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Labour plans transport overhaul with not-for-profit licenses for local bus operators

Local bus services would be handed to not-for-profit operators including community groups under a plan by Labour to end the market dominance enjoyed by five big companies.

EDF in group bidding for UK government stake in Eurostar

French power company EDF (EDF.PA) is in a consortium led by Singapore sovereign fund GIC looking to buy a 40 percent stake in the Eurostar train service which the British government has put up for sale, the Les Echos newspaper reported.

Record numbers of people use the train as 1.3BILLION trips made in just 12 months

The number of journeys rose 5% in the year to last March and commuter journeys between London and the South East hit 191 million, up 2.9%

Rail electrification 'vital' to tackling North Wales' traffic woes

The benefits of better rail links for the region delivered to cross-party group of MPs at Parliamentary meeting

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  • EDF in group bidding for UK government stake in EurostarFrench power company EDF (EDF.PA) is in a consortium led by Singapore sovereign fund GIC looking to buy a 40 percent stake in the Eurostar train service which the British government has put up for sale, the Les Echos newspaper reported.

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  • Sunday Tramlink services boost uptakeTransport for London (TfL) has revealed statistics showing that more frequent Tramlink services between Wimbledon and New Addington via Croydon have resulted in significantly more passengers using the trams.
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  • Free wi-fi for Northern Rail services announcedPassengers travelling on Northern Rail’s electric trains between Leeds and Bradford can access free wi-fi on their journeys, thanks to a £750,000 investment from Broadband UK (BDUK), which is a subsidiary of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. The internet access is now available for passengers, and has been provided by a joint initiative between Northern Rail, Leeds City Council, City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council and the West Yorkshire Combined Authority. Ed Vaizey, the minister for culture and the digital economy, said: “Providing free wi-f...

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  • DfT review to examine role for bus franchisingDepartment for Transport asks KPMG to consider if franchising might be an appropriate model for buses, and whether candidate locations exist Nexus is seeking to take control of bus services in the North East The government is seeking to enhance its understanding of bus market dynamics in response to growing interest in regulatory reforms, including franchising. With a growing number of regions expressing interest in greater regulatory control over bus services, including the North East and Greater Manchester, the Department for Transport this month launched a wide-ranging review ...
  • Your transport ticket on your smartwatch?German technology firm examines smartwatches HaCon illustrations of smartwatch app Sales of smartwatches are expected to increase rapidly this year and German transport technology firm HaCon has announced that it is developing applications for them. Passengers might be able to use the devices to plan journeys and buy tickets. HaCon has revealed that it is developing a range of new applications for transport operators that are influenced by new portable devices that are increasingly appearing on the market. There has been increasing signs that larger technology firms such as Apple...
  • ‘National rail ticketing holds back innovation’Arriva calls for Department for Transport  to review anachronistic regulations and outlines potential option for radical ticketing reform A magnetic stripe ticket Arriva has called for the Department for Transport to revise “anachronistic” requirements for all train operators to provide a common national ticketing technology and sell tickets for every possible rail trip nationwide from station ticket offices. The Deutsche Bahn-owned transport group said maintaining these ‘network benefits’, along with inflexible pricing and station staffing rules, had limited the introduction of ...
  • FirstGroup predicts further UK bus growthUK bus business is in ‘unprecedented territory’ A First bus in Sheffield Patronage has continued to grow strongly at FirstGroup’s UK bus division, despite some of its companies raising fares in line with inflation, following large price cuts the previous year. The bus business has now achieved 19 consecutive months of patronage growth, which finance director Chris Surch said was “unprecedented in First’s history”. The fare increases mean First is now starting to benefit financially from the additional customers being carried. During the last three months of 2014, patronage rose 1...
  • Bus issues set to be aired at talk in Leominster A PUBLIC meeting in Leominster will discuss the future for the town and surrounding area’s buses.
  • Highways Agency boss steps downHighways Agency chief executive Graham Dalton will leave his post in the summer after seven years at the helm.
  • Weekly round-up of Londons railway transport newsTfL to review Waterloo and London Bridge tube station ticket office closure plans SE1
  • Talks ongoing to improve traffic issues around Burnham Railway StationUkip Cllr Andrew Mellor asked when residents concerns on traffic flow around the area can be addressed at a full council meeting on Tuesday.

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