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Saturday, 05 September 2015

Yorkshire Post

• Computer glitch causes bus pass chaos in South YorkshireThousands of bus passengers, including students and pensioners, have been forced to pay higher fares after a computer glitch caused travel pass chaos.

Other Regional Press

• A giant new state-of-the-art bus information screen has been put up in Grimsby's Freshney Place shopping centre. The new 55-inch LED screen can be found in Friargate Square near Marks and Spencer and provides real-time details about local buses.
• This man has been banned from every Stagecoach bus on Teesside for two years Paul Goodman admitted harassing bus driver :: Court hears 'industrial deafness' and alcohol may have led to frustrations

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• City of York Council, First York Buses and Optare have been shortlisted in the Vehicle Operator category for the 2015 Low Carbon Champions awardsCity of York Council, in partnership with First Bus York and bus manufacturer, Optare have been nominated after creating two fully electric Park&Ride routes. A fleet of six buses were first introduced in June 2014 at the new Poppleton Bar Park&Ride site. This was then extended to include Monks Cross Park&Ride in May 2015. The electric buses are helping to reduce CO2 emissions by 62 percent in real world operation according to First Bus data. The most recent data shows that when operating in service on York’s Park&Ride routes, the ‘Well to Wheel’ efficiency is...