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Just like the trains it will eventually oversee, Great British Railways is growing ever more expensive and delayed

Analysis reveals billions of pounds shortfall in National Bus Strategy plans

The Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) has revealed that there is a significant funding gap in the Governments National Bus Strategy

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  • British Airways looks to recycled cooking oil fuel to cut jet emissionsAirline signs deal with UK refinery but questions remain over sustainable aviation fuel's net zero credentials. British Airways has signed a deal for aircraft fuel made from recycled cooking oils and other household waste to be produced at scale in the UK and to be in use as early as 2022 to help power its flights.The airline revealed on Thursday evening it had reached the agreement with a refinery in north Lincolnshire to purchase thousands of tonnes of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), which it said would add up to the equivalent of 700 transatlantic flights on a Boeing 787 with net zero carbon.

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  • Coach decarbonisation taskforce created by CPTA coach decarbonisation taskforce has been created by the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT). It will see a report on potential solutions for the industry published in summer 2022, which CPT says will form a crucial part of CPTs engagement with governments across Britain on one of the most important issues for the coach sector.
  • New Volvos for Luton busway as BSIP calls for zero-emissionArriva Midlands has invested over 2.5m in 14 new Volvo B8RLEs with MCV Evora bodywork that will be used exclusively on Luton to Dunstable busway routes A and Z. It says that the spend further outlines Arrivas commitment to the local area.
  • Scania opens Scottish service hub at EurocentralScania has opened its flagship service centre at Eurocentral, which it says will become the central hub for employees and customers of Scania Scotland.
  • CPT Cymru announces Chair and Vice-Chair of Bus CommissionJane Reakes-Davies, Managing Director of First Bus Cymru, and Paul Dyer, Managing Director at Cardiff Bus, are to become Chair and Vice-Chair of the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) Cymrus Bus Commission, respectively.

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