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Tuesday, 01 October 2019

Government

• Government takes the first steps in a bus revolution Major package of measures announced to boost bus services including 'Superbus' networks, Britain's first all-electric bus town and better passenger information.

BBC News

• Wrightbus: 'Delicate talks' ongoing, says Jeff WrightThe Ballymena company was placed into administration last week with the loss of 1,200 jobs.

The Telegraph

• Conservative Party conference: Eight key pledges by Boris Johnson's government [subscription]... Buses Mr Javid will announce today plans for new “superbus” network. The bus driver’s son is promising a £220 million boost for buses, £50 million of which will be used to develop an “all-electric bus town” while £30 million will go towards improving existing routes and restoring lost services.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Bus investment 'could help reverse declining passenger numbers' A NEW investment in the country's bus infrastructure has been welcomed by local transport bosses.

Bristol Live

• New cheaper bus fares trialled in Thornbury and YateTickets are now 25 per cent cheaper

Other Regional Press

• It will soon be easier to catch a bus to Heathrow as services in Slough get a new name and colourCourtney Buses parent company Reading Buses has announced service increase to Heathrow and Windsor as the buses undergo a rebrand

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Government takes the first steps in a bus revolutionNew low-fare, high-frequency ‘Superbus’ networks, Britain’s first all-electric bus town, better information for passengers, and contactless payment on every city bus have been announced by the Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps, in a major package of new measures to boost buses. The package, worth £220 million in the first year, will see many cuts to services reversed. It will create ‘express lanes’ for buses in the West Midlands and elsewhere. It will invest in new ways of providing more frequent public transport in the countryside and other places where con...

Other News Sources

• Government sets out £220m plan for all-electric bus town and ‘Superbus’ networksThe all-electric bus town, the location of which is still being discussed, will see an entire city’s buses switched to wireless electric vehicles