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Wednesday, 12 January 2011

BBC News

• Foreign sales out the backdoor for new London bus? [blog]The new bus for London is one of Mayor Boris Johnson's flagship transport projects costing £7m in research and development.
• Bus firm wins New Zealand orderThe Falkirk bus maker Alexander Dennis wins a £25m order to supply 120 buses to New Zealand.

Northern Echo

• Rural bus services bear brunt of measures to save £1.3m THE North-East™s biggest council is planning to slash subsidies for rural bus services on evenings and Sundays, The Northern Echo has learnt.

Sheffield Star

• First pledges to change 'unreliable' bus servicesCHANGES have been promised to Sheffield bus services which passengers have complained are unreliable.

Other Regional Press

• Bus cuts ˜pennywise and pound foolish™More than 330,000 bus journeys a year across Lancashire are to be axed and fares set to rise as council bosses prepare to slash subsidies for public transport.

Other News Sources

• Firm has 'no plans' to send more buses to transport hubBUS giant Stagecoach says it has "no plans" to re-route any more services to Hartlepool's new £4m transport hub.

Other Subscription Services

• Stagecoach Orders 520 New Vehicles for UK * Transport group to buy 360 buses and coaches for UK regions * Fleet of 160 vehicles to be leased for London operations * Passengers across UK benefit from investment in greener buses * Orders bring UK spend on new vehicles in past four years to nearly £290m