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Bus fare rises outside London a 'scandal', says council chief
The head of one of England's biggest councils has described continued increases in bus fares outside of London as a "scandal". Newcastle City Council leader Nick Forbes said operators in receipt of public money should be lowering fares
Newport firm to get share of £30m to help tackle climate change
The government is investing cash into industrial centres, specialising in research and development of electric transport
There's an obvious answer to Leeds' public transport woes
Over 2,100 people took part in a recent LeedsLive poll which asked them what should be done to improve the city's public transport network. Building a tram network is the obvious answer to Leeds' long-standing public transport problems.
Monday, 09 March 2020
BBC News
- London Euston: Rail passengers face disruption after cable damageServices from London Euston will be delayed or cancelled after 1,000m of cables were damaged.
City AM
- Mind the gap: How to level up transport networks across south London Opinion - Andrew Boff AMIt is widely acknowledged that south London’s transport links are inferior to those north of the river.
The Mirror
- Most cancelled train service in all of Britain was cancelled 28 timesOne Yorkshire train service from Harrogate to Leeds has been named the most cancelled service in the UK after it failed to run on more than half its scheduled days
Leeds Live
- There's an obvious answer to Leeds' public transport woesOver 2,100 people took part in a recent LeedsLive poll which asked them what should be done to improve the city's public transport network. Building a tram network is the obvious answer to Leeds' long-standing public transport problems.
Other Regional Press
- Rockfall railway line to re-openEngineering teams are on course to finish repairs to track damaged by a landslip.
Business Live
- £100m redesign of Leicester’s “challenging” railway station planned with new car park and "quality" officesOfficials want congested entrance moved to the back of the site
Other News Sources
- The new trains now arriving at Platform Two… are 30-years-old: Same old, same old for fed-up Inverclyde rail commutersRail users on one of Scotland’s busiest commuter routes have finally seen 40-year-old trains phased out – only for them to be replaced with 30-year-old ones.
- MPs back Trafford rail revival plansBOROUGH MPs have joined forces in a bid to get an old railway line into Trafford reopened. Campaigners are currently calling for a feasibility study by central Government into the possibility of reopening the line between Skelton Junction in Timperley and Glazebrook.
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