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Two major new housing communities will be built in London alongside new railway stations.
TfL boss Mike Brown hid Crossrail testing issues from Sadiq Khan in weekly email update
Transport for London (TfL) boss Mike Brown ordered references to the difficulties Crossrail was experiencing with dynamic testing to be removed from email updates sent to Sadiq Khan, it was revealed today.
The four-year franchise debate rumbles on
Manchester is still assessing the case for franchising, with untold costs to operators, while Sheffield’s Labour MP is also reviewing local operations
Friday, 15 March 2019
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- Plan to relocate Victoria coach station to Royal Oak is scrappedSadiq Khan has scrapped plans to move London's main coach station from Victoria to a new site in Bayswater following opposition from residents.
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- Empowering East YorkshireGo North East has revealed the new name and branding for EYMS, while also announcing major investment in the company. James Day reports
- Durham coach park to be levelled to make way for new council HQDespite protests from residents and visiting coach operators, Durham County Council has approved plans to build a new, £50m headquarters on the site of the current coach and car park.
- Midland Red receives vehicle reduction from Traffic CommissionerIn a written decision Midland Red has had the maximum number of vehicles it can operate reduced
- Oxford Bus Company’s PickMeUp service expands furtherThe Oxford Bus Company is increasing the size of its PickMeUp fleet for the second time in response to passenger demand.
- FlixBus in talks to acquire Eurolines and isilines from TransdevInternational mobility providers FlixBus and Transdev Group are entering negotiations about acquiring the Eurolines long-distance coach service.
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- BusyBus grows its fleet with an EVM EleganceCheshire operator BusyBus has added a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter with an Elegance conversion to its fleet,
- The four-year franchise debate rumbles onManchester is still assessing the case for franchising, with untold costs to operators, while Sheffield’s Labour MP is also reviewing local operations
- Reading Buses’ Jet Black livery updated Reading Buses is rolling out newer buses on its Jet Black route to Newbury.
- Is Shearings planning to have a change of hands?The UK's largest escorted tour operator, Shearings Holidays, has declined to comment on the speculation that it is to be sold by US-based private equity firm Lone Star.
- NatEx Coventry invests £5m in uni routesNational Express Coventry has invested £5 million in 17 new buses for University of Warwick routes.
- RWT stresses that DPFs should be looked afterBob Turnock, MD of West Midlands-based RWT Commercial Services, has stressed to operators that it is vital that diesel particulate filters (DPFs) are serviced and cleaned regularly, and promptly repaired as required.
- East Yorkshire unveils plans for the future with £6m investmentLocal bus firm East Yorkshire, formally EYMS, has unveiled its plans to invest £6m in vehicles over the next two years, while unveiling a new updated brand which will start to be rolled out across the region.
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