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- Coronavirus: Government pledges £283m for buses and tramsBut the transport secretary says social distancing will cut capacity to a fifth of the usual amount.
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- Arriva introduces new social distancing measures onto buses Arriva is restricting the number of people that can get onto its buses as part of new social distancing measures it is introducing.
- Government pumps £283 million into bus and railway servicesTransport Secretary Grant Shapps led today's Downing Street conference
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- £283m for buses and trams in EnglandTransport secretary Grant Shapps announces further £254m for buses and £29m for trams and light rail to help protect and increase services Shapps: ‘We are increasing capacity on buses and light rail’ A further £283m has been made available to increase the number of bus and light rail services in England “as quickly as possible” so that people who need to travel, including critical workers in the NHS, can do so safely. Announced by the transport secretary Grant Shapps today, the funding amounts to £254m for buses and £29m for trams and light rail. The timef...
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