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Thursday, 06 June 2024

BBC News

• Council makes £1m in controversial bus gate finesFines for drivers travelling through a controversial bus gate have generated more than £1 million in less than six months, figures show.
• Axing school buses will save £700 per pupilHundreds of school pupils who use the bus to get to school will have to take the train instead.

STV

• Rural residents feel ’let down’ over bus provision, study findsThe Institute for Public Policy Research finds people feel ministers are not doing enough to improve local bus services.

Times Online

• Delivery vans ’will slow Edinburgh’s buses to walking pace’. [subscription]Passenger numbers will dwindle if bus lane operating hours are not extended — and vehicle-mounted cameras should be used as enforcement, transport expert says

Wales Online

• Cardiff's long-awaited bus station won't be fully operational for monthsDespite an opening date finally being announced Cardiff's long-awaited bus station won't operate a full set of bus services for months after it opens. Transport for Wales announced on May 30 that the bus station would open to passengers a month later on June 30 but not all the services listed under the bus station's operational plan will use the station from day one.

Other Regional Press

• Free bus pass scheme benefiting thousands in RenfrewshireThousands of people in Renfrewshire have been benefiting from the free bus pass scheme, new figures reveal.
• £2 bus fare cap confirmed on Nottingham City Transport until end 2024Single fares on Nottingham City Transport bus services will continue to be capped at £2 until the end of 2024, with NCT confirming its continued participation in the government’s Help for Households scheme.

New Civil Engineer

• Bradford Interchange | Bus station remains unsafe as £22M committed for new rail gatewayBradford Interchange bus station will remain closed until at least September while in-depth surveys are carried out to determine if it can ever safely reopen, but £22M has been confirmed for an “enhanced” rail gateway.

Other News Sources

• Translink to introduce 100 zero emission electric buses in Northern IrelandBus operator Translink is set to roll out one of the largest fleets of zero emission buses in the UK across its routes in Northern Ireland.