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Pledge to level-up UK questioned after northern transport budget cuts
TfN’s budget slashed by 40% by government and more than £100m funding for contactless tickets cancelled
UK rail services to be reduced to 72% of pre-pandemic levels
Rail services in Britain will be reduced to 72% of pre-pandemic levels over the next few weeks, and passengers are being asked to check before they travel that their service is running.
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- Essar gives UK hydrogen production a £750m boost [subscription]New joint venture will produce industrial quantities of the clean-burning fuel at Cheshire oil refinery in the coming years
Edinburgh Evening News
- Lothian Buses increase the amount of morning bus journeys on busy routes following Evening News storyLothian Buses have increased the amount of journeys on one of their services following images emerging of a crowded bus on the busy Edinburgh route on Tuesday morning.
Liverpool Echo
- Bus company's poignant journey to helping families access funerals during the pandemicSouth Central Community Transport used to help pensioners access activities, now they are supporting bereaved families to get to funerals
Wales Online
- All the changes to Cardiff Bus services coming into force because of lockdownCardiff Bus is bringing in widespread changes to its services as a result of the ongoing lockdown.
Other Regional Press
- Eastleigh's Xelabus offers free travel to vaccination hubsA BUS company is offering to provide transportation to vaccination points free of charge.
- Return of Dundee bus service welcomed but long-term solution needed in West EndThe temporary reinstatement of an axed West End bus service has been hailed as “excellent” news.
- Councillor calls for more temporary bus services following Wrexham Arriva 'outbreak'A LOCAL councillor has called for temporary bus services after news the Arriva depot in Wrexham was forced to closed due to a small COVID-19 outbreak.
Other News Sources
- Camelon coach builder commits to electric bus partnershipAlexander Dennis Ltd (ADL) is teaming up with electric mobility firm BYD to design and assemble cutting edge electric single and double decker buses.
News from Europe
- Public transport passengers asked to be silentThe Balearic government has asked passengers on public transport to make their journeys in silence. Not speaking on buses, trains and the Metro is one of the government's public transport recommendations for combating the spread of the virus. Others are paying with the intermodal card or a bank card and planning journeys so as to avoid times when transport is at its busiest.
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