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A rising number of rail replacement bus services are taking to the roads, prompting claims that transport operators are profiting from train cancellations.
First look at £24m metro station planned for Dudley
The new bus and metro interchange will connect Dudley to Wednesbury and Brierley Hill
Climate scientist claims Leeds Bradford Airport expansion would only benefit 'relatively few people'
A Leeds climate scientist has added to growing calls for a legal challenge against the £150m expansion of Leeds Bradford Airport, which was approved in principle by council planners this week.
Northern Powerhouse Rail programme risks being delayed, transport bosses warn
Northern transport bosses have warned that "uncertainty" around the much-anticipated Integrated Rail Plan means that development of the region’s £39bn flagship rail project is at risk of being delayed.
Tuesday, 16 February 2021
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- 'I am sick of being made to travel under these conditions': Passenger hits out at Manchester bus where it's 'impossible' to socially distanceAn essential worker braving the bus commute through lockdown says service cuts have led to stress-inducing overcrowding that prevents passengers from social distancing.
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- Transdev trial a further electric bus on Harrogate to Knaresborough routeTransdev in Harrogate have bough a second battery-powered electric bus for a trial on route 1 linking Harrogate and Knaresborough, following initial experience with an alternative all-electric single deck bus in October 2020.
- Transdev: New look buses for Blackburn, Burley and Preston Hotline route LANCASHIRE bus operator Transdev have announced plans to upgrade its inter-urban bus route.
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