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Monday, 24 April 2017

The Guardian

• Do former transport ministers dream of electric buses?Vince Cable and Ed Davey, the former business and energy secretaries respectively, are among the Liberal Democrats that lost their seats in 2015 who are plotting their way back to parliament in this general election.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• ‘Shock’ as Bradford drivers are hit by £2.3m of bus lane fines in a year MOTORISTS in the district had to pay fines totalling nearly £2.3 million in one year for driving in bus lanes, the Telegraph & Argus can reveal today.

Other Regional Press

• Contactless tickets to be rolled out by Oxford Bus Company BUS passengers in Oxford will soon be able use contactless payment methods to buy tickets when a pilot scheme is introduced in the city.

Bus and Coach.com

• Reading Buses scraps paper tickets as smart options grow in popularity
• New airport service launched by Lothian
• TfL confirms plans to cut number of buses in Oxford Street
• Go Ahead confirms contactless roll-out
• Longest ever Wrightbus single-decks for East Coast Buses
• Diesel reins as Stagecoach confirms 2017/18 fleet order for 344 vehicles