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New MD for Transport for Wales Rail

Transport for Wales has confirmed the appointment of Jan Chaudhry van der Velde as TfW Rail’s new Managing Director.

National Bus Strategy for Wales among pre-election calls

A National Bus Strategy for Wales, a Welsh Green Bus Fund, an increase in Bus Services Support Grant (BSSG) payments and a ‘bus first’ policy for towns and cities are among calls made of prospective members of the next Welsh Government by the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) Cymru.  

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  • Before Covid, giving up flying was taking off. We need to get that momentum backInterest in low-carbon living, including pledges not to fly, was high before the pandemic. After lockdown, we must not allow climate action to fall off the radarIt’s hard to remember what life was like before the pandemic hit. A year and a half ago, 2019 was drawing to a close with something like a promise. It had been the year of Greta Thunberg, Extinction Rebellion and the school climate strikes, and the momentum was with climate activism. And 2020 promised to be the year of change.Helped by Thunberg’s yacht journey across the Atlantic, the spotlight was on aviation’s role in the climate cri...

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  • Transdev signs agreement with Arriva to acquire Yorkshire Tiger bus services in Halifax and HuddersfieldTransdev has announced it has signed an agreement to buy the West Yorkshire-based Yorkshire Tiger bus operations from Arriva UK Bus, with completion expected in the Summer. The announcement will not affect local bus services and Arriva employees are set to transition over to Transdev as part of the sale agreement. Once complete, the sale is set to include Arriva’s two depots at Elland, near Halifax and Waterloo in Huddersfield, as well as 61 buses. The agreement will also see Arriva’s 163 drivers, engineers, cleaning and support colleagues based at these two depots join Transdev&r...
  • FirstGroup becomes first UK public transport operator to commit to ambitious net zero targetFirstGroup has become the first bus and rail operator in the UK to formally commit to setting an ambitious science-based target to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 or earlier.   A science-based target (‘SBT’) provides a clearly defined pathway for companies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, helping prevent the worst impacts of climate change and ensuring sustainable business growth.    An emissions target is considered ‘science-based’ if it is in line with the reductions needed to meet the global commitment under the Paris Agreement to limit climate w...

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  • Construction starts on new Devon station Work has begun on building a new station on the southern outskirts of Exeter. The station at Marsh Barton is part of the Devon Metro plan, and will be on the main line south of Exeter St Thomas.
  • MPs intervene in disused railway structures debate Highways England has come under more pressure over its proposals to demolish or infill more than 130 old railway bridges and cuttings to reduce maintenance costs. Highways England had already sparked a debate when it revealed its plans.

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