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Plans for a high-speed "HS3" rail link in the north of England have moved a step closer after a report by the boss of the HS2 scheme, Sir David Higgins.
Students challenged to design audio and visual tools to improve travel for blind and deaf bus passengers
Transport Minister Baroness Kramer launched a competition for students aimed at devising new ways to make bus travel easier for people who have visual or hearing impairments.
Monday, 27 October 2014
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- Students challenged to design audio and visual tools to improve travel for blind and deaf bus passengersTransport Minister Baroness Kramer launched a competition for students aimed at devising new ways to make bus travel easier for people who have visual or hearing impairments.
Newcastle Evening Chronicle
- Quality Contract Scheme: What will changes to the bus system in Tyne and Wear mean for you?The North East Combined Authority has voted for a plan which could give councils power over when and how often bus services run in Tyne and Wear
Wales Online
- School bus concerns raised over auction system for award of contractsSome bus operators say the online auctions 'trivialise' the task of transporting children safely and result in low prices which are unsustainable
Plymouth Herald
- LETTER Why don't we close our bus lanes?I WAS interested to read that Liverpool City Council is to consider closing some of its bus lanes.
Other Regional Press
- Bus service not justifiedA bus service between Mapperley and Ilkeston that was scrapped in March will not be reinstated despite a petition that residents sent to Derbyshire County Council.
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- Changes to buses as Hampshire County Council cuts £1.5m costsSUNDAY bus services are to face the axe as the county council looks to cut £1.5m from the money it uses to subsidise bus services.
- Future looks fare for bus company apprenticeA NEW career is just the ticket for Peterlee student Peter Billyard.
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