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Friday, 30 January 2015

The Independent

• Labour plans transport overhaul with not-for-profit licenses for local bus operatorsLocal 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.

Sheffield Star

• Barnsley students highlight transport woesSouth Yorkshire students revealed the difficulties they face through a lack of funding for transport when they were visited by a local MP.

Doncaster Free Press

• Consultation into Isle Shopper bus serviceIsle residents are being asked to air their views on the Isle Shopper bus service.

Other News Sources

• 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 ...
• ‘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 “anachronisticâ€� 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 historyâ€�. 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.