5/15/08

ow Toronto can get value for transit money
National Post - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
Over the weekend the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) went out of commission because of a surprise last-minute legal strike. Weekend commuters were left in ...
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Torontonians demand transit
TheChronicleHerald.ca - Halifax,Nova Scotia,Canada
TORONTO (CP) — After being caught off guard by a surprise strike and spending a day-and-a-half without transit service, Toronto commuters urged government ...
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Transit union strikes out
Ottawa Citizen - Ontario, Canada
Was the sudden labour strike by Toronto transit workers a success? Only if the union was seeking to a) completely alienate millions of Torontonians; ...
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Public transit wave of the future
Edmonton Sun - Alberta, Canada
Regardless, these days there are more reasons to want your house close to rapid transit than away from it. The price of regular gas just set a record in ...
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Fayetteville boosts transit budget
News 14 Carolina - Raleigh,NC,USA
"The money has to come from somewhere,” explained new transit director Ron Macaluso. “If I don't get the money then it is real hard to approve anything. ...
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Sound Transit’s high-stakes decision
TheNewsTribune.com - Tacoma,WA,USA
Those are the options Sound Transit is now considering offering the voters in November. If it reads the electorate wrong, there may not be any loaf at all ...
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Bus Transit Agencies to Exchange Two Routes
The Ledger - Lakeland,FL,USA
WINTER HAVEN | Citrus Connection, the Lakeland Area Mass Transit District, and Winter Haven Area Transit (WHAT) will exchange two existing bus routes. ...
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Transit cams to train eyes on paint punks
New York Daily News - New York,NY,USA
BY PETE DONOHUE NYC Transit plans to test surveillance cameras on two trains with hopes of finding the right technology - and funding - for widespread use ...
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Toronto Transit Deal Divides Union Leadership
AHN - USA
... strike provided relief to Toronto's 1.5 million commuters and the Ontario government, but drove a wedge within the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 113. ...
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The myths of transit outsourcing
National Post - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
Toronto's commuters thought they had dodged one bullet last week when it appeared that workers at the Toronto Transit Commission would not go on strike, ...
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Ottawa’s new transit plan should avoid promoting suburban sprawl
... proceeds quickly with light rail within the green belt, but with great caution on the transitway proposals that might simply end up feeding suburbs where few people want to live,” writes Daily Commercial News columnist Korky Koroluk.
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The 5 Best Mass Transit Systems in the World : Environmental News ...
By UberGeek316(UberGeek316)
CNN filmed people paying for gas yesterday like it was news! So, without further ado here are the five best places for you to be shacked up on this planet if you want to have somebody else take you from place to place." ...
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Transit system costs to rise by $1 million
By admin
It will cost an extra $1 million in city funding to run the Lawrence public transit system in 2009.
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Free Bus Rides Get Green Light from Transit Authority
The Birmingham Jefferson County Transit Authority puts its stamp of approval on the mayor"s plan to eliminate bus fares for the months of May... June... July and August.
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Toronto transit strike ends
Ontario's legislature has ordered Toronto transit workers back to work Sunday, ending a surprise public transit strike.
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Nine die as Egypt tourist bus bursts into flames
guardian.co.uk - UK
A tourist bus in Egypt burst into flames after rolling off a desert highway embankment yesterday, killing nine people and injuring about 30, ...
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Ky. school bus involved in crash, 1 student killed
The Associated Press -
(AP) — A school bus and dump truck crashed Thursday along a road with hairpin turns, killing a student and injuring 12 people in northern Kentucky, ...
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Hong Kong bus accident kills 18, injures 44
Reuters India - Mumbai,India
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A tour bus packed with elderly members of a religious group struck a roadside barrier and overturned in suburban Hong Kong on Thursday ...
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Ill. school bus driver accused of braking hard; 19 hurt
The Associated Press -
HUNTLEY, Ill. (AP) — A school bus driver has been charged with child endangerment for slamming on the brakes because she was angry at kids on her bus, ...
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Bus rams into BRT stand, drivers blame faulty design
Times of India - India
NEW DELHI: A bus packed with commuters, a narrow corridor with little space to manoeuvre and people running to a bus stop located in the middle of the road ...
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Driver rams MTC bus into building, 2 hurt
Times of India - India
CHENNAI: The city police have registered a case against a Metropolitan Transport Corporation bus driver, who alleged rammed the bus into a construction site ...
