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Development consent due to be submitted by this summer Plans for a new rail line connecting Heathrow airport with the Great Western main line are being held up over how much the government is prepared to stump up.
Wednesday, 19 February 2020
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- New bus lane approved for busy Muller Road, BristolPlans for a 24-hour bus lane and a number of changes to one of Bristol's busiest roads have been approved.
- Glider buses attacked in west Belfast, leading to The PSNI said bricks were thrown at buses on the Stewartstown Road on Monday night.
- Wrightbus: Questions raised over share dealExperts question a share purchase made by its parent company when the group was in financial trouble.
The Guardian
- When the bus ride to your destination is just a click awayWith bus routes severely curtailed outside big cities, is demand-responsive transport the answer?
The Scotsman
- Why climate change alone won’t persuade drivers to take the bus – Andrew JarvisMotorists need more incentives to leave their cars behind and take a greener form of transport like electric buses, writes Andrew Jarvis.
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- First Bus rerouting Leeds bus services to dodge city centre delays13 buses an hour will be changed to dodge congestion on Boar Lane and road works on The Headrow
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- 'It sends a signal bus travel isn't safe'A bus company has taken an alternative view to a rival firm's decision to hand out 'spit testing kits' to drivers.
- Councillors want crackdown on drivers using bus route illegallyCouncillors are calling for a crackdown on drivers who are illegally using a bus route to cut through to a roundabout.
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- Derby and Nottingham await government nod for £100m to improve transport linksJoint submission made for cash to improve connections between major employment sites
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- West London gets its first all electric bus routeWest London now has its first bus route to run solely electric double-deckers.
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