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Saturday, 19 July 2014

London Evening Standard

• London buses will be unable to break speed limit in drive to improve road safety Some of London buses will be unable to break the speed limit in a bid to improve road safety in a trial to start next year.

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• Perryman’s takes final CheetahPerryman’s Buses has taken the final Vario-based Cheetah to come off the production line, bringing an end to a 30-year chapter for the model at Plaxton.
• Sliding scale for low-carbon supportCapital support for low-carbon buses should be awarded on a sliding scale, with more money being allocated to those vehicles with the lowest carbon emissions, according to a study by the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership.
• Buses important for city centre spendingThe latest research from Greener Journeys reiterates the importance of buses to the economy.
• New TrawsCymru service backedA new bus service between Carmarthen, Lampeter and Aberystwyth will start on 3 August.
• £64million for sustainable transportThe Department for Transport is providing local authorities in England with £64million to support 44 sustainable transport schemes in the latest round of its Local Sustainable Transport Fund.
• Sapphire expands with three more routesArriva has introduced three more high-quality Sapphire routes.
• Johnson brothers mark 35 yearsJohnsons of Henley-in-Arden is celebrating this month as it marks 35 years of working together for directors PETER and JOHN JOHNSON.
• Glasgow Games bonusIn what looks like a move to avert planned strike action by its engineers, First Glasgow is to pay all of its staff a £120 bonus if they work all of their rostered shifts until the end of the Commonwealth Games.
• Mental health training guidanceA training DVD, One in Four, to help bus drivers deal with passengers with hidden mental health conditions has been produced by CPT in conjunction with the Department for Transport, Mental Health Action Group, People 1st, the Association of Trainers and bus operator Trent Barton.
• Micro-Hybrids for ScotlandFirst Scotland East is to take delivery of 27 Wrightbus StreetLite Micro-Hybrids.