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BMTC bus runs over 3-year-old
Times of India - India
Suddenly, a BMTC bus hit the bike from behind, throwing Fatima on to the road. She came under the wheels of the bus and was instantly killed. ...
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15 taken to hospital after bus crashes into a house
Times Online - UK
Fifteen people were being treated in hospital last night after a bus crashed into a house. The single-decker ploughed into a line of cars before hitting the ...
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The village where buying a 36p stamp may cost you a bus journey ...
Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
Locals have condemned the "ridiculous" scenario that would see villagers in New Buckenham, Norfolk, having to endure torturous bus journeys or even an ...
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Street trio set up house in bus shelter
Independent Online - Cape Town,South Africa
By Natasha Prince Taxi hooters, the roar of traffic and the revving of passing buses fail to rouse three men tucked away in their bus shelter home on a busy ...
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MTA pushing back door bus exits
By narmer
“We agree that people should leave through the back of the bus.” Drivers will ask riders to exit through the back door at stops — but passengers still can leave from the front if they choose to. People exiting from the front of the bus ...
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Nine Dead, 28 Wounded in Egypt Tourist Bus Accident
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Source African Press Agency. Net News Publisher. Similar Posts:. Baby Severely Burned After Oxygen Hood Catches Fire; Multi-vehicle Pile Up in Egypt Kills At Least 25; Nine People Injured As Tourist Bus Overturns in South Russia.
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Police: 17 Dead, 45 Injured in Tour Bus Crash in Hong Kong
A tour bus crashed and overturned Thursday in suburban Hong Kong, killing at least 17 people and injuring 45, officials said. Police said they arrested the driver.
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8 killed when tourists’ bus crashes in Spain
By MSNBC.com: News
A bus carrying Finnish tourists crashed in southern Spain on Saturday, leaving eight people dead, including a 7-year-old girl, police said.
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Bus wreck blamed on dogs
An early-morning accident today involving a Leflore County school bus and a car on US 49 South led to snarled traffic but caused no injuries.
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‘TfL would have to be stupid not to replace the 29 bus’
Camden New Journal - London,UK
“With an increased police presence on buses and liaison with bus companies and bus drivers we actively encourage more reporting of all incidents. ...
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Six Russians confirmed dead in Egypt tourist bus crash
RIA Novosti - Moscow,Russia
Such incidents are frequent on Egyptian roads due to a combination of speeding and the poor condition of the roads. Some 8000 people die annually each year ...
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School bus driver charged with endangering child
Kingston Daily Freeman - Kingston,NY,USA
State police are asking that anyone with information about similar incidents involving White call the Catskill barracks at (518) 622-8600.
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Rock attack fallout: Metro warns Ravenswood services could be ...
ABC Online - Australia
Metro Tasmania says there has been a rise in incidents of rocks and other missiles being thrown at buses in the Launceston suburb of Ravenswood. ...
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Man charged for Basalt window-shooting spree
Aspen Times - Aspen,CO,USA
Matthew Gering is suspected of about 12 incidents of criminal mischief that were reported to Basalt police between April 11 and 14. He is facing one charge, ...
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Lawmakers may renege on school buses
Greenville News - Greenville,SC,USA
It turns out that nothing binds lawmakers to the legislation they approved last year, which set a goal of replacing one-fifteenth of the 5700-bus fleet ...
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Students Report Sexual Abuse On Clarksville School Buses
NewsChannel5.com - Nashville,TN,USA
The alleged incidents took place on the girls' way home from their schools. The incidents were reported to Clarksville police. On April 10, a female student ...
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One-Zil to Russians on long road to Moscow
Times Online - UK
Courtesy shuttle bus to stadium. Worth £1500 at least, but free if you know the right people. Series of minibus departures from Manchester and London to ...
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Who Is to Blame for the Wilson High School Mess? Start with Bud Selig
By Hank Nuwer
In the shameful days before civil rights legislation, black Americans were forced to the back of the bus. Somehow, someway, the whites on board considered themselves persons of higher status and power when blacks came with bowed heads ...
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Easier Said Than Done
By Debbie Yost(Debbie Yost)
I, however, distinctly felt the cold shoulder from the bus aid. I plowed through with pleasantries and was not concerned. The children's safety was my concern, not if she liked me. A couple weeks ago an incident occurred that concerned ...
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From Indifference to Ignorance to Apathy - Salaam Mumbai!
