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Wednesday, 26 April 2017
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- 300 buses to operate during new strikeYORK-BASED train operator Northern says it expects to run about 40 per cent of rail services and more than 300 additional rail replacement buses when it faces its latest day of industrial action on Friday.
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- New bus route for Dorchester, Weymouth and Crossways A NEW bus route has been introduced to once again link the communities of Weymouth, Crossways and Dorchester.
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- Milton Keynes: Wirelessly charged electric busesArriva operates eight Wrightbus StreetLite electric buses as part of a multi-stakeholder project to demonstrate the UK’s first all-electric route and the first UK application of inductive charging. Taking a significant step towards meeting UK emissions targets within the transport sector.
- ABB Fast “Opportunity Chargers” Enable Nonstop Electric Bus Service In Harrogate (UK)ABB has won the contract to provide fast chargers that will support the 8 fully electric Volvo buses being brought to the city of Harrogate in northern England.
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