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Gatwick expansion a 'disaster waiting to happen'
Crispin Blunt and other local MPs tell Stewart Wingate his proposals for a second runway are a
Buffet cars to be axed from Hitachi's East Coast Main Line trains
A UNION says it is
Stephen Joseph: The Pacer train embodies our transport woes
THERE’S a consensus that a key part of improving the economy in the North of England must be better public transport, within and between the cities.
Stoke-on-Trent Central MP Tristram Hunt calls for 'realism' on HS2 bid
POTTERIES MP Tristram Hunt has called on council chiefs to give up their bid for an HS2 station in North Staffordshire.
Most Liverpool bus lanes to go
A review of Liverpool’s bus lanes by consultants Mott MacDonald has recommended that all but four in the city centre should be removed.
Saturday, 25 October 2014
The Telegraph
- Bus driver fight with passengers caught on CCTVDavid Newstead leaps off 89 bus in Bexley and brawls with Tyler Belgrave-Breeds and Sean Dickson over unpaid fare in extraordinary footage
Mail Online
- End of the line for the lanes: Motoring groups hail Liverpool's 'bold' move to scrap bus routes...but will other cities follow suit? Liverpool is believed to be the first local authority in the country to remove bus lanes en masse after a successful year-long trial without them.
Bradford Telegraph & Argus
- Bus timetables to change PASSENGERS have been urged to get on board for changes to the bus timetables from this weekend.
Edinburgh Evening News
- Complaints against £270k transport chief Ian CraigThe man in charge of Edinburgh Trams – who pockets a £270,000 salary – has been blamed for a major rift at the heart of the Capital’s public transport firm.
Liverpool Echo
- Liverpool's bus lanes scrapped following council approval this morningLiverpool’s bus lanes are being scrapped- after a council meeting this morning approved the controversial measure.
Wolverhampton Express and Star
- Wolverhampton roadworks on busy main road to spark bus chaosMajor roadworks on one of the busiest main roads in Wolverhampton were beginning today – with buses forced to find diversions at short notice.
The Shields Gazette
- ‘Outrage’ – pensioners being charged £20 for ambulance journeys to hospitalANGRY pensioners have hit out at what they have branded an “outrageous” decision to make patients pay transport costs for medical care.
Other Regional Press
- Transport Minister Baroness Kramer visited Milton Keynes Academy and said "We will embarrass bus services to improve travel for blind and deaf passengers" Transport Minister Baroness Kramer today (24 October 2014) launched a competition for students aimed at devising new ways to make bus travel easier for people who have visual or hearing impairments.
Bus and Coach.com
- Varied approaches in Scots Green FundThe Scottish government has allocated £3,7million to aid nine operators buying 83 low-carbon buses, including flywheel hybrids and battery electrics.
- Tyne & Wear proceeds on quality contractDespite strong opposition by bus operators, the North East Combined Authority this week agreed to submit plans to the Quality Contracts Board to introduce quality contracts in Tyne and Wear, rather than a pursue voluntary partnership.
- Stagecoach goes Gold in KentStagecoach is upgrading its service 16 between Canterbury, Folkestone and Hythe to Gold standard with ten new Scania/ADL Enviro400 double-deckers worth £2million.
- CPC training challenged by MPsThe effectiveness of training for the driver CPC has been criticised by the House of Commons transport committee.
- Most Liverpool bus lanes to goA review of Liverpool’s bus lanes by consultants Mott MacDonald has recommended that all but four in the city centre should be removed.
- King Long Direct pulls out of Euro BusKing Long Direct has pulled out of Euro Bus Expo.
- Belle Vue invests £1.25millionCoach operator Belle Vue of Stockport has added five new Euro 6 Mercedes-Benz Tourismos valued at £1,25million to its fleet.
- Norris joins Optare boardSTEVEN NORRIS has joined the board of Optare as an independent non-executive director, taking on the role of deputy chairman.
- NBfWY to Huddersfield As part of its drive to get Metro, the West Yorkshire PTE, to favour partnerships rather than quality contracts, First is displaying its green-liveried New Routemaster in Huddersfield over three days.
- Passengers pleased with Go-Ahead serviceThe latest customer survey at Go-Ahead shows 92 per cent of its passengers saying they are satisfied with the company’s bus services.
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