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Wednesday, 20 July 2016

Government

• Bus Services Bill inquiry launchedThe Transport Committee launches an inquiry on the Bus Services Bill. The Bill, currently before Parliament, seeks to amend the framework for the delivery of bus services in England outside of London and provide for improvements in ticketing, open data and bus registration.

BBC News

• TrawsCymru long-distance bus ticket aims to boost tourismNew tickets offering unlimited long distance bus travel across Wales are being launched with hopes of boosting tourism and the economy.
• Driver suspended after 'runaway' bus crash in GlasgowA bus driver is suspended after a bus that appeared to have no driver crashed in Glasgow city centre on Monday.

The Herald

• Glasgow bus crash: Driver error may not be to blame, says transport sourcesA First Bus caused panic on Monday as it hurtled 100 metres down Renfield Street in Glasgow after the driver reportedly stopped off to buy a drink at a newsagents.

The Telegraph

• Cardiff bus fire: Extraordinary pictures as bus goes up in flames in city centre

The Mirror

• Travel chaos after bus bursts into flames in city centre turning into raging inferno This dramatic footage shows the vehicle becoming a raging inferno after police sealed off the street

Wales Online

• Service bus bursts into flames in Cardiff city centreThe police and fire brigade were called to the bus fire in Castle Street but no one was injured

Yorkshire Evening Post

• Passengers told to prepare for timetable changes on the busesBUS users in Leeds have been warned that sweeping timetable changes are due to come into force in the city this weekend.

Blackpool Gazette

• MP inspects new buses for the Fylde coastMark Menzies MP said he was delighted to see a fleet of new state-of-the art buses set to hit Fylde’s streets.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Increased commercial bus services in KirkbyStagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire is taking over a number of routes in Kirkby on an independent commercial basis, to enable passengers to continue to benefit from regular bus services, following a review of the network of publicly subsidised services in the area. The company, which is the main bus operator in the area, worked in partnership with Merseytravel over a six month period to review the Kirkby bus network and has agreed to run previously subsidised services on a commercial basis. Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire has also altered some of its existing routes includi...
• Nottingham City Transport picking-up profits with GT Radial City-Bus-TyreNottingham City Transport has shortlisted the GT Radial GAU861 urban city-bus as an all-position tyre of choice following a two-year project to maximise return-on-investment. The operator, who was originally contracted to a premium manufacturer until April 2014, took purchasing in-house to gain access to the open market, and having put several different brands through their paces in year-one shortlisted four selected products for further evaluation. The GAU861 tyres in size 275/70R22.5 have been utilised on both steer and drive axles across the entire Scania chassis fleet, which includes both ...