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No plans for automated buses in the capital, insists mayor's office, despite publishing document that talks up cost savingsReplacing London's driver-operated buses with driverless vehicles would provide large cost savings as part of a "paradigm shift" in the way people travel, according to a controversial passage in a document published by Boris Johnson this week.However, the loosely worded job-cutting suggestion had to be swiftly disowned by the mayor's office on Thursday, even though the document in which the futuristic idea was aired was published in support of Johnson's 2...
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- Firm takes over airport bus routeA coach hire company is taking over running the Cardiff Airport shuttle service after the existing operator said it will stop.
- Arrests in bus fraud investigationPolice arrest five employees of a Gwynedd bus company as part of a fraud investigation, BBC Wales understands.
The Guardian
- Boris Johnson tries to distance himself from idea of driverless London busesNo plans for automated buses in the capital, insists mayor's office, despite publishing document that talks up cost savingsReplacing London's driver-operated buses with driverless vehicles would provide large cost savings as part of a "paradigm shift" in the way people travel, according to a controversial passage in a document published by Boris Johnson this week.However, the loosely worded job-cutting suggestion had to be swiftly disowned by the mayor's office on Thursday, even though the document in which the futuristic idea was aired was published in support of Johnson's 2...
Western Daily Press
- Minister for Transport unveils new £1.6m Stagecoach bus fleet while on visit to Exeter The minister for transport has unveiled a new £1.6 million fleet of Exeter buses while on a visit to the Westcountry. Baroness Kramer, Minister of State for Transport, launched the new Stagecoach Ex-citi branded vehicles while touring the company’s depot.
Other Regional Press
- Bus wrecked in blazeA single-decker bus has been destroyed by fire on the M6 motorway.
- Bus crashes into Preston stationParamedics and firefighters were called to Preston bus station this evening after a bus crashed into its glass frontage.
- Buss pass subsidy Catch 22 for teenA teenager from Putnoe could be left out of pocket after being granted a subsidised bus pass.
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- Granada launches BRTA bus rapid transit service has been inaugurated in Granada.
- New owners for struggling Black VelvetBlack Velvet Travel of Eastleigh briefly ceased operation, restarting after 36 hours under new ownership.
- Smoother traffic cuts pollutionPoor traffic flow and the resultant stop-start movement of buses has been identified as a major contributor to higher emissions in a study carried out in Brighton by engineering company Ricardo and test equipment specialists Horiba.
- PTEG calls for new funding approachReform of the way buses are funded is being called for by the Passenger Transport Executive Group.
- Arriva Micro Hybrids for Kent routeArriva Southern Counties has taken delivery of its first new vehicles for this year, with the arrival of 16 Wrightbus StreetLite Micro Hybrids valued at £2.
- London cleans up with SCR programmeWhat is being claimed as the world’s biggest bus environmental retrofit programme has been completed by Transport for London.
- Artist’s impression of £68million buswayAn artist’s impression of a section of the 4.
- Door death verdictA verdict of accidental death has been returned by a jury at Bolton Coroners Court in the inquest into the death of a Stagecoach Wigan bus driver.
- Professional standard for bus engineersCPT, in conjunction with People 1st, has launched a new professional standard, the Bus & Coach Engineering Manager Accreditation.
- Go-Ahead to take 500 flywheel hybridsGo-Ahead has placed an order with GKN Hybrid Power for the supply of 500 Gyrodrive electric flywheel systems over the next two years.
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