolls-Royce profits double as aviation sector recovers

  22-02-2024 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Enginemaker also boosted by strong defence spending
  
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• Revitalizing the Rails: Brodie Engineering and Porterbrook Forge a Path for UK's Railway Future

  22-02-2024 01:00 via bnnbreaking.com
  
  Other News Sources - Explore the transformative partnership between Brodie Engineering and Porterbrook, driving innovation in UK railway engineering. Learn about the visionary leaders, strategic goals, and collaborative efforts shaping the future of rail infrastructure.
  
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• Railway extension continuing to progress

  22-02-2024 01:00 via insidermedia.com
  Other News Sources - A new extension to a railway in Mid Wales is continuing to progress.
  
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• Rail Partners annual George Bradshaw Address

  22-02-2024 01:00 via news.railbusinessdaily.com
  
  Rail Business Daily - Rail Partners has hosted the annual rail industry event, the George Bradshaw Address, where it called on the main parties to follow the evidence backing a public private partnership for the railway, and get on with reform.
  
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• Pirates targeting ships diverted from Red Sea, warns UN shipping chief

  22-02-2024 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Maritime body fears resurgence of vessel seizures in Gulf of Guinea and off Somali coast after fresh piracy incidents
  
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• Peterborough bus company ranked as the top environmental transport operator

  22-02-2024 01:00 via peterboroughtoday.co.uk
  Peterborough Telegraph - Stagecoach, the largest bus operator in Peterborough, has ranked higher than any other in the Road Transport group globally in the latest external assessment of company performance on addressing climate change.
  
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• Northants community bus service triples number of journeys

  22-02-2024 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A community bus service has seen the number of its passenger journeys more than triple in three years.
  
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• Network Rail station upgrade work delayed by historical mines

  22-02-2024 01:00 via geplus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Network Rail has discovered historical mine shafts beneath Walkden railway station, Greater Manchester, during a multi-million-pound accessibility upgrade.
  
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• Nearly half of Brits admit they lack knowledge about Britain's train and railway history

  22-02-2024 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - In fact, only a fifth have heard of Richard Trevithick - and just 14 are aware that he played a key role in designing the world's first steam-powered locomotive
  
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• Leaders meet to discuss anti-social behaviour after bus driver's death

  22-02-2024 01:00 via news.stv.tv
  
  STV - Local leaders and politicians have met with Stagecoach to discuss tackling anti-social behaviour following the death of one of its drivers at a bus station in Elgin.
  
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• 'Human bollards' block vehicles from Exeter buses-only road

  22-02-2024 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Campaigners in Exeter acting as so-called human bollards have blocked 70 vehicles from using a buses-only road.
  
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• HS2 viaduct blunder over wonky concrete segments

  22-02-2024 01:00 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Construction Enquirer - A concrete joint on the HS2 Colne Valley viaduct is being drilled out this week after two giant segments on the crossing were misaligned.
  
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• Heathrow returns to profit with record passenger numbers forecast for 2024

  22-02-2024 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Heathrow has returned to profit, with record passenger numbers forecast for 2024, as the airports new boss signalled that its controversial third runway remains firmly in its plans.
  
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• Heathrow looks to expand capacity as it records profit for first time since pandemic

  22-02-2024 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - UK airport forecasts passenger numbers this year reaching all-time high
  
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• Heathrow chief: Scrapping London tourist tax is critical for the UK

  22-02-2024 01:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Retail businesses and a host of airports have since pleaded for the government to reinstate the tax break, with wealthy international shoppers choosing to splash their cash elsewhere.
  
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• Heathrow airport makes first profit in three years but warns of tough choices on investment

  22-02-2024 01:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - We have a great foundation on which to build an even stronger hub for the United KingdomThomas Woldbye, CEO
  
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• Government spends £352,000 to unblock historic Victorian railway bridge - after spending £124,000 to fill it in in the first place

  22-02-2024 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Nearly half a million pounds was blown by a bungling government agency which filled in a Victorian railway bridge with concrete before being told to remove it.
  
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• Gainsboroughs big bus bonus

  22-02-2024 01:00 via lincolnshire.gov.uk
  Local Government - Theres a new, brilliant boost to the areas bus services.Bus users in Gainsborough can now get around on an improved bus service delivering longer hours and more frequent runs.
  
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• Doncaster Sheffield Airport: Yorkshire MP doubles down on airport closure claims dubbed 'blatant lie' by mayor

  22-02-2024 01:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - A Yorkshire MP has launched five days of claims against local and regional mayors after he was asked to apologise for claims he printed in a campaign leaflet.
  
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• Council forced to fix 'optical illusion' road markings after people keep making same mistake

  22-02-2024 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - The town made headlines last year after complaints about an 'optical illusion' new cycle lane which was making people suddenly trip over in the street went viral
  
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• Council and First Bus South agree to save Somerset bus routes

  22-02-2024 01:00 via somersetcountygazette.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Last autumn, the council stepped in with Government money to launch a campaign to increase passenger numbers on the routes. Although numbers did increase, the services still weren't seeing enough use to negate the ongoing need for financial support.
  
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• Could Cove and Newtonhill FINALLY be getting their own train stations?

  22-02-2024 01:00 via pressandjournal.co.uk
  
  The Press and Journal (Aberdeen) - Review launched into plans for two new rail stations each with a potential price tag of £20 million.
  
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• Bus services protected in £1m council plan

  22-02-2024 01:00 via wales247.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Thirty-three essential bus services in Swansea that provide public transport routes to and from city hospitals, leisure venues and the city centre are being protected for the next five years.
  
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• Britishvolt administrators in talks with 'additional parties' keen to buy North East battery site

  22-02-2024 01:00 via business-live.co.uk
  Birmingham Post - Recharge Industries remains the preferred bidder - but is still in default on the deal to take on the site, potentially paving the way for other interested buyers
  
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• Bradshaw Address: UK modal shift port incentives should be extended, says Rail Minister

  22-02-2024 01:00 via railfreight.com
  
  Other News Sources - There is a pioneering scheme at the Port of Southampton, encouraging intermodal logistics customers to switch their loads from road to rail. That scheme should be rolled out across the UK. Rail minister Huw Merriman wants that if the ruling Conservative Party is returned to power in the forthcoming general election. That was a key takeaway from his side of the George Bradshaw Address in London on Tuesday, 20 February.
  
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• Bradford Interchange bus station: Initial survey has been carried out

  22-02-2024 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - The initial survey of damage which led to the closure of Bradford Interchange bus station has been carried out.
  
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• Boeing ousts head of 737 Max business after door-panel blowout

  22-02-2024 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Ed Clark managed Seattle-area factory where plane involved in Alaska Airlines incident is built
  
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• Boeing executive sacked after 737 Max mid-air blowout. subscription

  22-02-2024 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Ed Clark is being replaced by Katie Ringgold as vice-president and general manager
  
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• Boeing 737 Max boss out after blowout

  22-02-2024 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The company says leadership changes are meant to improve the quality and safety of its planes.
  
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