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Friday, 07 September 2018

Doncaster Free Press

• Arriva labelled 'greedy and inconsiderate' over bus service cuts in DerbyArriva has been labelled "greedy and inconsiderate" after announcing plans to cut and change several bus services across Derby.

Plymouth Herald

• Plymouth bus firm has its licence revokedTarget Travel vows to carry on despite losing services and staff - and reapplies for new licence

Other Regional Press

• Plans for new bus route to Aberdeen airportA new bus route could be introduced so north-east holidaymakers can reach Aberdeen airport.

Bus and Coach Buyer

• Beyond Brexit: Moving PeopleThe question on everyone’s mind as Brexit looms is ‘how will this affect the coach and bus industry?’ Whether ‘soft’ or ‘hard,’ exiting the EU will mean changes in employing migrant workers, potential changes in driver licensing, creating and running European tours, negotiating port customs, and new documents you’ll need to understand.
• GT12 – a ‘world’ coachChina’s leading manufacturer has revealed its UK plans, including a new premium coach coming down the production line which has all the hallmarks of a market-challenger. And it’s not all about price, we discover.

Route One (Bus and Coach)

• Trentbarton faces strike on Nottingham routesThe former Barton Buses part of Trentbarton is facing four consecutive Mondays of strikes, starting on 10 September in a pay dispute.
• What is going on in London?We’ve been into London numerous times in the last couple of months on various work.
• Bus firm claimed for 88,000 bogus journeysFour men who ran North Wales-based Express Motors are accused of siphoning off £600,000 into their own bank accounts, having claimed for 88,000 bogus passenger journeys, Caernarfon Crown Court has heard.
• Bristol’s second metrobus route startsBristol’s second metrobus service started on Monday (3 September). The m2 follows the success of the m3 service. First West of England says that 120,000 passengers travelled on the m3 in its first two months of service.