Out now: Issue 169 of Passenger Transport

Issue 169 of Passenger Transport is published on October 6
Contents include:
  
LEAD STORYBurnham undecided on bus franchising
Mayor of Greater Manchester blames deregulation for decline in bus use, but says that he is ‘open minded’ about how to improve service provision
 
NEWS
Siemens/Alstom deal to ‘boost competitiveness’
Train manufacturing giants plan to merge their rail and mobility services operations in a bid to drive away competition from Far E