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
Periodic Review PR13
September, 2011
Consulting body:
Office of Rail Regulation
Rolling Stock RUS
August, 2011
Consulting body:
Network Rail
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Directive 2003/20/EC - Use of seatbelts and child restraints by child passengers on buses and coaches
August, 2011
Consulting body:
Department for Transport
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Underpinning Policy - Modelling Bus Subsidy in English Metropolitan Areas
August, 2011
Forecasts the medium term implications for English metropolitan areas of changes to bus subsidy.
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The rail industry - an introduction
August, 2011
A basic introduction to the way the rail industry works, highlighting its key features and mechanisms.
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Stations RUS
July, 2011
Consulting body:
Network Rail
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High Speed Rail: Investing in Britain's Future
July, 2011
Consulting body:
Department for Transport
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Value for money and appraisal of small public transport schemes
July, 2011
Builds the evidence base on the value for money of small public transport schemes by compiling and analysing a database of close to 150 schemes.
Thriving Cities - Integrated land use and transport planning
July, 2011
Setting out the stark choices ahead in new planning reforms, this report recommends three 'golden rules' for future planning policy. The report also highlights good and bad practice on transport and land use planning and calls for local authorities and Local Economic Partnerships to proactively draw up highly sustainable masterplans for development sites of key significance. More widely it argues that planning processes should universally include the bodies responsible for local transport.
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Amending licences to give passengers the information they need to plan and make journeys
June, 2011
Consulting body:
Office of Rail Regulation
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Specification of network outputs
August, 2003
Consulting body:
Strategic Rail Authority
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Overcrowding on public transport
December, 2002
Consulting body:
Transport Select Committee
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Capacity utilisation policy
October, 2002
Consulting body:
Strategic Rail Authority
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Future fares policy
September, 2002
Consulting body:
Strategic Rail Authority
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Railways in the North of England
June, 2002
Consulting body:
Transport Select Committee
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Call for bigger say on local rail networks
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
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.
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Funding boost for free fares scheme
Monday, October 1, 2007
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
Thursday, September 27, 2007
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.
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pteg responds positively to Local Transport Bill consultation
Thursday, September 13, 2007
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:
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City region transport authorities welcome Select Committee report
Friday, August 3, 2007
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.
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Rail White Paper response
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Geoff Inskip, Director General of Centro takes the lead for pteg on rail issues:
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City region transport authorities welcome new Local Transport Bill
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
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.’
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Next steps on planning better bus networks
Monday, May 21, 2007
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.
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Lyons backs bus regulation
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Leaders of the biggest transport authorities outside London today welcomed the publication of Sir Michael Lyons' report into Local Government.
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City region transport authorities welcome new trains – but regions should get fair share
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
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.
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