The Resource Centre holds all our documents (briefings, consultation responses, press releases and reports). Signed-in members also have access to projects. You can search the Resource Centre by topic or by type of document.
Resources
Resources
Lane Rental Schemes in England
Bus Market Investigation - pteg response to provisional decision on remedies
Social Mobility and Child Poverty Review
Periodic Review PR13
Rolling Stock RUS
Directive 2003/20/EC - Use of seatbelts and child restraints by child passengers on buses and coaches
Underpinning Policy - Modelling Bus Subsidy in English Metropolitan Areas
Forecasts the medium term implications for English metropolitan areas of changes to bus subsidy.
The rail industry - an introduction
Stations RUS
High Speed Rail: Investing in Britain's Future
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Railways in the North of England
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Call for bigger say on local rail networks
Cllr Mark Dowd OBE, the new Chair of the group of six Passenger Transport Authorities (which represents the six English metropolitan areas of England) has written to the Secretary of State for Transport, Ruth Kelly MP, to welcome the prospect of greater influence over local rail networks.
Funding boost for free fares scheme
City region transport authorities today welcomed the news that the Government is to provide them with a special grant to cover the cost of the go-anywhere, free off-peak bus travel scheme for older and disabled people, which starts next April.
Kelly's tough stance on bus wars welcomed
Secretary of State for Transport Ruth Kelly's conference pledge to clamp down on the 'bus wars' that clog up city streets was welcomed today by city region transport authorities.
pteg responds positively to Local Transport Bill consultation
pteg’s response to the Government's consultation on the Local Transport Bill is now available. Follow this link to the pteg response.
Chair of pteg, Roy Wicks, said:
City region transport authorities welcome Select Committee report
Transport authorities serving Britain’s largest city regions outside London today welcomed the House of Commons Transport Select Committee report on the Draft Local Transport Bill.
Rail White Paper response
Geoff Inskip, Director General of Centro takes the lead for pteg on rail issues:
City region transport authorities welcome new Local Transport Bill
Transport Authorities in Britain’s largest city regions outside London today welcomed the draft Local Transport Bill as a ‘major step forward in giving the city regions the planned and integrated transport networks they need.’
Next steps on planning better bus networks
pteg has commissioned transport consultants Steer Davies Gleave to undertake the first phase of work on a new planning model for costing the options for improving city region bus networks.
Lyons backs bus regulation
Leaders of the biggest transport authorities outside London today welcomed the publication of Sir Michael Lyons' report into Local Government.
City region transport authorities welcome new trains – but regions should get fair share
Passenger Transport Authorities (PTAs) for six of Britain’s largest city regions have welcomed plans for 1,000 new carriages – but have called on Government to ensure that Britain’s booming city regions get their fair share of the investment.