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• UK Bus Awards 2024 ‘Big Book of Big Winners’

  16-12-2024 11:26 via passengertransport.co.uk
  The UK Bus Awards 2024 presentation ceremony took place in London in November, and you can read all about the Gold, Silver and Bronze winners in this official Souvenir Brochure.
  Click on the image below to view The Big Book of Big Winners 2024. If you are viewing the site on a tablet or mobile device, tap here to view.The post UK Bus Awards 2024 ‘Big Book of Big Winners’ first appeared on Passenger Transport.
  
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• Out now: Issue 327 of Passenger Transport

  16-12-2024 11:21 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Issue 327 of Passenger Transport is published on December 13.Contents include:
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  Welsh SMEs will have post-franchising roleTransport for Wales has been instructed to develop an approach that attracts a range of bus operators and retains a role for smaller operators
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  New bus fund replaces Scotland’s £500m BPFThe Scottish Government’s draft budget includes a new Bus Infrastructure Fund, but the value of this fund is unquantified
  Alexander reveals fi
  
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• Welsh SMEs will have post-franchising role

  16-12-2024 11:06 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Transport for Wales has been instructed to develop an approach that attracts a range of bus operators and retains a role for smaller operators
   Skates: ‘We’ll offer various types of franchising contracts’
   Small and medium-sized bus operators will continue to play a role in providing local bus services in Wales once franchising has been introduced, according to Ken Skates, cabinet secretary for transport and North Wales.
  Addressing the Senedd this week, Skates discuss
  
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• New bus fund replaces Scotland’s £500m BPF

  16-12-2024 11:06 via passengertransport.co.uk
  The Scottish Government’s draft budget includes a new Bus Infrastructure Fund, but the value of this fund is unquantified
   The launch of the £500m Bus Partnership Fund in 2019. Only £26.9m was spent
   BY Rhodri Clark
  The Scottish Government’s draft budget for 2025/26 restores capital funding for Strathclyde Partnership for Transport and heralds a new Bus Infrastructure Fund.
  This year’s budget did not include capital allocations for the Bus Partnership Fund
  
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• Let’s put railways before rhetoric

  16-12-2024 11:06 via passengertransport.co.uk
   
  Louise Haigh targeted ‘hobbyists who really, really love trains’ when our main problem is politicians who are addicted to bluster
    Louise Haigh’s ‘can do’ mentality felt like the dose the rail industry needed to emancipate it from its seemingly interminable stupor
   Well, the moral of the story of the past fortnight is that if you make stupid comments about model railways, you will swiftly get your comeuppance. The day before she was given the bull
  
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• A year of transport in transition

  16-12-2024 11:06 via passengertransport.co.uk
   
  As the end of the year approaches, let’s celebrate and champion the progress being made in some key policy areas of transport
   Louise Haigh was photographed with seven English metro mayors at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool in September
   On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me… a new secretary of state for transport! Obviously, it isn’t yet Christmas, but it does feel like transport in 2024 has been a real cracker! 
  Like many acro
  
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• It’s time to change the narrative on rail

  16-12-2024 11:05 via passengertransport.co.uk
   
  NSAR’s 2024 Workforce Survey reveals the urgency of addressing the skills shortage in UK rail – and the sector’s image problem
   Women now represent 17.4% of the UK rail workforce
   UK rail plays a central role in holding the country’s social fabric together. Not only is it of critical importance economically – helping people commute to work and transporting goods from place to place – but it is also vital in connecting communities. Just think,
  
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• Buses have an image problem

  16-12-2024 10:59 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Buses are the answer to so many challenges but they are often overlooked. How can we change that?
   LadBible is amenable to bus stories and recently covered Stagecoach’s autonomous bus trial
   BY Andrew Clark
  An ultra-modern convention centre in Brussels. Eurocrats in button-down shirts nibble croissants and drink espresso. The topic for discussion at a Politico transport conference is ‘what does the future look like for mobility’. But where are the buses?
  A bus is the
  
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• Vauxhall closure: business secretary accused of failing to act subscription

  16-12-2024 01:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - Jonathan Reynolds met Stellantis three times in July, but not again until the day the car group announced its plans to close Vauxhallmp;#39;s Luton plant
  
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• UK drivers urged not to travel during height of ?record Christmas getaway?

  16-12-2024 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - RAC says to avoid major routes in England between 1pm and 7pm on Friday and Saturday as long queues expected
  
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• UK drivers urged not to travel during height of 'record Christmas getaway'

  16-12-2024 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - RAC says to avoid major routes in England between 1pm and 7pm on Friday and Saturday as long queues expected
  
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• Transport priorities for South West Wales revealed

  16-12-2024 01:00 via pembrokeshire-herald.com
  
  Other Regional Press - IMPROVEMENTS to make buses and trains a more practical alternative to cars have been identified as the top transport priority for South West Wales.
  
