Public Transport news

• Realising the Bee Network Vision

  13-01-2025 17:46 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Greater Manchester has heralded a new era in public transport after bringing all of its bus services into the Bee Network this month.
  Becoming the first area in England to complete the re-regulation of buses is an historic moment for Greater Manchester – and beyond. To mark the completion of this complex transition – which has been delivered on-time and on-budget, this edition of Passenger Transport includes this special section, Realising the Bee Network Vision, with articles from a
  
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• Why was Glen Sannox so hard to build?

  13-01-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - The new CalMac vessel at the centre of Scotlandmp;#39;s ferries saga has finally been delivered by Ferguson shipyard
  
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• Why have car headlights got so bright ? and what are the dangers? subscription

  13-01-2025 01:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - Dazzling headlights are responsible for at least 280 collisions a year, and a trade in illegal super-bright LED upgrades is thriving
  
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• UK to go ‘all-in’ on AI as Starmer throws weight of Whitehall behind technology

  13-01-2025 01:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Keir Starmer will throw the weight of Whitehall fully behind AI in a bid to boost growth. The Prime Minister is set to unveil his Governmentmp;#146;s AI Opportunity Action Plan on Monday as he seeks to make Britain a world leader in the sector. He said: mp;#147;The AI industry needs a Government that is on ...
  
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• UK manufacturers increase pressure on government over industrial strategy

  13-01-2025 01:00 via ft.com
  
  Financial Times - Despite gloomy outlook on business costs, executives report mp;#145;heightened optimismmp;#146; about investment
  
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• Travel disruption as Avanti West Coast train managers launch five months of strikes

  13-01-2025 01:00 via news.sky.com
  
  Sky News - Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) members are staging walkouts in a dispute over rest day working.
  
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• Transport disruption to hit west Wales services for weeks

  13-01-2025 01:00 via southwalesguardian.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - There will be disruption to rail services in and out of Pembrokeshire in the weeks ahead as Network Rail carries out engineering work.
  
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• The £10bn 'M25 for high speed trains' between Gatwick and Heathrow that never materialised

  13-01-2025 01:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Get Surrey - Plans for the mp;#39;HS4Airmp;#39; were unveiled in 2018 but were later rejected by the Government for a number of reasons
  
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• The ?10bn 'M25 for high speed trains' between Gatwick and Heathrow that never materialised

  13-01-2025 01:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Get Surrey - Plans for the 'HS4Air' were unveiled in 2018 but were later rejected by the Government for a number of reasons
  
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• Stagecoach East refutes CPCA ?withdrawal of winning bids? claim

  13-01-2025 01:00 via route-one.net
  
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - A row has broken out between Stagecoach East and the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) over a rerun of the tender process for seven subsidised ?Tiger? bus routes that should have commenced operation in November 2024.
  
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• Stagecoach East refutes CPCA 'withdrawal of winning bids' claim

  13-01-2025 01:00 via route-one.net
  
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - A row has broken out between Stagecoach East and the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) over a rerun of the tender process for seven subsidised mp;#39;Tigermp;#39; bus routes that should have commenced operation in November 2024.
  
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• Shrewsbury?s on-demand bus service expands to include more areas

  13-01-2025 01:00 via shropshirelive.com
  
  Other Regional Press - Shropshire Council?s new on-demand bus service will be further expanded at the end of the month, and new users will be offered a ?5 credit when they register.
  
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• Shrewsbury's on-demand bus service expands to include more areas

  13-01-2025 01:00 via shropshirelive.com
  
  Other Regional Press - Shropshire Councilmp;#39;s new on-demand bus service will be further expanded at the end of the month, and new users will be offered a mp;pound;5 credit when they register.
  
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• Scotland's ferries saga ship to finally set sail

  13-01-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - The MV Glen Sannox is to make its first scheduled passenger voyage between Troon and Arran early on Monday.
  
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• Rail station car park refurbishment due to start

  13-01-2025 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Refurbishment work to improve an Oxfordshire rail station car park is due to begin.
  
