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Squeeze them until the PIPs squeak . . . ?

Ben Colson finds evidence of a ‘tunnel vision’ approach by those in charge of the road network towards bus operators and their passengers, and fears government plans to give urban road powers to politicians will make things worse

By Ben Colson
15 September 2006
 

There’s not much I envy about the lot of a railway manager, but one thing that makes me jealous is when I hear on the radio or TV local travel news the list of over-running engineering works on Monday mornings. That they are so uncommon that they can be individually listed, contrasts with the chaotic state of street management.

If we busmen paused to compare, it would make us green with envy. Disruptions come so thick and fast on the roads that it is a real testament to the dedication of...

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