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Thursday, 19 December 2019

BBC News

• Bus funding probe: 'No impropriety' by Welsh ministerThere was a "shortcoming" in official processes when funding was given to a bus service in the transport minister's constituency, an investigation found.

Birmingham Mail

• Bus travel in Birmingham is booming - this is how many journeys were taken in the city this yearSome 267.1 million bus trips were taken across the West Midlands Integrated Transport Authority in the financial year 2018/19, according to figures released by the Department for Transport this week

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Wales bus pass replacement: Grace period agreed for pass holders as deadline approachesBoth old and new cards will be accepted for a set time

London Evening Standard

• TfL to start music trial on electric buses to warn cyclists and pedestrians they are coming Forget the sound of roaring engines or spluttering exhausts — the next London bus will arrive to the pulsing beat of ambient music.

Other Regional Press

• Buses of Somerset has announced it is in talks to sell off Taunton Bus Station

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• It's all about the bus drivers, actuallyA festive 'Love Actually style' video clip (no, not that one!) has taken local social media by storm as Mancunians share the love with their city’s bus drivers.   The clip, released by local bus company Go North West, was inspired by bus driver Chris Ashton who wanted to create awareness across the city for the great work that his colleagues do throughout the year.   Rachel Heap, whose husband Mark works as a bus driver in the city, also made a surprise appearance to thank him for taking such great care of the family and to tell him how much she loves him.   The clip ...
• TfL to trial innovative new bus sound to improve road safetyAn innovative new bus sound is set to be trialled on the capital’s latest electric bus route from January. Transport for London has developed the sound, which is played through special speakers inside the front of the bus, to ensure that all road users are aware of electric and hybrid buses when they are moving at slow speeds. Without this sound, these vehicles are almost silent which could pose a safety risk, particularly for people who are blind or are partially sighted. The trial on the 100 bus route comes ahead of an artificial sound becoming a regulatory requirement for all new &ls...

Other News Sources

• Bus company exposed passengers to a "degree of danger"A BUS company, which operated school services in Herefordshire, exposed passengers to a