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West Yorks needs to learn the facts about London bus model

Peter Hendy, Commissioner of Transport, Transport for London, London Peter Hendy, Commissioner of Transport, Transport for London, London SW1H
22 December 2010
 

I was interested to read your interview with councillor Chris Greaves, chair of the West Yorkshire Integrated Transport Authority, in the article on bus Quality Contracts.

For an elected politician who speaks so confidently about bus policy, why doesn’t he know more about “the London model”? He appears to like every aspect except its cost and too many “empty buses” in Kings Cross and Oxford Street.

If he were properly informed – maybe there’s a role...

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