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Wednesday, 25 July 2012

BBC News

• MP excited by London bus pledgeNews that a multi-million pound order for 600 buses could come to a Ballymena coach builder has been welcomed by the area's MP.

The Telegraph

• One of these will be moving quickly during the Olympics...and it's not the London busSprinter Usain Bolt poses with a traditional routemaster bus in London today but with the Olympics just four days away London's transport network is creaking under the pressure.

Birmingham Mail

• Passenger satisfaction with West Midlands buses on the risePASSENGER satisfaction on the region’s buses has gone up according to an independent survey.
• New dawn for public transport in Birmingham as last bus leaves Corporation StreetA VINTAGE Daimler was the last bus to pull out of Corporation Street when double deckers were re-routed in a transport shake-up.

Journal Live

• Stagecoach chief warns councils over taking business awayTHE head of the North East’s largest bus firm has warned he would rather “take poison” than let councils seize his buses.

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Stagecoach chief vows Nexus will never take controlBUS firms have warned they will “take poison” before they hand control to Tyneside councils.

Other Regional Press

• Stagecoach could take over axed Aberdeen bus routesSTAGECOACH could take over Aberdeen bus routes dumped by FirstBus, the Evening Express can reveal today.

Other News Sources

• Do Brighton and Hove tourist buses harm the city's sights? A sightseeing bus could be rerouted from an historic square “ after householders claimed it was damaging their homes and making streets unsafe.