By Sharmili(Sharmili)
U see me running everyday at 7:39 in 3 inch heels to take the 7:40, I see an old lady running to get the bus and I see a bus driver slamming the accelerator to make it through the signal as it turns red... So, yes - it is a fast city. ...
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Trip To Istana
By ohyay
And then I took the train home alone while they get to go back by bus! And taking the MRT at around 6 pm was a life-changing experience. Or a huge mistake, if you want to look at it that way, because most life-changing incidents are ...
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MUNI: The Movies
Had way too much fun finding the BART videos on YouTube, so I went back to find crazy incidents taped by those riding MUNI. Came up with some real gems. Lunchtime for Mr. MUNI - Bus driver abandons passengers while grabbing a sandwich: ...
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Open door for Sound Transit
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
It's been about six months since the defeat of Proposition 1, the costly and controversial roads and transit package that pit the backers of both against ...
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Denver's regional transit plan leaves Atlanta years behind
Atlanta Journal Constitution - GA, USA
One reason it was passed by voters throughout the region is that transit is planned in every direction. “They were able to develop a plan that had something ...
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Expansion of transit taxing district across seven-county area ...
Coon Rapids ECM Publishers - Coon Rapids,MN,USA
by TW Budig Expanding the transit taxing district across the seven-county metro area quickly became a point of contention during a transportation conference ...
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Selling off the TTC is back on the table. Is it time?
Globe and Mail - Canada
Advocates say the time is right to explore the idea of contracting out parts of the mighty 10000-employee Toronto Transit Commission. ...
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Transit Avenue Project Closes Streets Until July
KPTH - Correctionville,IA,USA
Phase 2 of the Transit Avenue reconstruction project was underway Monday afternoon. Morningside Avenue will be closed between South Patterson and Prleans ...
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City Beat: Transit Fees on the Rise, Compost Available, Parking in ...
KMEG 14 - Sioux City,IA,USA
Sioux City transit fees are on the rise, a hearing will be held May 21st to consider the price increase. $0.20 will be tacked onto each ticket. ...
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Triad receives $9 million in urban transit funds The Business ...
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
The NC Board of Transportation allocated a little more than $9 million in federal funds to three Triad transit systems this week. The funding comes from the ...
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Weekend edition: Sound Transit, Rebates and Reader comments ...
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
On Sunday, D. Parvaz is writing about Sound Transit and the prospect for a new ballot initiative. The political narrative right now is ... wait. ...
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Kaupthing Edge implements AboveNet's WDM and IP Transit service
Computer Business Review - UK
Since the bank is likely to deal with an increasing number of online customers, Kaupthing also chose to integrate AboveNet's Tier-1 IP Transit service to ...
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CATS, Gastonia get transit funds
Charlotte Observer - Charlotte,NC,USA
The Charlotte Area Transit System and the Gastonia Transit Authority have been awarded money from a federal fund designed to help urban transit systems. ...
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National Roadeo Title Up for Grabs in Austin
By rss@masstransitmag.com (Pratik Joshi, staff...
Dan Schmidt easily maneuvered a Ben Franklin Transit bus on a makeshift obstacle course Tuesday. "I always look at the front," said Schmidt, who will represent the transit agency at the American Public Transportation Association's ...
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Work On Transit Centers to Begin
Construction is slated to begin in about two weeks on commuter transit centers in Rio Rancho and Bernalillo.
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Clean Energy Signs Fueling Contract For City Of Las Vegas Transit ...
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. has been awarded the contract to supply compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel and provide operations and maintenance for two transit fueling stations in Las Vegas, Nevada by the Regional Transportation Commission of ...
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Wave Transit plans for new facility
By Meghan Packer
Wave Transit has received millions of dollars for a new facility. It will serve as a transfer station for passengers and house administrative offices, but some passengers said they would rather see the money used elsewhere. Full story. ...
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News and stuff…
By Tony Garcia
It is a boon for regional transit, and a great opportunity for rail lines throughout the state to really consider the benefits of public-private partnerships with municipalities as a way of providing mass transit. ...
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Canadians hurt as tourist bus crashes in Egypt
National Post - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
Many coastal and desert roads allow for high speeds, and accidents caused by reckless overtaking are frequent. Each year about 6000 people die and 30000 are ...
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Student killed in N. Ky. school bus crash
Huntington Herald Dispatch - Huntington,WV,USA
“We have a lot of motorcycle accidents. We have dump trucks turn over at least once a year.” Although he did not give details on how the crash happened, ...
