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Saturday, 27 September 2014

The York Press

• York MP in bus aid pledge A YORK MP has sampled for himself what it's like to travel on the bus as a blind person.

Peterborough Telegraph

• Bus passenger fell when driver forced to slam on brakes but got ‘no apology’A Peterborough bus passenger who broke her leg when a bus driver had to “slam on the brakes suddenly” is asking why Stagecoach has not had the courtesy to even apologise.

Bus and Coach.com

• Creagh backs quality contract bidsA commitment to extend a “London-styleâ€� bus franchising system to other cities by shadow transport secretary Mary Creagh has been welcomed by one of the areas considering the introduction of a quality contract.
• Key Cities calls for bus regulationA group of 24 English Cities has issued a Charter for Devolution in the wake of the Scottish referendum vote with a call for extra powers to regulate buses.
• Environment centre stage at Euro BusEnvironmental issues are due to take centre stage at this year’s Euro Bus Expo with a series of presentations and case studies taking place during the event.
• Fast route between Liverpool and ChesterA new express bus route between Liverpool and Chester has been launched by Stagecoach.
• Rally returns to Alton Towers in 2015The UK Coach Rally is returning to Alton Towers resort for the third year running with the 2015 event planned for 18-19 April.
• Front-mounted cycle rack trial plannedA Bath-based cycle campaign group is planning a trial of front-mounted cycle racks and claims to have had DfT approval for the process.
• More consultation on TfGM prioritiesA further public consultation is taking place on Manchester’s planned bus priority improvements in the city centre.
• £6.5million investment in CambridgeStagecoach is investing £6.
• Government backs Bristol’s MetrobuBristol’s proposed rapid bus network Metrobus has been backed with £34.
• Lothian signs up to access charterLothian Buses has become the first major Scottish operator to sign up to the RNIB’s accessibility charter which commits operators to improve their services for blind and partially sighted passengers.