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Radio Link To Curb Bus Attacks
• Tyneside PTE is equipping buses in the Sunderland and South Shields area with two-way radios in an attempt to curb attacks on bus crews. The move follows a "curfew" operated......
Travel Plan Hits Snags
• The GLC's plan for free travel for pensioners in London has run into trouble. Following objections from London Country Buses and certain local authorities, the Traffic......
Welsh Bus Operators Get New Subsidies
• Glamorgan County Council has agreed for the first time to subsidize a number of unremunerative services operated by three Welsh bus companies. Thirty-six services run by......
Free In Seattle
• Seattle, Washington, is to provide for one year a free transit and bus service on routes that pass through the city's "downtown" business area. This is part of an effort to......
Teessiders Will Spend Another Penny
• Many Teessiders will have to pay a penny more to travel by bus from Monday. Teesside Corporation Transport has been given permission by the Northern LA to raise bus fares by a......
No Change
• London Transport is to sell 4p flat-fare single tickets in bulk on 15 suburban routes — saving travellers 2p on the cost of 13, 4p rides. Under the new scheme, to start next......
Drivers' Alarm
• Drivers and conductors employed by East Yorkshire Motor Services Ltd held a meeting last week aimed at formulating plans to cope with late night violence on buses, and decided......
Cleveland Fares Report
• The new Cleveland County Council, Yorkshire, is to consider cheap or free bus fares for elderly people. It is planned to introduce a uniform system for the whole region. The......