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IN THE MAIL: Someday, school buses will require seat belts
Grand Forks Herald - Grand Forks,ND,USA
Twenty-five million students are transported by school buses daily; 20 people are killed annually in bus accidents. These lives are precious, but many more ...
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From 5 options to 1 plan
The Columbian - Vancouver,WA,USA
Drivers who want to head east on state Highway 14 would have to get onto the eastern span, which could create last-second lane changes and trigger accidents ...
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Britons injured in Egypt bus crash
Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
Like Ecuador, Egypt is known for having dangerous roads and frequent accidents. At least 8000 people were killed in accidents in 2007, according to official ...
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State To Investigate Bus Crash
Kentucky Post - Covington,KY,USA
She said the department does not keep a central database on bus accidents around the state but that the state’s bus safety record is good. ...
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Bus Stop Safety
KTEN - Denison,TX,USA
Yesterday's tragic accident brings up memories of other accidents on highway 82 that resulted from bus stops made along the dangerous roadway. ...
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Britons among casualties in Egypt bus crash
InTheNews.co.uk - London,UK
Four Britons have been injured in a bus crash in Egypt, the Foreign Office has confirmed. A spokesperson said the Egyptian ministry of tourism told the UK ...
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Fiery bus crash injures two Canadians
Canada.com - Don Mills,Ontario,Canada
Each year about 6000 people die and 30000 are injured in road accidents in Egypt. In March, 23 people were killed when two trucks collided head on. ...
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Four Britons In Egypt Bus Crash
4RFV - Belfast,Northern Ireland,UK
Recent statistics show that at least 8000 people were killed in accidents on Egyptian roads in one year, because of speeding, careless driving and poor road ...
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Mexican bus lines being watched after accidents, indictments
Associated Press - May 3, 2008 4:15 AM ET HOUSTON (AP) - Juan Martinez says he's seen drivers doze off from fatigue while at the wheel of the bus he takes from Houston to his hometown in San...
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A disturbing Trend
By Kim(Kim)
Cars honking, near accidents, the works. THEN! I see the driver of the bus, in full bus uniform, come out of the restaurant with a bucket of chicken!!! He held up traffic, caused near accidents, and basically inconvenienced the world so ...
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Pendleton County Kentucky Bus Crash Sparks Fears in Western Kentucky
By Daryl T. Dixon
With the many rural areas in Western Kentucky we have been blessed not to have a Kentucky Bus Crash here in our back yards. The many small counties and the windy roads, passing gravel and stone trucks, makes us very fortunate. ...
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Irvine Bus Crash Injures Inmates
By Jurist(Jurist)
According to reports an accident occurred involving a prison bus in Irvine. The accident occurred at approximately 9:15 am on the 133 Freeway and according to a spokesman from the sheriff’s office, Jim Amormino the accident took place ...
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Being in the Right Place at the Right Time
By Reese
Nearly 100000 people die annually in bus accidents in India, so maybe they're used to it and it's not a tragedy to them? What makes us so screwed up? When did greed so infect this country that we always have to find someone to point the ...
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Officials: 9 tourists killed in Egypt bus accident - Yahoo! News
A speeding bus carrying dozens of Canadian and European tourists overturned and caught fire Thursday in Egypt's Sinai peninsula, killing at least nine ...

BBC NEWS | South Asia | Children die in Indian bus plunge
Apr 16, 2008 ... They say the driver may have been going too fast and lost control of the bus. Road accidents are common in India, claiming thousands of ...

Bus accident in Assam kills 12 | Top News
Feb 24, 2008 ... Bus accident in Assam kills 12 Sonapur (Assam), Feb 24: At least twelve people were killed and four others injured after a bus fell into a ...

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Partial Derailment Disrupts Subway
New York Times - United States
By THE NEW YORK TIMES Two cars on an N subway train partly derailed in Midtown Manhattan on Sunday afternoon, city and transit officials said. ...
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Don't Railroad Taxpayers into Transit Subsidies
Gwinnett Gazette - Lawrenceville,GA,USA
In April, the Transit Planning Board (TPB) held public meetings throughout metro Atlanta to "educate" and get the blessings of the public on the TPB's ...
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Everyone must contribute to fix transit system
Dubuque Telegraph Herald - Dubuque,IA,USA
By TELEGRAPH HERALD EDITORIAL When it comes to Dubuque's commitment to being a "green" city, one area presents a significant challenge: transit. ...
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Gas tax holiday not a way to protect our future
Atlanta Journal Constitution - GA, USA
People with long commutes, and those who live in places where transit and non-motorized transportation are not options, are being especially hard hit. ...
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Union calls for more transit officer power
ABC Online - Australia
The New South Wales public transport union says the State Government must increase the power of rail transit officers to enhance their ability to issue ...
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NJ Transit to take questions about impending disruption
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
NEWARK, NJ (AP) _ Rail commuters on NJ Transit's Northeast Corridor Line, facing an impending service squeeze, will get a chance this week to question a ...
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Montreal Transit Corp. gets it right - at last
The Gazette (Montreal) - Quebec,Canada
For the first time in living memory, the Montreal Transit Corp. has put out tenders for a contract to supply city buses. The MTC has also published the ...
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The green get going Some embraced cheap transit long ago
MLive.com - MI,USA
"We are big fans of public transit, and I think particularly in this day and age when gas prices are high, and a lot of people are fed up with looking for ...
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Chapel Hill Transit Receives Grant
NBC 17.com - Raleigh,NC,USA
By NBC17 CHAPEL HILL, NC-- The Chapel Hill Transit system has been given a $2.3 million allocation of federal funds from the North Carolina Department of ...
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Transit firms backing mayor
Honolulu Advertiser - Honolulu,HI,USA
By Sean Hao Contractors on Honolulu's $3.7 billion transit system and their employees have contributed $163000 to Mayor Mufi Hannemann's re-election ...
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This Week’s Wandering News
By dailytransit
Reports are coming out of South Korea today that at least eight people have died after a freak tidal wave hit the west coast near Boryeong City. Among those killed were five-year-old Park Sung-woo and nine-year-old Chu Seung-bin. ...
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Transit system to extend free passes to students
Daiber liked to urge students to take his lead and utilize Madison County Transit buses, which he had been using for years as a quick and inexpensive way to get around, especially to Rams football games.
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Mass transit money pays for gas, not more services
By FRANK COZZOLI, The Patriot-News
When the Legislature passed Act 44 in July, giving more money to mass transit systems, the intention was to stabilize them and then allow them to expand. But instead of funding new routes or extended hours, almost all the new...
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Pluto Transit To The Moon - Mine: Besides The Bomb That Went Off ...
Besides the disaster that is this house at the moment, the soldier has the kitchen pipes dismantled which is textbook Pluto Moon.
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Mini mass transit, the skateboard, and a sports report
> Lots and lots of folks travel Portland's streets and sidewalks on skateboards. During the warm months when we keep our windows open, Mama and I hear them all hours of the day...
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Victorious Bulls in city bus tour
BBC News - UK
Hereford United's victorious players have been touring the city on an open top bus to celebrate their promotion. The Bulls were given a heroes welcome by ...
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Funeral Held for Bus Crash Victim Daniel Wood
WKRC TV Cincinnati - Cincinnati,OH,USA
16 year-old Daniel Wood died in a school bus crash Thursday morning in Pendleton County. Two days later, family and friends in the tight-knit commuity ...
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On the Barack Bus to Indiana from Chicago's West Side
Washington Post - United States
By Kari Lydersen INDIANAPOLIS -- Race was very much on the minds of the mostly African American group that piled onto a West Side bus in Chicago Saturday ...
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Codelco Shuts El Teniente Again After Bus Attacks (Update1)
Bloomberg - USA
By Heather Walsh May 4 (Bloomberg) -- Chile's state-run Codelco, the world's largest copper producer, said it halted production at its El Teniente mine ...
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Kids ‘crying’ after school bus crash
TheChronicleHerald.ca - Halifax,Nova Scotia,Canada
"There were kids getting out of the bus, crying and stuff, and we tried our best to comfort them," Ms. Barton said. "One little girl was crying her heart ...
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Bus fare set to increase
Inquirer.net - Philippines
By Jhunnex Napallacan Bus operators in Cebu have decided to raise their fares as they can no longer absorb the series of fuel price increases. ...
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Bus driver's negligence claims life
Times of India - India
BANGALORE: After accidents involving buses carrying schoolchildren, the city on Saturday morning witnessed an accident of a college bus which claimed the ...
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BC family of Egyptian bus crash survivors heading to victim's ...
The Canadian Press - VANCOUVER
VANCOUVER — Relatives of a Surrey, BC, couple seriously injured in a tragic Egyptian bus crash are on their way to Cairo to bring the couple home. ...
