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Pollutionwatch: roads account for a lot of pollution so why do we need more?
While citizens curb car use and get on their bike, infrastructure policy still backs building roads – a source of inescapable pollution
Rail bosses told to utilise spare space to carry freight
Train operating companies and the Department for Transport must “grasp the opportunity” to help expand the volume of goods transported by passenger trains, while gaining an additional revenue source.
Friday, 17 August 2018
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- Titanic Quarter bus lane tailbacks 'horrendous'The Department for Infrastructure says it is working on solutions following the introduction of a new bus lane.
Times Online
- Relax ban and let people vape on buses and trains, MPs urge [Subscription]Bus and train companies should consider letting their passengers vape, MPs have said in a report.
Coach and Bus Week
- Putting people firstA desire to work with people led Dan Bassett into the bus industry and on the path to an award-winning career. Naomi MacKay went to meet him
- Hampshire Council plans to introduce 50p bus fee for pensionersBus pass-holders in Hampshire may no longer be eligible for free travel on the county’s buses, should new plans from the county council go ahead.
- Impact acquired by HCT GroupHCT Group has acquired west London operator Impact Group Ltd, its second commercial acquisition.
- Liverpool City Region pantograph trialRichard Sharman attended the launch of the Volvo 7900e trial in Liverpool to find out how the city and Stagecoach will assess the new technology
Route One (Bus and Coach)
- Operator’s registration issues with smart tachosProlonged specialist fit-out of band buses leads to conflict with EU Regulation 165/2014 requirement
- Panorama ‘deckers first service launchedStagecoach West Scotland has launched the first service of Plaxton’s Panorama double-decker coaches on Volvo B11RLE chassis.
- UK coach and bus demand falls, figures showThe UK’s new coach and bus market declined -3.6% in the second quarter of the year, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). This marked the sixth consecutive quarter of decline, with 2,029 vehicles joining UK roads.
- First drivers ‘swap with me’First York bus drivers are learning first-hand how to provide an improved on-board experience for blind or partially sighted customers by taking part in a “swap with me” event.
- Ilesbus eases its way slowly into the UK marketIlesbus is one of the large number of Turkish minicoach and midicoach manufacturers. It has big plans for the UK, including absorption of the former Swansea Coachworks name in the medium term
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