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• Paul Donovan supports London Mayor's active travel target

  13-01-2025 01:00 via guardian-series.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - The role of cars in our society has become increasingly contentious over recent years, with the growing threat of climate change.
  
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• No Trousers Tube Ride brings carnival of underwear to London Underground

  13-01-2025 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Annual fun event sees bare-legged passengers sporting array of underwear styles and coloursThe annual No Trousers Tube Ride event has returned in colourful fashion as people stripped down to their underwear and hopped on the London Underground.Hordes of bare legs were seen at Newport Place in Chinatown before heading on to the tube in their underwear of choice. Continue reading...
  
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• Newly opened rail attraction wins award for boosting the local economy

  13-01-2025 01:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Northern Echo - AS THE birthplace of the modern railway Darlington is set to mark a pivotal anniversary next year ? an achievement boosted by a win in the Visitor Economy Award for its new visitor attraction, Hopetown Darlington.
  
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• MP Lillian Jones: Scottish Labour rail transport commitments

  13-01-2025 01:00 via cumnockchronicle.com
  
  Other Regional Press - ... Last week on the floor of the House of Commons I asked the Transport Secretary what steps she is taking to improve passenger rail and as we move forward with our manifesto rail commitments what lessons we can learn from the fiasco of the SNP nationalisation of ScotRail.
  
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• Motorists could see major headlight rule change as dazzling LEDs face scrutiny

  13-01-2025 01:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - Transport minister Lilian Greenwood sought to calm fears over the safety of LED lights
  
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• More disruption threatened in fresh rail dispute

  13-01-2025 01:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - A fresh dispute is flaring on the railways, threatening disruption to more services in the coming weeks.
  
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• Mind the gap - and the goosebumps: No Trousers Tube ride returns

  13-01-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - The annual No Trousers Tube ride has taken place - despite plunging temperatures in the capital.
  
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• Majority of Irish voters want 2:1 spending on public transport vs roads kept as new government faces political stumbling blocks

  13-01-2025 01:00 via irishcycle.com
  
  Other News Sources - A majority of votes want the incoming government to keep the 2:1 spending on public transport vs roads, which was set, and an even clearer majority think the new government will not do enough to meet Irelandmp;#39;s climate change commitments, according to a poll published in the Sunday Independent yesterday.
  
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• Magic Bus does disappearing trick after 30 years

  13-01-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - The low-fare Manchester bus popular with students bows out after almost 30 years in service.
  
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• Lower train line costs 'could mean more services'

  13-01-2025 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - More Southeastern train services may run on the High Speed 1 (HS1) route after the government announced costs to use the line will reduce, the rail operator says.
  
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• Long-delayed new island ferry Glen Sannox finally makes maiden voyage

  13-01-2025 01:00 via scotsman.com
  The Scotsman - A long-delayed new CalMac ferry has finally launched passenger services - more than six-and-a-half years later than planned.
  
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• JCB?s hydrogen engine landmark

  13-01-2025 01:00 via globalhighways.com
  
  Other News Sources - JCB has secured a ruling from licensing authorities allowing its hydrogen-fuelled engine to be used commercially in machines. JCB is the first construction equipment company to develop a fully working combustion engine fuelled by hydrogen and a team of 150 engineers has been working on the exciting ?100 million development for over three years.
  
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• JCB's hydrogen engine landmark

  13-01-2025 01:00 via globalhighways.com
  
  Other News Sources - JCB has secured a ruling from licensing authorities allowing its hydrogen-fuelled engine to be used commercially in machines. JCB is the first construction equipment company to develop a fully working combustion engine fuelled by hydrogen and a team of 150 engineers has been working on the exciting mp;pound;100 million development for over three years.
  
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• Halt rail strikes or we'll suffer £1bn loss, say hospitality bosses subscription

  13-01-2025 01:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - Plea to government comes as Avanti train managers vow to walk out every Sunday until the end of May in a dispute over pay for rest days
  
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• Go-Ahead to enter West Yorkshire bus market ahead of franchising

  13-01-2025 01:00 via route-one.net
  
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - Go-Ahead will enter the West Yorkshire bus market on 23 February. From that date it will operate three vehicles on tendered service 571 between Halifax and Shelf, with the group having indicated that it expects to bid for franchise contracts in the region in due course.
  
