Issue 69 of Passenger Transport is published on October 25. Contents include:
LEAD STORY
The bus of tomorrow?
Iveco’s eight-wheeler attracted interest at this week’s Busworld show in Kortrijk, Belgium – a showcase for the technologies that will shape buses
NEWS
IEP could trigger new wave of open access
Lord Bradshaw says surplus HST fleets will run on new services
Stagecoach seeks new approach to rail funding
Tim Shoveller wants the regulator to look beyond minimising cost when determining Network Rail’s targets and the funds needed for renewal work
Network Rail proposes forming Welsh alliance
Company wants closer collaboration, but Arriva is wary
Stagecoach hits back at ‘inaccurate’ PTE claims
Ferry service and free travel card not secured by introduction of QCs
DfT points to potential of ‘virtual ticket offices’
Train operators with innovative solutions can keep the savings
Real time demand management explored
CrossCountry can now sell Advance fare on the day of travel
South West operators make cuts to networks
Western Greyhound and First scale back as independent withdraws
Watchdog urges focus on bus operator basics
Research aims to reveal the influences on value for money
Go-Ahead sets pace for 2013 UK Bus Awards
Group again secures the greatest number of shortlisted entries for the prestigious UK Bus Awards, followed by Stagecoach and FirstGroup
ENVIRONMENT
Six shortlisted for green prize
Judges are encouraged by quality of entries in the environment category for the UK Bus Awards
TECHNOLOGY
Cardiff Bus joins the m-ticketing revolution
Bus users in the Welsh capital will be able to purchase bus tickets on their mobile phones after Cardiff Bus adopts Corethree’s m-ticketing solution
Southern’s Key now in London
‘This is a massive step forward for the rail industry’ says company’s MD, Chris Burchell
‘Being Smarter is essential’
Everyone is talking about Smarter Transport. We ask Chris Cooper of IBM what it all means
TRAVEL TEST: TrentBarton
Satisfaction guaranteed – or your money back
Alex Warner pays £3.50 to travel with TrentBarton, but seeks faults that will let him reclaim it using the firm’s no quibble money-back guarantee
COMMENT
Marc Morgan-Huws: The consequences of Labour’s leap to left
With around 18 months until the next general election, Labour has started to set out its stall – but what will it mean for buses?
Chris Cheek: We must not repeat mistakes of the past
A look at the history of the last time the public sector controlled bus operations in Great Britain should provide a stark warning
Nigel Featham (Arriva North East): The holes in Nexus’ argument
Nexus’ own consultation document on Quality Contracts exposes the deep flaws in the proposal
Nick Richardson: North-South? We need East-West too
There’s a national debate about the case for a new North-South rail line in Britain, but new East-West links are just as important
Great Minster Grumbles: Oh the drudgery of our democracy!
Our Whitehall insider imagines what’s going on inside the minds of the mandarins at Great Minster House, home of the DfT
SPECIAL REPORT: Liverpool’s bus lanes
Operator criticises bus lane suspension
Arriva Merseyside managing director Howard Farrall hits out at the suspension of Liverpool’s 24 bus lanes by the city’s mayor
SPECIAL REPORT: Essex Thameside
Strategic importance adds spice to contest
Essex Thameside is a relatively small franchise but it has strategic value for the four multi-nationals competing for the new contract
SPECIAL REPORT: Busworld
Electric future at Busworld’s Kortrijk show
CAREERS
UK launch for CILT’s new corporate identity
New identity will provide worldwide recognition for all the institute’s 33,000 members around the world, including its 18,000 UK members
RECRUITMENT
General Manager – Yorkshire Tiger
Commercial Officer – Yorkshire Tiger
Public Transport Officer – Bath & North East Somerset
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