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Joint call for trams to be treated fairly
As the Government revises its major scheme business case guidance, Campaign for Better Transport and pteg [1] have called for an end to the discrimination against trams.
ITAs call on Government to retain special grants to fund concessionary passes
Warning that change could de-stabilise the scheme in Britain’s largest cities
Concern over train investment cutbacks
Following on from a Parliamentary debate today, pteg expressed concern that overcrowding at key regional rail hubs could get worse as the Department of Transport is seeking to scale down its planned investment in additional rolling stock for the North’s rail network.
Nottingham joins pteg!
Nottingham City Council has joined pteg as an associate member.
Nottingham will join pteg’s existing associate members – Strathclyde Partnership for Transport and Transport for London.
Chair of pteg Neil Scales said:
New era beckons for transport in the city regions as Integrated Transport Authorities are established
First batch of new powers from Local Transport Act kick in
New Assistant Director for pteg Support Unit
Matt Brunt has joined pteg as Assistant Director of the Support Unit. He will be responsible for developing pteg’s capacity for collaborative working across the PTEs, and leading on the rail, light rail and bus subsidy areas of pteg’s work programme.
Greening big city bus fleets - new report sets out the options
New report on the greening of big city bus fleets shows oldest buses must be modified or replaced if buses are to retain their green credentials
pteg supports Railway Children this Christmas
This Christmas, instead of sending Christmas cards, pteg is making a donation to support the valuable work of Railway Children. Railway Children work to stop the abuse of children living alone and at risk on the streets. Many of these children live in or around railway stations.
pteg welcome Local Transport Bill enactment
Local Transport Act hailed as biggest opportunity in a generation for transport in the city regions
pteg today welcomed the Local Transport Act (which received Royal Assent today) as a historic opportunity for the city regions on transport.
New Chairman for group of Passenger Transport Authorities
Chairman of West Midlands Passenger Transport Authority, Cllr Gary Clarke, is the new Chair of the Passenger Transport Authority Special Interest Group. The group brings together leading Councillors from the six English Passenger Transport Authorities.
Cllr Clarke said: