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Transport group in offer to cap fares on route - Herald Scotland

Transport group in offer to cap fares on route
Herald Scotland
THE Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has said there is reasonable grounds to believe a proposal by FirstGroup to cap unregulated train fares between London and Exeter may be remedy its concerns. The CMA opened an investigation after ...

Citymapper announces first licensed bus service for London - Wired.co.uk

Wired.co.uk

Citymapper announces first licensed bus service for London
Wired.co.uk
Transport startup Citymapper has been granted permission to run its first commercial bus route in London, representing a step forward in its ambitions to offer “smart” transport services based on data collected through its journey planning app.

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Air France unveils new airline, Joon, in bid for younger passengers - THE BUSINESS TIMES

THE BUSINESS TIMES

Air France unveils new airline, Joon, in bid for younger passengers
THE BUSINESS TIMES
[BERLIN] Air France's lower cost airline, aimed at restoring some routes to profitability and attracting new and younger customers to the carrier, will be called 'Joon'. Plans for the new airline, which will launch short-haul routes in the autumn from ...

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Rail electrification plans scrapped by Government - BBC News

BBC News

Rail electrification plans scrapped by Government
BBC News
Andy McDonald, Labour's Shadow Transport Secretary, accused him of "taking people for a ride". Routes between Cardiff and Swansea, and between Kettering, Nottingham and Sheffield, and between Windermere and Oxenholme will be affected.

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Stopping the BRT - Inquirer.net

Inquirer.net

Stopping the BRT
Inquirer.net
In the case of Cebu City, they will be used to transport commuters from their homes to the BRT terminals and to routes where the buses will be stationed in order not to congest traffic. That new setup will mean a reconfiguration of the jeepney routes ...

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Bi-mode trains in prospect as HS2 northern routes confirmed - Railway Gazette International

Railway Gazette International

Bi-mode trains in prospect as HS2 northern routes confirmed
Railway Gazette International
UK: Transport Secretary Chris Grayling issued a Command Paper on July 17 confirming the planned routes for the northern sections of High Speed 2, which would link London and Birmingham with Leeds and Manchester, including connections to the existing ...
Transport Secretary confirms HS2 routes to north-west, East Midlands and YorkshireCumbria Crack
HS2 route to destroy new homes in YorkshireBBC News
Newly-built homes in Yorkshire face destruction, as Government reveals HS2 routesThe Independent
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HS2 Phase 2a route from Fradley near Lichfield past Kings Bromley, Ridware villages to Great Haywood - Lichfield Mercury

Lichfield Mercury

HS2 Phase 2a route from Fradley near Lichfield past Kings Bromley, Ridware villages to Great Haywood
Lichfield Mercury
HS2 Phase 2a will take off from where Phase 1 stops near Fradley, continuing the route past Kings Bromley and bisecting the Ridwares before passing close to Great Haywood. This week Transport Secretary Chris Grayling confirmed the planned route, which ...

£7.5m awarded for Stoneferry Road upgrade in Hull - Hull Daily Mail

Hull Daily Mail

£7.5m awarded for Stoneferry Road upgrade in Hull
Hull Daily Mail
Councillor Martin Mancey, the city council's portfolio holder for economic regeneration, said: "We are absolutely delighted that the Humber LEP has allocated £7.5m to improve one of the most significant transport routes in the city. “The Stoneferry ...

Transport Board stops private sale of bus routes | Antigua Observer ... - Antigua Observer

Transport Board stops private sale of bus routes | Antigua Observer ...
Antigua Observer
The Transport Board has put the brakes on the scandalous practice of people in “privileged” positions “transferring” bus routes for exorbitant amounts as high as ...

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Buses branded with their own route colours going down well in Barkingside - Ilford Recorder 24

Ilford Recorder 24

Buses branded with their own route colours going down well in Barkingside
Ilford Recorder 24
TfL may have not have drawn inspiration from the imagination of author J.K Rowling but their vision for transport across the capital is similar - having coloured routes on a map helps. With that thought in mind buses in Barkingside were given a trial ...

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