Transportinfo.org.uk - today's transport news in the uk, hand picked for you each morning

Wednesday, 10 July 2024

BBC News

• On-demand bus service to be expandedOn-demand bus services in Nottinghamshire will be expanded later this month. Nottinghamshire County Council said it is offering the Nottsbus service in central Rushcliffe between 07:00 and 19:00 BST, which will run from Mondays to Saturdays from 22 July.
• All-electric tram-buses due to operate this summerThe vehicles, called ieTrams, will operate in south-east London, linking Orpington with Crystal Palace.

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• Video: See latest stages of £24m Dudley Bus Station transformation set to open next yearNew drone footage taken from above shows how work to create a multi-million pound transport interchange at the former Dudley Bus Station is progressing.

Carlisle News & Star

• £1.7m to be spent improving bus routes in Cumbria - see the full listOVER £1.5 million of government funding is set to be used to improve bus services in Cumbria.

Airportwatch

• Bus cab design: Improved greatly, but still more to do, says PailtonThe main character from the 1970s British sitcom On the Buses, a driver named Stan, was always trying to get off work with various hare-brained schemes. Hardly surprisingly, when you learn that during the same era, work-related health problems often forced bus drivers to quit the job long before retirement age.

Route One (Bus and Coach)

• Wales Bus Bill plans confirmed for current Senedd term by FMThe Bus Bill in Wales as part of work to deliver franchising of services in the country will be introduced during the remainder of the current Senedd term, First Minister Vaughan Gething said on 9 July.

Other News Sources

• CPT responds to First Minister's pledge to bring forward of a Bus Bill to enact franchised bus services across Wales:Aaron Hill, Director, Confederation of Passenger Transport Wales says, "CPT Wales will work closely with Welsh Government on their proposals for reform, and urge them to consider the proposals we made last year for a 'minimum subsidy' franchise that could deliver 40m more bus journeys across Wales.
• First Bus announces plans to close Helston depotA bus operator has announced plans to close one of its Cornwall depots. First South West, part of First Group, said it is proposing to close its Helston depot in a money-saving move.