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DfT Awards £42m For Bristol "Showcase" Bus Corridors
« on: July 07, 2006, 06:12:30 PM »

Here is a link on this.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/5157322.stm

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"The Greater Bristol Bus Network's funding package totals £68m with £42m from government, £6m from private developers, while First Bus has pledged investment of a further £20m."
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Re: DfT Awards £42m For Bristol "Showcase" Bus Corridors
« Reply #1 on: July 07, 2006, 08:40:48 PM »

Looks like the proposed tram service which would of been much more effective at getting people out of their cars in Bristol is pretty much dead.  Not sure how the costs compare with these showcase buses.
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Re: DfT Awards £42m For Bristol "Showcase" Bus Corridors
« Reply #2 on: July 07, 2006, 11:06:38 PM »

Here is the last known link that I have on the Bristol Supertram proposal (if anyone has something more recent , please feel free to post.)
http://www.lrta.org/bristol.html

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"Other improvements - such as Showcase bus routes - will proceed but as these were planned anyway will do little to give the required improvements and increase in capacity required."
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