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ISSUE 287 21 APRIL 2023
NEWS, VIEWS AND ANALYSIS FOR A SECTOR ON THE MOVE
TUC proposes £9.9bn New campaign to woo net zero transport plan aims rail users back NEWS
New report aims to address ‘gaping hole’ in the government’s recently published net zero strategy - a plan for achieving modal shift away from cars
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is necessary in order to achieve net zero targets. “Public transport improvements on this scale would greatly expand travel horizons for millions of people.” added the TUC. “Better public transport does not just mean more trains and buses, it means better lives.” TUC general secretary Paul Nowak added: “Investing in public transport will help us meet net zero targets and reduce the threat of catastrophic climate change. And it creates jobs throughout England and Wales, boosts the economy in every community, and improves everyone’s quality of life.”
NEWS
A new report released by the Trades Union Congress proposes a £9.9bn annual investment plan for public transport networks across England and Wales. The plan aims to help the UK achieve its target to cut emissions by 68% by 2030, meet net zero targets and boost the UK economy. The investment plan - produced for the TUC by Transport for Quality of Life - is based on the combination of reducing car mileage by 20% (with 10% of that achieved by modal shift to public transport), increasing bus and tram journeys by 120%, and increasing rail journeys by 80%. The TUC claims its plan would
require an average of £9.9bn in annual capital expenditure up to 2035 and the additional operating cost of expanding the network to such an extent would reach £18.8bn annually by 2030. The TUC aims to address what it claims is a “gaping hole” in the government’s recently published net zero strategy. It claims this did not explain how to achieve the modal shift away from cars that
“Investing in public transport will help us meet net zero targets”
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‘Nothing beats being’ highlights role of rail
Scotland’s bus infrastructure target ‘at risk’
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Transform Scotland warns on progress
INNOVATION & TECH
‘Tech can make transport accessible’
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New report by RNIB considers technology
COMMENT
Who are the transport legends?
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Alex Warner on those who leave their mark
CAREERS
Urban Transport Group director AND THEY’RE OFF! Passengers travelling to and from this year’s Aintree Festival and Grand National got the chance to travel on Liverpool City Region’s new Class 777 trains following their phased roll out on Merseyrail’s Ormskirk line.
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Jason Prince succeeds Bray
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