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Surrey woman loses arm in Egyptian bus crash
CBC.ca - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
An Egyptian policeman at the scene of a tourist bus crash near Abu Zenima in the Sinai, Egypt, on Thursday. (Ashraf Sweilam/Associated Press) A couple from ...
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Mexican bus lines under scrutiny after wrecks, indictments
Houston Chronicle - United States
"This is very dangerous," Martinez said, waiting with suitcase in hand in front of Autobuses Lucano, one of the many smaller bus companies that offer ...
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Man dies, students hurt when minivan hits bus
RUFF Times-Dispatch Staff Writer AMELIA -- An Amelia County man was killed today when his minivan slammed into the rear of a stopped school bus that was taking students home. State police Sgt. Tom Cunningham said the driver of the ...
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Willamina School Bus Hit in Crash
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TEMECULA: School board to vote on higher bus pass prices
TEMECULA ---- School trustees are slated to vote Tuesday on whether to increase the price of a yearlong bus pass to $520 for the 2008-09 school year because of anticipated state budget cuts.
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"Fill the bus" and fight hunger in Wilsonville
By Abby Haight, The Oregonian
WILSONVILLE -- Residents are being asked to fill two SMART buses with non-perishable food Saturday for the Wilsonville Community Sharing food bank. "Fill the Bus" is from 10 am to 4 pm at Lambs Thriftway, 8255 SW Wilsonville Road, and. ...
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School Bus Involved In Crash In Bethesda
A school bus is struck from behind in Bethesda.
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Deadly Blast In Shanghai Adds to Jitters
Wall Street Journal - USA
By JAMES T. AREDDY SHANGHAI – A deadly bus fire on Monday morning in Shanghai was sparked by a passenger carrying "flammable material," according to local ...
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Teen accused of 75 different graffiti incidents on Staten Island
Staten Island Advance - SILive.com - Staten Island,NY,USA
Investigators with the NYPD's Citywide Vandals Task Force linked him to 75 different graffiti incidents here, dating back to February of 2007. ...
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Ex-model is hit in second chance attack by paintball
Scotsman - United Kingdom
Nicky Howden had just stepped off a number 11 bus on Buckstone Terrace, Fairmilehead, at 11.05pm on Thursday when she heard a loud bang and then felt a ...
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Bus incident in Dereham: Man arrested
Norfolk Eastern Daily Press - Norwich,England,UK
A police spokesman said: “Dereham is a safe and pleasant community, and incidents of disorder are rare and Anti-social behaviour and disorder will not be ...
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Ben Strebelinski still behind the wheel of a bus 51 years later
Oshkosh Northwestern - Oshkosh,WI,USA
Incidents such as these are isolated. For the most part Strebelinski's young riders are manageable. He doesn't encounter too many behavior problems. ...
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Inter-state buses come to a halt to protest monetary demands
KanglaOnline - Kangla,Manipur,India
... individual or private bus found plying on inter-state routes amidst the agitation would have to take personal responsibility for any untoward incidents. ...
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CM's 'perfunctory' visit irks ryots
Times of India - India
He stepped out of the luxury bus at the yard, walked down a few steps to reach the waiting farmers and spoke to them promising to compensate every rupee ...
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Abduction awareness keeps parents on high alert
Buffalo News - NY, United States
One of the incidents turned out to be a man looking for his dog, and further investigation revealed he never had asked the children to get into his car. ...
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Shanghai bus explosion
By aprilinasia
Initially, China’s official Xinhua News Agency described Monday’s bus incident as a sudden “explosion” but in subsequent reports, the agency tempered its language by calling it a fire. Xinhua said the No. 842 bus was traveling in the ...
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Bus Stations/ Bus Security/ Bus Related Incidents : India
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Bus Stations/ Bus Security/ Bus Related Incidents : China
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THIS IS ALREADY MY 12376493894308549 TIMES OF COMPLAIN LETTERS TO ...
By hannah(hannah)
Especially for tertiary students like us, we are often faced with incidents such as not being able to board the bus because it is totally full which made us late for lessons even though we have left our house very early. ...
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Is this a self-igniting bus?
By Fons Tuinstra(Fons Tuinstra)
I have mostly ignored the news about the exploded bus, on Monday morning's rush hour in Shanghai, but I cannot help but see the media spin doctors getting into action. In the Shanghai Daily incident must have triggered off the ...
