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Friday, 08 June 2012

BBC News

• Brighton bus company criticises council's station plansOne of the largest bus operators in Brighton has criticised council plans to redevelop the road layout outside the city's main railway station.

Daily Record

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

Belfast Telegraph

• 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.

Other Regional Press

• 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.
• 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contracts confirmedEAST Lothian Council has confirmed the contracts that will replace the supported bus services being withdrawn by First bus.

Bus and Coach.com

• 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).