Shresthangana Patro’s Post

Even though I have left my Halifax roots and moved to Manchester this is still music to my ears 👣 and after listening to Tracy Brabin at the Transport for the North conference in January I've been waiting for this to happen! So many positives will come from bringing the bus network under public control! 👓 Unified vision: Public control allows for a unified vision in the development and management of the bus network, making sure that decisions align with the public transportation goals and policies. 💗 Service equity: Public control can prioritize service equity by ensuring that all areas, including underserved or less profitable routes, receive an equal service, regardless of profitability. 🎟 Fare regulation: Public control enables governments to regulate fares to ensure affordability for passengers. 🚲 Integrated planning: Public control facilitates integrated planning with other modes of transportation, such as rail, cycling, and pedestrian infrastructure, leading to more efficient and seamless multimodal networks. - I've been making good use of the bikes in Manchester when I'm running late to work. (If my manager is reading this I wasn't late) ✅ Accountability: Publicly managed bus networks are directly accountable to elected officials and the public, enhancing transparency and responsiveness to the publics needs. #wyca #busfranchising #busunderpubliccontrol #transport2024 #transformthenorth

Anton Savage: I’d choo-choose to take the train, if only they made the experience a little more enjoyable Irish rail have been putting a lot of money into speeding up their services. They’ve updated track, upgraded signalling and bought new rolling stock. All seeking to provide a service to attract people away from their cars and onto the train. Their achievements are to be lauded. Their priorities though? They might need to be tweaked a little. Journey time is a lovely metric for an organisation. It’s definite, measurable and easy to put in a PowerPoint for the board. Any time you hear the inimitable Barry Kenny ably representing Iarnród Éireann’s commuter service on the wireless, he’s likely to bring it up as evidence of the progress his organisation is delivering. Unfortunately it’s not necessarily the criterion most valued by customers. What makes customers want to use your service or buy your product is not always an easy thing to describe on a PowerPoint. Read Anton Savage's full article on how Irish Rail are never going to shorten the journey times enough to make it quicker – in total – than driving. Instead, they should make it nicer 👇

Private cars in the rail industry refer to privately owned or leased railcars, such as tank cars, gondolas, or hoppers. Railroad-owned cars, often referred to as System cars, are railcars owned or leased by the Railroads. Private cars must comply with industry safety standards and regulations. In terms of rail rates, private cars are often offered lower prices than system cars. Lower rates, along with equipment quality and capacity, are the main reasons why shippers may choose to own or lease their own railcars. #RailTerm #PrivateCars #Tratics

Number of the Day 125,022 Transports of motor vehicles and car parts on North American railroads in November, up 11.9% from last year and 22.1% ahead of October 2023, according to the Association of American Railroads.

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📹Here's a sneak peak of Freightliner Group Ltd’s ultra-light simulators at their new state-of-the-art Operational Training Academy in Doncaster.   🚝It's where drivers will learn how to safely operate new in-cab digital signalling equipment, launching on the East Coast Main line - South, next year.   📈Through innovation and investment like this, the rail industry can create a safer, more cost effective, better performing future for freight.   ✅GBRTT's Strategic Freight Unit has been set up to firmly embed freight into the railway’s strategic decision making and unlock more opportunities like this in the future. #gbrtt #freight #rail #railrefrorm

"Overall, train travel is 34% more energy efficient than flying and 46% more efficient than driving, according to Department of Energy estimates — and on partly electrified routes such as the Northeast Corridor, which carried about 40% of Amtrak ridership in 2022, its environmental advantages stretch even further. A modernized and expanded passenger rail network could be a powerful lever of decarbonization." #multimodaltransportation #transit #sustainability