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<p>The Bus Services Act 2017 provides the tools that local authorities need to improve
local bus services. It allows Mayoral Combined Authorities to franchise bus services
and local authorities to develop partnerships with bus operators to take the actions
which they’ve identified locally to incentivise uptake of public transport. Bus Open
Data powers in the Act will require bus operators in England to open up information
about routes, timetables, fares and tickets in real time for passengers by 2020. These
improvements aim to improve journey planning and help passengers secure best value
tickets. The Government is also investing record levels in the U.K. rail network,
as part of the biggest rail modernisation programme for over a century</p>
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