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Tuesday, 11 August 2020

Birmingham Post

• Go-Ahead passenger numbers below 50% of pre-pandemic levelsThe chief executive of the North East headquartered group has welcomed the announcement of a rolling support package to keep buses in England running

Other Regional Press

• Bus journeys could 'burst school bubbles'Pupils rushing on to school buses would ruin any bubbles created to prevent the spread of coronavirus, a councillor has warned.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• East Yorkshire’s first luxury bike buses arrive on the region’s roadsHull and East Yorkshire will become one of the first areas in the country to have bike-friendly buses, in a £2m investment by one of the region’s leading public transport operators. Bus company East Yorkshire has bought eight state of the art, environmentally friendly new double decker buses, costing £260,000 each, all of which have special racks to carry bikes on board. From 10 August the cycle-friendly buses will be rolled out onto the company’s flagship X46 & 45 routes between Hull, Beverley, Market Weighton, Pocklington and York, and between Bridlington, Driffie...
• RH Bodyworks protecting bus drivers from Covid-19 with fully sealed cabinsBus drivers on the frontline in the global pandemic are being protected with fully sealed protective cabins made by RH Bodyworks. The Suffolk-based accident-repair specialist was commissioned to design a permanent solution to protect bus drivers from infection while on frontline duty. It has now made more than 100 units for a London bus operator. Andy Sage, General Manager at RH Bodyworks, said: “It is a great project to be involved in. We do feel that we are making a difference and helping to protect essential workers against the pandemic.” Most buses already had a...