China Herald - http://www.chinaherald.net/

Lakeville City Council OKs Met Council transit plan
Minneapolis Star Tribune - Minneapolis,MN,USA
The Lakeville bus stops will be among a host of major Twin Cities transit projects planned with a $133 million federal grant to reduce congestion, ...
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Take-Two sues Chicago Transit Authority
GTANet.com - USA
Reuters is reporting that Take-Two has just filed a lawsuit against the Chicago Transit Authority in response to the Grand Theft Auto IV transit ads being ...
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Gas transit via Ukraine to Europe up 30% in January-April
Xinhua - China
Ukraine sits on the main transit route for Russia's gas exports to Europe, where a quarter of its gas needs is supplied by Russia. "The record high volumes ...
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Report: Create "wheel tax" to bail out transit
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
The $91.5 million is dedicated for mass transit improvements, including, possibly, the creation of dedicated bus lanes. The Public Policy Forum stated that ...
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Private equity may oil urban transit castors
Economic Times - Gurgaon,Haryana,India
“Mass rapid transit systems are highly capital intensive and need adequate funding and timely implementation. This will happen only if there are enough ...
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Tampa Bay transit plans find funding in Tallahassee
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
TBARTA will use the funds as startup seed money as it moves toward finalizing its master transit plan by the end of 2008. Both appropriations await the ...
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Gas prices boost ridership on Boston public transit
Forbes - NY,USA
AP 05.05.08, 4:34 PM ET The general manager of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority says rising gas prices have triggered increased ridership on ...
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Cop Killer Search Temporarily Delayed Amtrak, NJ Transit
myfoxny.com - New York,NY,USA
New Jersey Transit and Amtrak trains are back on schedule in and out of Newark Penn Station. A massive police search for a cop killer caused the delays. ...
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TEXT-Nice gets order from US city transit authority
Reuters - USA
The win is part of a comprehensive upgrade of the city's transit system's security infrastructure. The extensive security project is a massive initiative to ...
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Morning preview: No Micro-hoo; Reader comments, Rebate checks ...
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
Sound Transit still does not make the critically important connection between land-use and transportation. Developers are left free to build anything ...
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Take-Two sues Chicago Transit Authority
By Chris
The suit seeks an order for the transit authority to run the ads as well as monetary damages of at least $300000. The article goes on to say that the suit says "the advertisements were removed following a report by a Fox News affiliate ...
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Take-Two Sues Chicago Transit Authority over Pulled GTA IV Ads
Grand Theft Auto IV publisher Take-Two Interactive has filed a lawsuit against the Chicago Transit Authority over the CTA's decision to pull GTA IV ads from their busses. Take-Two is looking for at least $300000 and for the ...
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US must ‘go green’ with both buildings and transit to save the planet
For ingenuity, consider all the "green" planning that's under way in our communities, both the building of fancy new energy-efficient buildings and — perhaps even more important — rehabbing of buildings for greater energy efficiency, ...
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EMCOR Subsidiary Awarded Contract For Modernization Of MTA New ...
... its Welsbach Electric Corp. subsidiary has been awarded a contract to modernize the communications, controls, and mechanical systems for 11 Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) New York City Transit vent plants in Queens, New York.
- http://www.fiberopticsonline.com/

Transit terrorists tasering fare cheats
By Steph02
Transit terrorists tasering fare cheats. Transit terrorists tasering fare cheats.
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Two Different Bus Accidents In Two Different Western KY School ...
NewsTalk 94.3 - Paducah,Kentucky,USA
Kevil, KY (WKYX) - No injuries reported on the Ballard County School Bus involved in a car crash Monday afternoon along the Ballard / McCracken County line, ...
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Road accidents claim 275 lives in 2007
Etalaat - Srinagar,Jammu and Kashmir,India
Bus drivers, he said, cannot be solely held responsible as people also break the traffic rules and don’t care about proper parking. ...
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Ten killed as bus, truck collide in India's Assam
Reuters India - Mumbai,India
Police blame poor road conditions and reckless driving by untrained drivers for frequent accidents across the region. Officials in the transport department ...
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Bucks firefighters practice cutting open school buses
phillyBurbs.com - Philadelphia,PA,USA
Although the number of bus-related accidents is increasing, this kind of training is becoming scarcer, according to fire officials. ...
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Two die, 32 injured on Moloto road
SABC News - Johannesburg,South Africa
Two people have died and 32 were injured when a bus and a car collided on the Moloto road near Pretoria today, Netcare 911 said. ...
