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    Ticket restriction BT allowing peak travel on off-peak fare?

    Hi all, I've been looking at the route between Nottingham and West Yorkshire and noted that tickets between Nottingham and Huddersfield (Off Peak Return, restriction BT) are valid on 'peak' services from Nottingham to Sheffield and Leeds, offering a considerable saving on Anytime fares. Is my...
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    The Bus Quality Contract Progress Thread

    I've been reading nibbles in various magazines, websites and official reports for some time about certain ITAs going down the route of quality contracts, I think considering the knowledge on this forum it is about time that we had a dedicated thread to keep track of what could be a revolution in...
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    It's not just in England we make a past time of complaining...!

    I couldn't help but note that DB are currently facing similar problems (well national jokes) that we are facing in this country with the wrong type of snow and delays.... http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,706240,00.html Is complaining about the railways just human nature?
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    Notts tram strike

    First Nottingham tram strike I noted on Monday 27th July, the workforce represented by the GMB union of the Nottingham Tram Consortium went on strike over pay and conditions. A roughly 20 minute service to Hucknall was provided with additional buses providing capacity from Phoenix Park where no...
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    Norwich North By-Election

    Well very shortly the people of Norwich North will be voting for their new MP, current Lab majority 5,000. Considering that most of the voters are made from the to be new Broadland constituancy are we safe in thinking it will turn blue? Any hopes for the greens?
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    Tram 'will go ahead' despite Tory win

    I'm sure that everyone is aware of yesterdays election results which left Labout loosing all 4 of it's remianing county councils, effectively meaning that the Conservatives now run Local Government. One of the councils to fall to the Conservatives was Nottinghamshire, the Conservatie...
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    Notts tram faces bus competition from Dunn Line

    The former owners of Dunn Line, as far as I am aware, are now in the process of managing the "yourbus" brand. The brand, which will run services 81/82 within Greater Nottingham is due to start June 1st, under the new brand they will be competing directly with tram line one from Bulwell/Phoenix...

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