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\n\n\nChris Cheek has spent a large part of his life providing a great service for the bus industry, by analysing companies\u2019 financial performance, and publishing the results.
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\n\n\nNow, the new second edition of\xa0 his landmark work Understanding Buses, brings the picture up to date with a clear, non-technical, jargon-free explanation of how the bus industry works.
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\n\n\nWith a few notable exceptions, he concludes, the industry doesn\u2019t make enough money to cover its costs, investment and obligations.
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\n\n\n\u201cUnprecedented uncertainty, \u201cis how he describes the current situation, with no prospect of enough government funding to achieve the aspirations of its newly-published National Bus Strategy.
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\n\n\nDespite the post-Covid car-led recovery, it\u2019s not all bad and Chris explains why Europe envies the British bus industry and whether autonomous bus is the answer.
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\n\n\nThey also talk about the \u201chidden revolution\u201d that has changed the industry in a positive way. And, how Leon Daniels is easily separated from \xa32.75\u2026
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