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'Inadequate' toilet provision on new TfW trains
Trains being built for use in Wales will only have one toilet for more than 120 passengers on some routes, a rail passenger group has warned.
'A new normal': how coronavirus will transform transport in Britain's cities
The dominance of the car is being seriously challenged for the first time in decades, say experts. Coronavirus offers chance to create fairer UK food supply chainIs this crisis the catalyst for greening the world's airlines? Amid the confusion that followed Boris Johnson's televised announcement easing the lockdown, Will Norman was clear about one thing "the way people move around cities would never be the same again." We are going to have a new normal coming out of this, said London's walking and cycling commissioner
Tuesday, 19 May 2020
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- Stagecoach introduces ‘exact fare system’ for bus passengers who pay by cashStagecoach has today introduced a new system on its bus services for passengers who can only pay by cash.
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- Work to start on new Ellesmere Port bus station next monthOld bus station will then be demolished to make way for new public services building
- Growth in UK bus and coach market suspended at 15.8%, as March lockdown measures halt new ordersUK new bus and coach registrations rose 15.8% in the first quarter of 2020, with demand rising to 1,403 units, according to figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The growth comes off the back of a particularly weak first quarter in 2019, when registrations fell by almost a third (-32.8%).
- Cardiff collaboration teams up bike share scheme with bus appPassengers in Cardiff will now be able to link up bike sharing and bus travel to ensure they can seamlessly travel around the city.
- The Friends of King Alfred Buses seeks new base for vehiclesTHE Friends of King Alfred Buses (FoKAB) is in sudden and urgent need of new accommodation for many of its unique collection of Winchester buses.
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