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Rival plans for Luton Airport expansion to be merged

A row which threatened the expansion of Luton Airport has been settled after the two sides agreed to merge plans. In January, airport owners Luton Borough Council revealed proposals to boost passenger numbers to 18 million per year.

Train fares too confusing, warns rail regulator

Office of Rail Regulation says there is much more work to be done to make ticket rules clearer and purchases easier

Scottish bus firm acquires leading Australian coach builder in £25m deal

A BUS and coach maker has bought an Australian manufacturer in a multi-million-pound deal. Falkirk-based Alexander Dennis Limited has taken control of Sydney-based Custom Coaches

Merseytravel chairman Mark Dowd quits 'untenable' position

Cllr Dowd has been under sustained pressure to resign since last week when eight of the 16 ruling Labour group on the transport authority demanded his resignation.

Dundee night bus service picking up more interest

A new Dundee night bus has seen a significant increase in passenger numbers after a slow start, says its operator.

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  • Southwest plans its international assaultUS airline ready for concerted push beyond the US, having announced upgrades to its fleet and IT systems and has proposed a new terminal in Houston
  • Network Rail costs on trackUK operator is to meet a government target for reducing its cost base by almost a quarter by 2014 but has had to take on more debt through projects

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  • Bridging the gap, a new landmark for LeithONE OF the key thoroughfares affected by disruption from Edinburgh’s tram works would become home to a major new “green bridge” under a bid to kick-start its regeneration.

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  • Office meets railway platform meets service stationTelecommuters no longer have to share the kitchen table at home or a busy cafe. Business lounges and rent-a-day work spaces are springing up in unusual places to take advantage of the growing mobile-worker population.

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  • Bus giant in £25m deal for Oz firmA BUS and coach maker has bought an Australian manufacturer in a multimillion-pound deal. Falkirk-based Alexander Dennis Limited has taken control of Sydney-based Custom Coaches.

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  • Metrolink Oldham line set to open next WednesdayPassengers will start boarding trams on the long-awaited Metrolink line to Oldham in less than a week “ if final tests prove a success. The first-ever service from Manchester Victoria to Oldham Mumps is due to depart at 5.24am on Wednesday.
  • Manchester airport promises review after fuel crisis hits flights Manchester airport has vowed to ˜learn lessons™ after it ran out of fuel for the first time in its history. Bosses are working with the airlines and fuel companies to review the incident, which caused 30 flights to be delayed or disrupted yesterday morning.

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  • Residents save under-threat bus route A BUS route in South Oxfordshire has been saved after a campaign by residents and parish councils.
  • Dundee night bus service picking up more interestA new Dundee night bus has seen a significant increase in passenger numbers after a slow start, says its operator.
  • Hospital to get its own train stationWHITBY and Esk Valley patients are set to receive a boost following the news that Middlesbrough’s James Cook University Hospital is to soon have its own dedicated railway station.
  • Malvern Link railway station to get revamp£500,000 is to be pumped into improving facilities at Malvern Link railway station. The cash boost is coming from Worcestershire County Council, which has been awarded £14.2 million from the Department of Transport to help implement the first phase of its Worcester Transport Strategy (WTS).
  • Transport projects get £2.8m injectionTRANSPORT projects in Cornwall have been given funding of more than £2.8 million. Cornwall Council has been given £2,877,000 from the Department for Transport's Local Sustainable Transport Fund to improve transport links in Bodmin, Newquay, St Austell and Truro
  • Bus contracts confirmedEAST Lothian Council has confirmed the contracts that will replace the supported bus services being withdrawn by First bus.

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  • ADL in Australian takeoverAlexander Dennis has purchased Australian bus builder Custom Coaches.
  • Stagecoach launches m-ticketing planStagecoach and communications company Everything Everywhere have announced plans to introduce the UK™s first ITSO-compatible commercial deployment of mobile contactless transport ticketing, which could lead to it being extended to selected bus and train services across the country in 2013.
  • Optare finally closes down Blackburn facOptare™s factory in Blackburn has closed, bringing 80 years of bus manufacturing in the town to an end.
  • NatEx launches fund for young peopleNational Express has launched a five-year £500,000 foundation to provide bursaries to help local students attend further and higher education and support local community groups working with young people.
  • £113million sustainable transport awardsThe government has announced £113million for 29 transport schemes across England in the second round of awards from the Local Sustainable Transport Fund.
  • Bell confirmed as senior commissionerNorth western traffic commissioner BEVERLEY BELL has been appointed senior traffic commissioner.
  • Wrightbus unveils bigger StreetLite Wrightbus has extended its StreetLite range with the introduction of the 11.
  • South Yorkshire backs partnershipSouth Yorkshire is set to abandon quality contracts and pursue instead a voluntary partnership for services in Sheffield.
  • East Lothian confirms new operatorsEast Lothian council has confirmed the contracts that will replace services being withdrawn by First over the next few weeks as it cuts back in the area around Edinburgh.
  • Coach sector mourns loss of Bob PilbeamThe coach tourism industry has lost one of its stalwart supporters this week with the sad loss of Bob Pilbeam who died peacefully in hospital on Wednesday morning (6 June).

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