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Colonsay faces losing its Monday ferries under CalMac?s winter timetable, angering locals who depend on the boats for deliveries and hospital appointments
Avanti West Coast boss insists 'laser focus' will help cut cancellations and delays
Avanti West Coast needs to maintain a 'laser focus'; on cutting cancellations and delays to its train services, its boss has said. Managing director Andy Mellors also insisted that the operator is “making progress” in improving its performance but that there is “still more to do”. The MD was speaking to the PA news agency [...]
Multi-billion-pound funding secured for Transpennine Route and A57 road upgrade
Following the recent budget announcement, Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Transport Secretary Louise Haigh have confirmed that two major transport projects, the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) and the A57 road upgrade have secured the necessary multi-billion-pound funding to proceed. The TRU programme is expected to transform the key rail line from Manchester to York, via Leeds and Huddersfield, into a high-performing, reliable, and electrified railway. Once complete, the full 70-mile TRU route will be fully electrified, helping save 87,000 tonnes of carbon each year...
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- New bus service could link Salford Quays and Manchester city centreIt aims to improve transport options in a growing area.
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- Bridge was "built for us, not them!” anger as campaigners launch legal action against Mill Road bridge bus gateThe Friends of Mill Road Bridge 2 group has launched a legal challenge to oppose the bus gate on the bridge, with work starting in November
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- Plans to double bus use by making journeys quicker and greenerHampshire County Council is planning to double bus use - and this is how.
- Oxford to Heathrow buses to run over festive periodBuses will run between Oxford and Heathrow Airport over the festive period.
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- First Bus and FlixBus announce new deal expanding coach network across UKA new five-year deal between UK bus operator, First Bus, and global travel tech company FlixBus has been announced that will bring eight new or expanded FlixBus coach routes across the UK next year. FlixBus said it will double its UK network size by the end of summer 2025, with over 200 of their vehicles on the road operated by its partners. According to First Bus the partnership will boost daily services across the South-West of England and expanded routes in northern cities including Leeds, Manchester, and Newcastle. First Bus depots in Bath, Bristol, Slough, Taunton, Truro, Weston-super-...
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