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FOCUS TRANSPORT: A BADGER SET TO RETURN & AN ASPIRING LIVERY
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Tuesday, 11 August 2015. A BADGER SET TO RETURN and AN ASPIRING LIVERY. Bus operator First West of England has painted one of its buses in the striking Badgerline colour scheme to celebrate the company’s launch in 1985. The green and yellow buses along with the giant badger were a familiar sight across the West of England for 15 years and will likely bring back a lot of memories for many. So now from the South West to a spire in the North East Midlands. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). We publish in-d...
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FOCUS TRANSPORT: Southdown 100
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Friday, 14 August 2015. Southdown Motor Services celebrated 100 years in operation this year with a special celebration rally taking place at Southsea Common. Kath Lomas has sent us pictures of the event. NOW SEE THE LATEST ON THE NEW FOCUS FLICKR SITE:. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The Focus Transport website. Is intended to appeal to those that have a broad interest in public transport. We cover topical news items and display high quality photographs relating to the current transport scene and a...
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FOCUS TRANSPORT: ROUTEMASTER PROGRESS & GETTING STEAMED UP IN STAFFORDSHIRE
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Sunday, 16 August 2015. ROUTEMASTER PROGRESS and GETTING STEAMED UP IN STAFFORDSHIRE. The seven Routemasters acquired in June 2015 by Henry Cooper Coaches are going through a programme of refurbishment, with three already MOT'd and being used on private hire. The seventh vehicle RM 1640 (640 DYE) which didn't travel north with the other six, has finally reached the north east and a start has been made by stripping out all of the seats for a deep clean. RM1562 required a new staircase as part of the.
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FOCUS TRANSPORT: July 2015
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Friday, 31 July 2015. SIR PETER'S LAST DAY WITH TfL. Wednesday the 15th July 2015 will probably be one of those times that Sir Peter Hendy will hold dear in his life, for on that day he spent his last hours working as the Commissioner of Transport for London. Perhaps though use of the word 'work' may not have been applicable on the day, as he took some time out with one of his passions, riding through London on one of its iconic red buses. Thursday, 30 July 2015. A PARTNERSHIP FULL OF EASTERN PROMISE.
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FOCUS TRANSPORT: PADDINGTON STATION DEVELOPMENT
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Saturday, 15 August 2015. Paddington station to undergo £20m revamp which is set to take 18 months to complete. An impression of how Paddington will look after the revamp (Picture: Network Rail). Work has begun on a revamp costing up to £20 million at one of London's busiest and most iconic transport hubs. Network Rail says about £15 to £20 million will be spent on renovating Paddington station's waiting areas, shops and restaurants. The revamp is costing up to £20 million (Picture: Network Rail). We cov...
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FOCUS TRANSPORT: FIRST GREAT WESTERN TRAIN NEWS
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Saturday, 1 August 2015. FIRST GREAT WESTERN TRAIN NEWS. New First Great Western trains to ease 'cattle-truck' trips for commuters into Paddington. Overcrowding faced by commuters into Paddington will be eased with a new fleet of trains on services from the South-West to London. First Great Western is to lease 29 new long-distance trains, which will run from Cornwall to the capital. They. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The Focus Transport website. Is intended to appeal to those that have a broad int...
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FOCUS TRANSPORT: IT'S NOT GETTING ANY BETTER IN MALTA
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Monday, 10 August 2015. IT'S NOT GETTING ANY BETTER IN MALTA. Bus driver changes route number midway through journey, most passengers left stranded. From the Malta Independent. A bus driver recently changed the bus route number after an argument with a woman passenger made him realise that the wrong number was showing on the front of the bus. 8221; and added that the front of the bus showed the number 45. NOW SEE THE LATEST ON THE NEW FOCUS FLICKR SITE:. Staying foreign parts Paul Gooderson recently visi...
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FOCUS TRANSPORT: ISLE OF WIGHT ISLAND LINE RAILWAY NEWS
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Wednesday, 12 August 2015. ISLE OF WIGHT ISLAND LINE RAILWAY NEWS. A study by transport consultants into the future of Island Line, costing up to £20,000, has been ordered by the Isle of Wight Council. The council says it does not have the money to finance the proposed transport task force, so has ordered the study, by Atkins Global Consulting. This will look into the costs, benefits and risks of the different approaches to the future provision of rail services on the 8.5 mile route. The council must be ...
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FOCUS TRANSPORT: Passenger Guide to Rail Franchising
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Wednesday, 5 August 2015. Passenger Guide to Rail Franchising. The Campaign for Better Transport and the Department for Transport (DfT) have put together a guide -. Passengers Guide to Franchising. Which is a new, simple and effective guide to rail franchising answering some of the questions most frequently asked by passengers and which will help to explain how the franchising process works. Martin Abrams, Public Transport Campaigner, Campaign for Better Transport said:. Campaign for Better Transport.
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