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Tuesday, 23 October 2018

The Guardian

• Florida: driverless bus shut down for putting children at 'inappropriate' riskTransdev was granted permission by US traffic safety agency in March to use shuttle for testing purposes, but not as a school bus

Times Online

• Fare freezes lump taxpayer with the bill, says Chris Grayling [Subscription]The transport secretary has ruled out a fare freeze for rail passengers caught in this summer’s timetable chaos, arguing that a similar move in London had caused serious damage.

Bristol Live

• Fears no local bus service will be added to new neighbourhood in South GloucestershireConcerns have been raised over buses not being planned into key infrastructure projects - like a 1,290-home neighbourhood east of Harry Stoke, which Cllr Dave Hockey said could set a worrying precedent
• First boss reveals cause of delays after driving bus for a dayJames Freeman drove the 349 bus for a day - and had this to say The managing director of the company running almost all Bristol's buses has got behind the wheel of one of his buses himself - to see exactly why his company has come in for fierce criticism in recent weeks.

Sheffield Telegraph

• Uphill battle for Sheffield pensioners in bus changes rowFrustrated pensioners have claimed they face a walk up one of the steepest hills in Sheffield for a bus following timetable changes.

Other Regional Press

• 'Welcome to idiot town!' says Colchester bus campaigner Peter KayEssex County Council introduced an overhaul of Colchester’s bus system on Sunday, in a bid to reduce bus traffic and air pollution.
• ‘We’ll fight on for bus service’ - Preston residents stranded by bus service cuts vow to keep up campaign despite Lancashire County Hall knockbackStranded residents are refusing to back down in their battle for a bus service, despite being told public transport is “unsustainable” in their part of Preston. Read more at: https://www.lep.co.uk/news/transport/we-ll-fight-on-for-bus-service-preston-residents-stranded-by-bus-service-cuts-vow-to-keep-up-campaign-despite-lancashire-county-hall-knockback-1-9408825