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• Free hospital shuttle bus to be axed due to costs

  13-01-2025 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A free hospital shuttle service in Lancashire is to cease in April after an NHS trust said it cannot afford the ?780,000 annual running cost.
  
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• European Industry and Transport Associations call for change on Railway Capacity Management

  13-01-2025 01:00 via eureporter.co
  News from Europe - On 10 January, 12 industry associations issued a joint open letter calling for negotiating partners on the European Railway Capacity Management Regulation to adopt an ambitious and international approach to the file.
  
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• Etihad Airways Will Lease American Airlines' Slot At London Heathrow Airport

  13-01-2025 01:00 via simpleflying.com
  Aviation Industry- Etihad Airways has gained an additional daily slot at London Heathrow Airport for the summer 2025 season through a leasing arrangement withAmerican Airlines , allowing the UAE airline to boost service to five daily flights on this important route.
  
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• Driving tests should cost 'three times more', Bradford instructor says

  13-01-2025 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - A Bradford driving instructor says tests should cost mp;#147;three timesmp;#148; more with a two month wait introduced for students who fail.
  
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• Comment: Ashington welcomes back passenger trains

  13-01-2025 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Hello Ashington. The former colliery town has its passenger railway back after almost 60 years, with the upgrading of the freight-only Blyth and Tyne to become the Northumberland Line.
  
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• Class 20s take the strain on the Drain Train

  13-01-2025 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Balfour Beatty has operated on-track drain clearance trains for several years, but its decision to acquire two Class 20s to operate the train has made them of more interest. Pip Dunn finds out more.
  
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• Cheshire firm Alstom completes South Western Railway train refurb

  13-01-2025 01:00 via chesterstandard.co.uk
  
  Chester Standard - A ?25MILLION upgrade of a railway operator's fleet of trains has been completed by a Cheshire firm.
  
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• Celebrating 200 years of railways and marking big reforms to buses - S3,Ep7

  13-01-2025 01:00 via markwalkerg.podbean.com
  
  Calling All Stations - The Transport Podcast - Christian interviews Alan Hyde from 'Railway 200' on the exciting programme of celebrations marking the bicentenary of the Stockton mp; Darlington Railway and of the industry which changed not just the UK but the whole world 1:28.
  Co-presenter Mark Walker discusses with Christian the big changes underway in England's bus industry with completion of Manchester's franchised Bee Network and a new Bus Services Bill being introduced into Parliament 28:27
  
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• Cambridgeshire bus driver intervenes to keep 'predators' away from young girl

  13-01-2025 01:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Cambridge News - Bus drivers have new training and guidance to help them support people who may be vulnerable or at risk of abuse
  
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• Businesses say bypass is an 'urgent priority' for growth as they call for 'shovel ready' project to be signed off

  13-01-2025 01:00 via business-live.co.uk
  Birmingham Post - Employers including Tata Chemicals Europe and GO Outdoors sign letter to minister
  
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• Britain's abysmal train service is ruining the return to the office and more subscription

  13-01-2025 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - Improving productivity is a top priority but that canmp;#39;t happen with our relic of a railway system
  
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• Branson lines up £500m train order to smash Eurostar monopoly subscription

  13-01-2025 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - Virgin Group in race to purchase high-speed models ahead of rival
  Sir Richard Bransonmp;#39;s Virgin Group is preparing an order for a dozen high-speed trains as it bids to break Eurostarmp;#39;s monopoly on services through the Channel Tunnel.
  
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• 'Five-minute fine' prompts private car parks review

  13-01-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - The review aims to ensure motorists are not penalised if they are unable to pay promptly.
  
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• Air India chief hails ‘climb’ phase in carrier’s ‘national mission’ of revival

  13-01-2025 01:00 via ft.com
  
  Financial Times - Former state-run airline now owned by Tata is spending billions to win back customers who had lost faith in its service
  
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