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Tuesday, 21 December 2010

Bristol Live

• Buses in Bristol largely unaffected by the snowAll bus services in Bristol city are running as normal, but with some delays - although there are no services serving Imperial Park. A burst water main on the A38 is affecting services 75 and 76 as well as some others and there is increased traffic in the area. Buses operating from Bristol Bus Station are mostly running, but Clevedon services to and from Bristol are only operating to Sixways and via main roads. Services 310 and 311 to Thornbury are currently terminating early at Dursley. All services from Weston-super-Mare have been suspended, including those going to Bristol. Any customers wi...

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Decline in UK bus passenger journeys recordedThe third quarter of 2010 saw journeys completed by bus passengers in the UK dip by 0.2 per cent compared with the period between April and June.During the three months to September, the seasonally-adjusted figures from the Department for Transport also show a drop of 0.5 per cent in activity between 2008-09 and 2009-10.According to the bus statistics, vehicle miles declined over the year by 1.2 per cent, while fares were down by 0.2 per cent year-on-year in real terms in March 2010.Meanwhile, the proportion of operating revenue local bus services receive from passenger fare receipts climbed f...

Other News Sources

• Parts of East Lancashire bus lane scheme to be revivedEAST Lancashire™s shelved multi-million pound bus lane scheme could be back on in revised form “ minus the bus lane.