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National Transport Authority gives date for town bus service
Westmeath Examiner
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Published: Wed 27 Aug 2025, 3:00 PM Late this year or early next year is when the long-awaited town bus service for Mullingar is to go ahead, the National Transport Authority has assured Minister Robert Troy. “The NTA anticipates launching the...
Restore confidence in transport system, Obi tells NRC after Abuja-Kaduna train mishap
The Cable
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August 27, 2025
Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, has called for the restoration of public confidence in Nigeria’s transport infrastructure. The former Anambra governor was reacting to the derailment of the...
Automotive organizations outline necessary NHTSA policy reform to federal legislators, regulators
Repairer Driven News - Michigan
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August 27, 2025
The Alliance for Automotive Innovation (Auto Innovators) reiterated the need for reform of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in comments it sent to the Energy and Commerce Committee last week. The U.S. Department of...
Free bus pass could be extended to new age group due to 'unjust' rules
Chronicle Live
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August 27, 2025
Jayne Thomson and Charlotte Fisher 11:47, 27 Aug 2025 MPs are calling on the Government to offer free bus travel for everyone under 22 in England. The Transport Select Committee suggests that free bus travel would improve young people's access to...
Pasadena Council Approves $32 Million Hydrogen Bus Contract, Accelerating Zero-Emission Fleet Conversion
Pasadena Now - California
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The Pasadena City Council voted Monday to approve a $32 million contract with New Flyer of America Inc. for the purchase of 17 hydrogen fuel cell electric buses, marking a milestone in the city’s transition to a zero-emission transit fleet. The...
Solons quiz DTI over incentives to car firms: `Too car-centric’
Inquirer
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August 28, 2025
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) was quizzed about its provision of incentives to huge car companies under the Comprehensive Automotive Resurgence Strategy (CARS) program, with lawmakers saying that it only makes...
Auto Leaders Say EU CO2 Car Goals Not Attainable Anymore
MENAFN
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August 27, 2025
(MENAFN) European car manufacturers and suppliers sounded the alarm Wednesday, declaring the EU’s CO2 emission goals for vehicles "no longer feasible" under current conditions. In a letter addressed to European Commission President Ursula von der...
Opportunity in motion: The role of automotive in driving social mobility
Just Auto
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August 27, 2025
In this exclusive guest article for Just Auto, Inchcape – a leading global automotive distributor – CEO Duncan Tait reflects on the results of a new survey of APAC and Latin American consumer attitudes to motorisation and the part played by the...
Alstom to supply driverless trains and CBTC signalling for Mumbai Metro Line 4 project
Global Railway Review
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August 27, 2025
Alstom will build 39 driverless Metropolis trainsets in India and deliver CBTC signalling with maintenance services for Mumbai Metro Line 4. Alstom has been commissioned to deliver 234 Metropolis metro cars and a state-of-the-art Communications...
'80s and '90s cars and culture celebrated at Oxfordshire event
This is Oxfordshire
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August 27, 2025
RADwood UK took place at Bicester Motion, in Launton, on Saturday, August 23, drawing crowds of car enthusiasts and pop culture fans. The event featured vehicles from the RAD era, ranging from souped-up hatchbacks to glamourous supercars, set to a...
News ‘To be left stranded at the last minute is devastating’ Mum who battled to get school place for son with autism shattered after school bus cancelled 8 minutes ago
Meath Chronicle
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Published: Wed 27 Aug 2025, 12:20 PM Last updated: Wed 27 Aug 2025, 12:21 PM The mother of a 12-year-old boy with special needs from Trim says she has been left “angry and devastated” after being told at the last minute that the school bus meant...
Uber plots Channel Tunnel disruption with app-bookable high-speed trains
The European Magazine
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August 27, 2025
A partnership with Gemini Rail could see Uber trains running from Stratford and Ebbsfleet to Paris, Brussels and Lille within four years, opening app-based booking to international rail for the first time Uber is preparing to extend its mobility...
From November 2025: Night bus to link multiple European cities, including Luxembourg
RTL Today
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August 27, 2025
Swiss operator Twiliner will launch a premium night-bus service in 2025 with Luxembourg’s Emile Weber Group, offering eco-friendly, train-like comfort. From November 2025, Swiss transport company Twiliner will roll out a new overnight bus service...
Missoula public schools launches in-house bus program
NBC Montana
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MISSOULA, Mont. — When students head back to class this fall, some Missoula County Public Schools families will notice a new kind of ride pulling up to the curb. Instead of the traditional yellow bus, certain routes will now be served by white...
Extra bus to be introduced in bid to stop Dumfriesshire schoolkids being stranded at side of road
Daily Record & Sunday Mail
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August 27, 2025
An extra bus is to be introduced after schoolkids were left stranded at the side of the road. Pupils trying to get to Wallace Hall Academy on the first day of term were unable to get onto buses as they were already full of children by the time...
Solaris strengthens its position in Scandinavia. As many as 180 electric buses for Malmö
Automotive World
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August 27, 2025
Solaris has signed yet another contract with one of the largest public transport operators in Scandinavia – Nobina Sverige AB Solaris has signed yet another contract with one of the largest public transport operators in Scandinavia – Nobina...
Kolkata buses see a dip in ridership after metro expansion, explore route adjustments
ETInfra.com
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August 27, 2025
According to bus owners, they have found that even short-distance passengers, those buying ₹10 tickets, have shifted.Buses, both government and private, have begun losing passengers to the new Metro links, though the situation is not as 'doomed'...
One of the UK’s coolest cities to get £6million tram and train overhaul – with plans for first ever underground network
The Scottish Sun
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August 27, 2025
ONE of the UK's coolest cities is set to get a £6 million tram and train overhaul with plans for its first ever underground network. The seven-figure cash boost into Manchester's Bee Network will see a new wave of tram and train expansion across...
City seeks members for new transit committee
Lethbridge Herald
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August 27, 2025
By Lethbridge Herald on August 27, 2025. Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The City of Lethbridge is inviting members of the community to join the Transit Advisory Committee to help them shape the future of public transit. Darwin Juell,...
Kids in Upper Nithsdale village denied school transport despite living in catchment area
Daily Record & Sunday Mail
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August 27, 2025
Parents in Upper Nithsdale have hit out at the lack of school transport for their kids. Pupils are having to use the 246 service bus from Kelloholm to Sanquhar Academy – which arrives an hour before the school day begins. And the return journey...