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• Sustainable bioenergy isn?t just for transport, it?s a matter of certified rights

  16-12-2024 01:00 via euractiv.com
  
  News from Europe - Ensuring bioenergy is genuinely sustainable requires robust certification systems. Certification isn?t just about the environment; it also aims to limit human rights violations.
  
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• Sustainable bioenergy isn't just for transport, it's a matter of certified rights

  16-12-2024 01:00 via euractiv.com
  
  News from Europe - Ensuring bioenergy is genuinely sustainable requires robust certification systems. Certification isnmp;#39;t just about the environment; it also aims to limit human rights violations.
  
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• Siemens Mobility to press ahead with new £100 million Chippenham factory

  16-12-2024 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  
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• Siemens Mobility to press ahead with new ?100 million Chippenham factory

  16-12-2024 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  
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• Seafarers left to rot along with their abandoned ships subscription

  16-12-2024 01:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - The case of a crew member stranded for 14 months, with no pay and no way to get home, highlights the dark side of the global maritime industry
  
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• ScotRail travellers face festive disruption over Sunday working subscription

  16-12-2024 01:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - Passengers at the weekend were hit with cancellations caused by the operator?s inability to find enough drivers willing to work overtime
  
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• Scotland?s idiotic political leaders hate motorists subscription

  16-12-2024 01:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - The SNP government seems to want to kill travelling by car despite public transport being unreliable or too expensive
  
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• Scotland's idiotic political leaders hate motorists subscription

  16-12-2024 01:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - The SNP government seems to want to kill travelling by car despite public transport being unreliable or too expensive
  
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• Saudi bidders circle as Newcastle airport heads for bumper stake sale subscription

  16-12-2024 01:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - JP Morgan is overseeing the sale of a 49 per cent shareholding owned by Infrabridge, City sources said. Local councils will own the remaining stake
  
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• Rail services disrupted amid 'challenging weekend'

  16-12-2024 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - ScotRail has warned of extra pressure on services due to a driver shortage, Christmas shopping and football traffic.
  
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• Rail services cancelled because of train drivers shortage on 'challenging' weekend

  16-12-2024 01:00 via scotsman.com
  The Scotsman - Rail passengers have been warned to expect disruption with some services cancelled because of a lack of drivers.
  
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• Rail chaos as hundreds of trains cancelled due to staff shortage

  16-12-2024 01:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - Exclusive: ?Avoid travel unless absolutely necessary? warns Great Western Railway
  
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• Passengers asked by rail regulator to help in review of train fare prosecutions

  16-12-2024 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - The Office of Rail and Road is beginning its review looking at train operatorsmp;#146; approach to suspected fare evasion and the impact on passengers.
  
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• On-demand bus service trialled in rural villages

  16-12-2024 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - A new on-demand bus service has been introduced for some Staffordshire villages.
  
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• Metro mayors to control railways and housing in ?landmark? devolution plans

  16-12-2024 01:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Mayors of large cities and regions across England will soon be able to take control of local infrastructure and skills projects under a new devolution bill, which was introduced in Parliament today.
  
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• Metro mayors to control railways and housing in 'landmark' devolution plans

  16-12-2024 01:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Mayors of large cities and regions across England will soon be able to take control of local infrastructure and skills projects under a new devolution bill, which was introduced in Parliament today.
  
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• Mayors could be given greater power over rail services, Andy Burnham suggests

  16-12-2024 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - The Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham said he wanted to bring trains into the city's Bee Network which brings together bus and tram services into one network
  
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• Marking 50 years of the Confederation of Passenger Transport

  16-12-2024 01:00 via route-one.net
  
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - CPT President Paul Lynch reflects on the significance of the trade organisation?s 50th anniversary
  
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• Manchester?s buses are creating a buzz ? but can they cut pollution? subscription

  16-12-2024 01:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - All eyes are on the Bee Network after the mayor, Andy Burnham, promised to fix the city?s public transport instead of introducing clean air zones
  
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• Manchester's buses are creating a buzz but can they cut pollution? subscription

  16-12-2024 01:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - All eyes are on the Bee Network after the mayor, Andy Burnham, promised to fix the citymp;#39;s public transport instead of introducing clean air zones
  
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• Local politicians throw support behind proposed Rochdale-London service

  16-12-2024 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - A new high-speed rail service linking Rochdale with London for the first time in 25 years has secured local political backing. The proposed service, operated by Lumo, would involve six daily return trains between Rochdale, Manchester and London Euston from 2027.
  
