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Sunday, 07 April 2024

BBC News

• More buses added to East Midlands Airport routeThe number of buses to and from East Midlands Airport (EMA) has increased.

Financial Times

• Investors tap into demand for electric buses with new funding model Aviva and UK infrastructure bank to lease 60 battery-powered vehicles to Go-Ahead Group as part of £100mn plan

Times Online

• Why are the UK’s bus drivers paid so much less than train drivers? [subscription]Drivers at the wheel face abuse, harassment and uncomfortable conditions on £750 a week. The pay doesn’t seem to match what they can go through, as their railway counterparts — on higher salaries — go on strike

Other Regional Press

• Highbridge bus stops given new look by GWR to promote rail and bus connectivityNew bus stop signage has been installed in Highbridge thanks to funding from Great Western Railway to promote local travel.
• Former chief executive of Bord na Gaidhlig joins HiTrans boardA former champion of Gaelic culture and language is taking up a new role to help improve public transport in the Highlands. Shona MacLennan, the recently retired chief executive of Bord na Gaidhlig, has been appointed to the board of HiTrans, the regional transport partnership for the Highlands and Islands.

Other News Sources

• No drop-off in performance for Falkirk bus operator in the running to be named Scotland's bestA Falkirk bus company is just a few stops away from picking up Public Transport Operator of the Year title and possibly more at this year’s Scottish Transport Awards.