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Greater Manchester Bus Services Back in the Hands of the People

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Greater Manchester has taken a bold step in public transport, completing the historic re-regulation of its bus network. This milestone, the first in England in 40 years, represents a seismic shift in how the city-region connects its communities, promotes sustainability and drives economic growth. The transformation is part of the Bee Network, an ambitious vision for a fully integrated, “London-style” public transport system by 2025.
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The UK's First Self-driving Electric Bus Hits the Road

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The first-ever electric autonomous bus service in the UK has achieved a significant milestone with the start of trials on public roads in Oxfordshire today, Monday, 23rd January 2023. PA The innovative new bus service, which is fully electric, will serve Milton Park business, science and technology park near Didcot and Abingdon. The revolutionary service will launch fully to the public at the end of the month and improve the way people move both around the park, which is home to 250 companies and 9,000 employees, and the wider Didcot region. Part of the Mi-Link green travel programme, the Milton Park Circular service 1 is being operated by First Bus. The £4.3m project has been funded by a £3m grant from the UK Government alongside a commercial and private sector partnership. The UK Department for Transport's Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CCAV) has provided this financial support through Innovate UK, helping drive the project which has been delivered by the consort...
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UK’s First Full Size Autonomous Bus Carries Passengers for the First Time

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Stagecoach announced today, Friday 20th January 2023, that it has successfully transported its first group of passengers in a groundbreaking trial in East Scotland. Stagecoach Group
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Trainlink 319 Bus Service Connects Skelmersdale to Kirkby Rail & Bus Station

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From Sunday 22nd January 2023, in partnership with Lancashire County Council, Stagecoach Merseyside will be operating a new daily express service between Skelmersdale and Kirkby Railway Station (Kirkby Row)/Town Centre to link into Liverpool and the wider Liverpool City Region transport network. Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire
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