News category: Metropolitan Counties
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Letters
Tim Stevens, Deeping St. James, Peterborough
It’s not surprising that Metro, the West Yorkshire PTE, is planning to implement bus Quality Contracts in its area. People want a bus network... continue
It’s not surprising that Metro, the West Yorkshire PTE, is planning to implement bus Quality Contracts in its area. People want a bus network... continue
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Cover Story Detail
Two business parks in Tyne and Wear reveal a lot about which kind of partnership delivers the most when working with a private sector bus company. Go... continue
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End of the line
Mind That Elf Bus passengers in Manchester got a little surprise over the Christmas season when a flock (is that the right term we wonder?) of elves... continue
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End of the line
Crime Watch A crew shooting a new educational film in Salford fronted by former Coronation Street bad boy Terry Duckworth had a spot of bad luck... continue
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Feature Detail
South Yorkshire PTE has drawn up what it describes as a vision for Doncaster’s bus network with an expanded bus fleet featuring new vehicles,... continue
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Feature
Andrew Garnett
Metro, the West Yorkshire PTE, has gone public with plans for a Quality Contract. Could it finally succeed in bringing buses under local... continue
Metro, the West Yorkshire PTE, has gone public with plans for a Quality Contract. Could it finally succeed in bringing buses under local... continue
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Projects Lead Story
Nexus inks a deal that will allow it to retain ownership and unlock £300m in funding
Nexus, the Tyne &?Wear PTE, has surprised the... continue
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People
The leadership of GMPTE has been confirmed on a more permanent basis, with the news that David Leather, the current interim chief executive, is to... continue
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Products & Services
Bus operator Arriva North West and Merseytravel, the Merseyside PTE, have won the Alexander Dennis Innovation Award for their fuel saving system,... continue
Parking Review
Debates
Parking Review is celebrating its 20 birthday next month. The parking sector’s leading news magazine was launched in 1989 and has established... continue
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Projects
Metro, the West Yorkshire PTE, and Leed City Council last month approved plans for the New Generation Transport scheme for the city. The milestone... continue
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Projects
The contract to operate the Tyne & Wear Metro under a new operating concession is down to two bidders after PTE Nexus rejected a bid by... continue
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Projects
Tyne &?Wear PTE Nexus has unveiled final designs for the transformation of Sunderland’s railway station as work on the project enters its... continue
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People
Chair of Merseytravel, Mark Dowd, is the new chair of the Integrated Transport Authorities Special Interest Group. The group brings together leading... continue
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Projects
Work is to start on the revamp of Birmingham’s New?Street Station this month in a move that will transform the station that is used by over 40... continue
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Environment
Greater Manchester Integrated Transport Authority is spearheading a bid to make the region one of the country’s first ‘sustainable travel... continue
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Projects
More than 200 delegates from engineering, construction and rail firms across Europe attended a conference in Newcastle to find out more about... continue
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Projects
The first of a new fleet of trams for Manchester’s Metrolink light rail system arrived in the city last month after an overland journey from... continue
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Projects Lead Story
Andrew Garnett
Plans for an advanced bus system in Leeds have taken a step forward with scheme promoter Metro, the West Yorkshire PTE, holding a series of public... continue
Plans for an advanced bus system in Leeds have taken a step forward with scheme promoter Metro, the West Yorkshire PTE, holding a series of public... continue
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Letters
Patrick Hall, via email
I read that Centro and National Express have signed a ‘bus improvement’ contract to improve bus service provision in the West Midlands... continue
I read that Centro and National Express have signed a ‘bus improvement’ contract to improve bus service provision in the West Midlands... continue