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• Liverpool to consider changes to transport fees across the region

  16-12-2024 01:00 via theguideliverpool.com
  
  Other News Sources - The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority will consider a range of proposed transport fees and charges including Mersey Tunnel Tolls later this month.
  
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• 'Kirklees station platform is accident waiting to happen'

  16-12-2024 01:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - The Friends of Shepley Station say access to one of the platforms is dangerous
  
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• Key cycle route in Bristol set for £1 million improvement scheme

  16-12-2024 01:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol Live - The cycle route could have new CCTV cameras installed
  
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• Key cycle route in Bristol set for ?1 million improvement scheme

  16-12-2024 01:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol Live - The cycle route could have new CCTV cameras installed
  
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• Keir Starmer to give Yorkshire mayors 'sweeping' London-style powers over public transport

  16-12-2024 01:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - Yorkshire?s mayors are to be given powers to timetable local railway services combined with ?London-style? integrated transport payments for using trains, buses and trams.
  
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• Keir Starmer to give Yorkshire mayors 'sweeping' London-style powers over public transport

  16-12-2024 01:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - Yorkshiremp;#39;s mayors are to be given powers to timetable local railway services combined with mp;#39;London-stylemp;#39; integrated transport payments for using trains, buses and trams.
  
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• Heathrow boss wants 'clear steer' on third runway

  16-12-2024 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - Heathrow Airport boss Thomas Woldbye says he wants guidance from the government by the end of 2025.
  
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• Groups ask for investigation into 'potential misallocation' of ?4.2 million transport money in Shropshire

  16-12-2024 01:00 via shropshirestar.com
  
  Other News Sources - A coalition of local transport and environmental groups in Shrewsbury has written to the Deputy Prime Minister asking her to investigate ?a potential misallocation? of ?4.2 million of transport money in Shropshire.
  
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• Groups ask for investigation into 'potential misallocation' of £4.2 million transport money in Shropshire

  16-12-2024 01:00 via shropshirestar.com
  
  Other News Sources - A coalition of local transport and environmental groups in Shrewsbury has written to the Deputy Prime Minister asking her to investigate mp;#39;a potential misallocationmp;#39; of mp;pound;4.2 million of transport money in Shropshire.
  
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• Greater Anglia expands paper roll ticketing

  16-12-2024 01:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - UK: Following a trial backed by the Rail Delivery Group, a further 194 Scheidt mp; Bachmann ticket machines on Greater Anglia routes are to switch to using paper roll ticket instead of the traditional orange magnetic stripe cards.
  
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• ELECTRIFYING ROAD TRANSPORT WITH LESS MINING : A GLOBAL AND REGIONAL BATTERY MATERIAL OUTLOOK

  16-12-2024 01:00 via theicct.org
  
  Other News Sources - The acceleration of the transition to battery electric vehicles (BEVs) entails a rapid increase in demand for batteries and material supply. This study projects the demand for electric vehicle batteries and battery materials globally and in five focus markets?China, the European Union, India, Indonesia, and the United States?resulting from policies and targets that have already been adopted or are under discussion. This is compared with announced battery cell production and
  
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• Electric buses grind to halt as cold weather drains batteries subscription

  16-12-2024 01:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - The Scottish winter put the brakes on Glasgow?s fleet as freezing weather caused batteries to drain faster than normal
  
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• Eight injured after bus roof torn off in railway bridge crash

  16-12-2024 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - One person is in a critical condition after the First Bus crashed into a railway bridge in Glasgow city centre.
  
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• Edinburgh flights resume after IT issue grounded planes

  16-12-2024 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - No flights could take off or land at the airport for several hours as engineers worked to fix the problem.
  
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• Eaglescliffe station gets boost with new service

  16-12-2024 01:00 via bdaily.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - A North East railway station is set to see improved connectivity and accessibility as a new service launches alongside ongoing redevelopment efforts.
  
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• Drivers warned as £60 Birmingham bus lane crackdown goes live this week

  16-12-2024 01:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - Birmingham bus lane camera enforcement starts this week on key city stretch - and drivers who break the rules face mp;pound;60 fine
  
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• ?Don?t miss out?: Developing the hydrogen fuel industry could transform transport in Ireland

  16-12-2024 01:00 via irishtimes.com
  
  News from Europe - Ireland could cut emissions in hard-to-abate transport sectors within 10 years, a report by lobby group Hydrogen Mobility Ireland suggestsExpand
  Green hydrogen plant: Hydrogen Mobility Ireland said Ireland could unlock millions of euro in EU funding to grow an indigenous hydrogen fuel industry
  Green hydrogen plant: Hydrogen Mobility Ireland said Ireland could unlock millions of euro in EU funding to grow an indigenous hydrogen fuel industry
  Eoin Burke-Kennedy
  Mon Dec 16 2024 -
  
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