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Recent BBC Articles
« on: July 09, 2006, 02:29:49 PM »
Metrolink extension is announced.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/5152948.stm

Transport priorities get funding (East Midlands.)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/nottinghamshire/5153998.stm

East gets £1bn in road investment. This includes the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway which is quoted in the article as costing £116.2m.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/5153486.stm

It also includes the Luton-Dunstable Translink scheme , part of which is to be be built on the former railway line (link below.)
http://www.translinkexpress.org.uk/

Multi-million pound roads funding (South East , includes a proposed "rapid transit" bus route in Brighton and Hove.)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/5155108.stm

£36m for public transport schemes (West Midlands.)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hereford/worcs/5159924.stm

Islands ferry contract is awarded (Scotland.)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/north_east/5155466.stm
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Re: Recent BBC Articles
« Reply #1 on: July 10, 2006, 01:57:16 PM »
Here is a link to the Brighton & Hove Rapid Transit Proposal.
http://www.brightonbusiness.co.uk/htm/ni20040704.410837.htm

Quotes from the above link :

"Future phases would provide choice for people travelling into the city. Any future park and ride site could be linked into the system to provide swift journeys into the city centre for those travelling to work from outlying areas," added councillor Mitchell."
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Re: Recent BBC Articles
« Reply #2 on: July 19, 2006, 11:15:03 AM »
Here is an article related to these issues (link below.)
http://www.transporttimes.co.uk/;news;item/1/77/

Quote from the above link :

"Regional assemblies were not allowed to include rail schemes in their bids."
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Re: Recent BBC Articles
« Reply #3 on: November 11, 2006, 08:31:45 PM »
Quote from: Lee on July 09, 2006, 02:29:49 PM

East gets £1bn in road investment. This includes the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway which is quoted in the article as costing £116.2m.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/5153486.stm


There is a small piece in the latest 'Rail' magazine about the Cambridge busway:

"The cost of the guided busway over the alignment form St. Ives to Cambridge has increased by 75% from £55m to £116m since the scheme was developed in 2001, but the DfT has indicated its desire for the project still to go ahead.  This flies in the face of rejection of UK light rail schemes when they have gone 40% over budget"
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