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People
New directors for South Yorks PTE
South Yorkshire PTE has appointed two new directors to its senior management team, following the removal of three posts. David Young has been... continue
Categories: People, PTE/PTEG, Other, PTEs, Metropolitan Counties, Yorkshire & the Humber
Parking Review
Awards
British Parking Awards finalists lined-up
Over 60 competitors have made it through to the finals of the British Parking Awards 2009. A capacity audience will gather at The Dorchester at The... continue
Categories: airports, ANPR, appeals, awards, branding/marketing, car clubs, car park design, charity, clamping, construction and refurbishments, consultants, crime, customer service, cycles & bikes, debt recovery, disabled parking (blue badge), enforcement, financial results, green parking, guidance (advice documents), hospitals NHS, industrial relations, local government, multi-storey, new car parks, park & ride, parking payment, Parliament & law, people, performance, phone parking, police, procurement, Rail, reports, residents, retail, safety, signs & lines, staff, surveys, technology, The Enforcers, Traffic Management Act 2004 (TMA), training and recruitment, , APCOA, APT SkiData, Civica, Imperial, JBW, Legion Group, Metric Parking, NCP, NCP Services, Parkeon, Parking Shop, PayByPhone, Project Centre, Q-Park, RingGo, Siemens, Town & City Parking, Traffic & Parking Consultancy, Triflex, BPA, Institute of Parking Professionals, Safer Parking Scheme/Park Marks, Westminster City Council, All of UK, East Anglia, East Midlands, East of England, England, Europe, Greater London, Ireland, Metropolitan Counties, North East England, North West England, Scotland, South East England, South of England, South West England, Wales, West Midlands, Yorkshire and Humber
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Regular News
Centro takes forward its real time technology
West midlands PTE Centro launched Live Travel Map for Network West Midlands, which takes complex real-time data feeds  live delivers bus and... continue
Categories: Bus, PTE/PTEG, Technology, Other, PTEs, Metropolitan Counties, West Midlands
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Bus News
Metro welcome’s Hoon backing for NGT plans
Metro, the West Yorkshire PTE, has welcomed the news that transport secretary Geoff Hoon has publicly committed to backing the PTE’s planned... continue
Categories: Bus Rapid Transit, PTE/PTEG, Other, PTEs, Metropolitan Counties, Yorkshire & the Humber
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Bus News
New era is heralded as Integrated Transport Authorities get to work
The UK’s six Passenger Transport Authorities, have been re-named Integrated Transport Authorities in the first wave of reforms from the Local... continue
Categories: Bus, Light rail/tram, Local Government, PTE/PTEG, Rail, Other, PTEs, England, Metropolitan Counties
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Rail News
Foreign railways battle with in-house team for Tyne & Wear Metro contract
By Meera Rambissoon
Rail companies from Germany, Hong Kong and the Netherlands will have been shortlisted by Nexus to bid for the contract to operate the Tyne & Wear... continue
Categories: Light rail/tram, PTE/PTEG, NedRail, Other, PTEs, Serco, Metropolitan Counties, Northeast England
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Bus News
Diamond Bus scoops Centro tenders for 27 Midlands routes
Rotala subsidiary Diamond Bus has been awarded new contracts for 27 subsidised bus services from West Midlands PTE Centro. The contracts will... continue
Categories: Bus, PTE/PTEG, Independent bus operators, Other, PTEs, Metropolitan Counties, West Midlands
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Bus News
Go North East offers ‘ultimate bus guide’ to tempt motorists
Go North East and Tyne & Wear PTE Nexus have partnered to produce a comprehensive guide to using the bus, aimed at a local community where car... continue
Categories: Branding/Marketing, Bus, PTE/PTEG, Go Ahead, Other, PTEs, Metropolitan Counties, Northeast England
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Bus News
Metro wins second round of funding for New Generation Transport plans
Plans for a new high quality bus-based transport network in Leeds have moved a step forward with the news that the Yorkshire and Humber Regional... continue
Categories: Bus, Funding, PTE/PTEG, DfT/SRA, Other, PTEs, Metropolitan Counties, Yorkshire & the Humber
Parking Review
Awards Lead Story
British Parking Awards 2009 long list unveiled
Over 100 entries have been received for the British Parking Awards 2009, the annual competition organised by Parking Review magazine and backed by... continue
