Issue 65 of Passenger Transport is published on August 30. Contents include:
LEAD STORY
Pickles parking plan provokes bus backlash
Communities secretary Eric Pickles has alarmed supporters of pro-bus policies by calling on “anti-car” councils to provide more parking spaces
NEWS
Traffic light labelling for overcrowded trains
Norman Baker calls for London Midland system to be adopted
Fears that changes will lead to bus bureaucracy
There are fears that new Welsh bus funding streams that aim to drive up standards could overwhelm smaller operators. Rhodri Clark reports
Transdev hits out at bar on youth discounts
Lancashire County Council refuses to accept new ‘Ugo!’ fares
Edinburgh to integrate tram and bus operation
City of Edinburgh Council has revealed plans to create Transport for Edinburgh, which will bring together bus and tram operations in the city
INVESTMENT
Collaboration for DLR capacity growth project
Crossrail construction and requirement for Olympic Park access see new station built as part of twin tracking of Docklands Light Railway route
Caledonian Sleeper to get upmarket revamp
ITT reveals plans to deliver service that is ‘very best of Scotland’
ENVIRONMENT
Network Rail to test battery-powered train
New project aims to determine the feasibility of using battery-electric trains on parts of the UK rail network that have not been electrified
Wrightbus to showcase thermal recovery tests
Low Carbon Vehicle event to highlight project’s progress
TECHNOLOGY
Worcestershire opts for Parkeon’s Wayfarer200
Council procurement will upgrade machines on local independents
Ecebs London deal extended
Ecebs and Cubic agree two-year expansion of arrangement to support ITSO in the capital
INSIDE TRACK: Financial results
Abellio’s London bus business back in profit
Losses eliminated as contract gains drive revenue up by more than 22%
Transdev sees profits soar as growth returns
Bus and car hire acquisitions help drive revenue whilst cost increases held below inflation
INSIDE TRACK: Market Monitor
UK bus profits fall again as real term revenue continues decline
Latest Bus Industry Monitor analysis illustrates just how tough the last couple of years have been
TRAVEL TEST: Disneyland Paris
The ‘Magic Kingdom’ is taking the Mickey
A family trip to Disneyland Paris offers Alex Warner a chance to check out a much-lauded brand experience, but the magic appears to have faded
COMMENT
Stephen Joseph: Time to cross over?
Nexus is pursuing a new approach to the planning and provision of local bus services in Tyne & Wear – Quality Contracts. This has triggered controversy, but doing nothing is not an option
Marc Morgan-Huws: Are we making the most of bus stations?
Britain’s bus operators don’t place enough value in the bus station infrastructure that they own, manage and operate from
Nick Richardson: Expect more traffic but allow choices
Politicians are calling for new roads in order to cater for planned traffic growth, but a more pragmatic approach is needed
Great Minster Grumbles: Support for cycling moves up a gear
Our Whitehall insider imagines what’s going on inside the minds of the mandarins at Great Minster House, home of the DfT
CAREERS
Young bus managers head to Manchester
Arriva Yorkshire and North East boss and Passenger Transport columnist Alex Warner among speakers at next Young Bus Managers Network event
RECRUITMENT
Business Manager (Solent) – First
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