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Friday, 03 August 2012

The Telegraph

• The 'hate stare' and other ways we avoid sitting next to someone on the busCommuters use a range of sophisticated tactics to prevent a stranger sitting next to them on public transport, a study by a Yale University sociologist found.

Journal Live

• MP Bridget Phillipson weighs in over bus routes rowA BID to seize back control of bus routes has being backed amid growing anger at “taxpayer funded profits.”

Wales Online

• Team GB fans vent fury at Cardiff queues but train firms defend serviceOlympic football spectators have vented their fury after being stuck in lengthy queues at Cardiff Central station following last night’s Team GB match.

Bus and Coach.com

• Cambridge busway ahead of targetOver two and a half million journeys have been made on the Cambridge guided busway, which marks the end of its first year of operation next week.
• Scotland starts bus fraud phone lineIn response to fraudulent claims by bus operators, Transport Scotland has launched a free telephone line on which people can report drivers who practice what the agency calls œover-staging�, where concessionary bus pass holders are given a ticket for a longer journey than they actually made, and the company then claims back more cash than it is due from the Scottish government.
• Irish funding attack by independentsA decision by the Irish government to provide state transport operator CIE with additional funding of €36million (£28million) has been attacked by the country™s private sector coach operators.