Categories: ANPR, appeals, awards, A-Z of Parking Management, branding/marketing, car clubs, car park design, charity, clamping, conferences/events/exhibitions, congestion charging, construction and refurbishments, consultants, contracts, crime, customer service, debt recovery, disabled parking (blue badge), enforcement, financial results, funding, green parking, guidance (advice documents), hospitals NHS, industrial relations, local government, maintenance and cleaning, manufacturers, mergers, multi-storey, new car parks, park & ride, parking payment, Parliament & law, people, performance, phone parking, police, political parties, procurement, Rail, reports, residents, retail, safety, signs & lines, staff, surveys, technology, The Enforcers, Traffic Management Act 2004 (TMA), training and recruitment, , Alpha Parking, ANPR International, APCOA, APT SkiData, Civica, CreditCall, Euro Car Parks, Excel Parking Services, Imperial, JBW, Legion Group, Makers, Marston Group, Meteor, NCP, NCP Services, Parking Shop, PayByPhone, Project Centre, Q-Park, RingGo, Siemens, Town & City Parking, Traffic & Parking Consultancy, Triflex, VINCI Park, BPA, DfT, Institute of Parking Professionals, London Councils, Safer Parking Scheme/Park Marks, Women in Parking, All of UK, East Anglia, East Midlands, East of England, England, Europe, Greater London, Ireland, Metropolitan Counties, North East England, North West England, Rest of World, Scotland, South East England, South of England, South West England, Wales, West Midlands, Yorkshire and Humber
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In brief
Trespasser on Metro fined £1000
A man who ran across a busy railway line to escape Metro ticket inspectors has been ordered to pay £1,085 in fines and costs by Sunderland... continue
Categories: Crime & Vandalism, Light rail/tram, PTE/PTEG, Other, PTEs, Metropolitan Counties, Northeast England
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In brief
Modern info system at Ilkley station
Northern Rail, Metro, Network Rail and the Department for Transport have partnered together to modernise public information in stations across... continue
Categories: PTE/PTEG, Regional rail, DfT/SRA, NedRail, Network Rail/Railtrack, Other, PTEs, Serco, Metropolitan Counties, Yorkshire & the Humber
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Rail News
New depot for Manchester Metrolink
Greater manchester PTE is overseeing the construction of a new tram depot in Old Trafford, to prepare for its new fleet of trams arriving in the... continue
Categories: Light rail/tram, PTE/PTEG, Other, PTEs, Metropolitan Counties, Northwest England
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Rail News
Villiers and PTEs call for ‘Plan B’ in wake of Manchester TIF bid
By Meera Rambissoon
Shadow transport secretary Theresa Villiers has joined PTEs in calling for the government to commit to investment in public transport, in the wake of... continue
Categories: Funding, Light rail/tram, Parliament, PTE/PTEG, Other, PTEs, Metropolitan Counties, Northwest England
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In brief
Centro sign bus ticket deal with Payzone
Bus users in the West Midlands have been able to purchase Centro’s all operator Nbus day ticket from more than 1,800 retailers across the... continue
Categories: Bus, Fares/ticketing, PTE/PTEG, Other, PTEs, Metropolitan Counties, West Midlands
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In brief
Bircham Dyson Bell to advise on Leeds NGT
London law firm, Bircham Dyson Bell has been appointed by Metro, the West Yorkshire PTE as legal advisor on the  NGT scheme, the New Generation... continue
Categories: Bus Rapid Transit, Other, PTEs, Metropolitan Counties, Yorkshire & the Humber
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Bus News
SYPTE looks at options for Quality Contract introduction
South Yorkshire PTE is understood to be investigating options for the introduction of greater bus service regulation following the introduction of... continue
Categories: Bus, PTE/PTEG, Regulation, Other, PTEs, Metropolitan Counties, Yorkshire & the Humber
Parking Review
Operational
Seven unitary councils launched
Seven new unitary local authorities went live on 1 April as part of a major local government reorganisation. The new  authorities cover:... continue
Categories: enforcement, green parking, local government, Parliament & law, Local government association, All of UK, East Anglia, East Midlands, East of England, England, Metropolitan Counties, North East England, North West England, West Midlands
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Feature
All change for Tyne & Wear Metro
By Bernard Garner
Would you like to get a return of £8 back for every pound you invest? It sounds absurd - the kind of offer only a bookie would have made as... continue
Categories: Funding, Light rail/tram, PTE/PTEG, DfT/SRA, Other, PTEs, Metropolitan Counties, Northeast England
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Rail News
Merseyrail becomes UK’s first fully secure railway network
Merseyrail Electrics has become the first fully secure rail network in the UK. All 66 stations have now been awarded the “secure station”... continue
Categories: Crime & Vandalism, PTE/PTEG, Regional rail, Safety, NedRail, Other, PTEs, Serco, Metropolitan Counties, Northwest England
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