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Nigeria: The Recurring Carnage On Kubwa Expressway
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
People who ply the road are however conversant with the inexplicable holdups and congestion as well as the ceaseless accidents that occur due to the ...
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7 die on EC roads over holidays
Dispatch Online - South Africa
Five cows were also killed in car accidents in the Transkei area. Last Thursday, a Greyhound bus, full of passengers, hit cows on the N2 between Mthatha and ...
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10 people killed, 7 injured in road accidents in Bangladesh
Xinhua - China
Four people were killed as a bus rammed into a three-wheeler auto-rickshaw in Keraniganj of Dhaka district on Sunday morning. ...
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Is Longview's public transportation adequate?
Longview Daily News - Longview,WA,USA
With more drivers on the road causing traffic, it is also causing air pollution, more accidents and fewer parking places. The bus is one of the ways to ...
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No compensation for Russians affected by Egypt bus crash
RIA Novosti - Moscow,Russia
Some 8000 people die annually each year in the country in road accidents. Egypt is a popular tourist destination among Russians with some 1.5 million people ...
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Ballard County Kentucky Bus Crash But Without Injury
By Daryl T. Dixon
There was another Kentucky Bus Crash, this time in the tiny Western Kentucky town of Kevil. But this time there were no injuries and no deaths. Late last week a Kentucky Bus Crash killed one student in Pendleton County Kentucky. ...
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Vehicle Tracking For Public Transportation
By Anonymous(Anonymous)
Actually, vehicle tracking is not something new in Malaysia and I think that vehicle tracking devices could be the solution to all those bus accidents that we read about in the papers every other day. Once a bus driver knows that there ...
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Keep Alive Belt aka Safety/Seat Belt
By skxly(skxly)
The recent school mini bus accidents have certainly increased the awareness in the effectiveness of seat belts in saving lives when an accident occurs. Accidents are literally accidents ie the party at fault does not intend to hurt ...
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School bus and truck have tangle
By double_r
School bus and truck accident.
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Mexican bus lines watched after accidents, indictments
Last week, authorities said five companies with offices in Mexico and Texas had smuggled cocaine and marijuana in their buses...
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Bus accidents in India, Bangladesh kill almost 60: reports
A bus plunged into a canal in western India early Wednesday, killing at least 42 people, most of them schoolchildren, news reports said.

Vintage bus in town tourism drive
BBC News - UK
A vintage bus is using nostalgic appeal with the hope of driving up tourist numbers in Powys. A company set up by Welshpool Town Council is running the ...
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Bus yob jailed for punching woman
ic Wales - United Kingdom
A JUDGE said there would be a “public uproar” if he did not jail a man who punched a young woman in the face on a bus. Ashley Gareth Jones, aged 20, ...
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Lakeville to pay tax, receive new bus service
Minneapolis Star Tribune - Minneapolis,MN,USA
The City Council agreed to a new regional tax in exchange for bus service in town, but it will cut expenses to spare residents. ...
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Bus 'hijacked' in broad daylight, passengers looted
Times of India - India
While the criminals were at work, the bus passed by the Howrah court complex and district magistrate’s bungalow, an area normally teeming with policemen at ...
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Child falls in pool after being left by bus driver
Lakes District News - Burns Lake,BC,Canada
A School District 91 bus from the Burns Lake bus garage, similar to the bus involved in the April 23 incident involving bus driver Carol Fleming and three ...
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More People Riding the Bus
WBAY - Green Bay,WI,USA
By Kristin Byrne Bus ridership is up throughout Northeast Wisconsin. Transit officials are calling them "choice riders," a new influx of passengers leaving ...
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Inflammable oil causes lethal Shanghai bus fire
Xinhua - China
SHANGHAI, May 6 (Xinhua) -- Flammable oil-like material carried on board by a passenger triggered Monday's bus fire in Shanghai that left three dead and 12 ...
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5 children hurt in car-bus collision in Grand Rapids
Chicago Tribune - United States
Five children have suffered minor injuries in a school bus crash in Grand Rapids. Police tell The Grand Rapids Press a car rear-ended the school bus at an ...
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UTC Power sells 8 fuel cells to Calif. bus operator
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
UTC Power, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp., will sell eight fuel cell systems to an Oakland, Calif., bus system. AC Transit, which serves more ...
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A statement Olga Franco gave to police hours after the Cottonwood ...
Minneapolis Star Tribune - Minneapolis,MN,USA
A statement Olga Franco gave to police hours after the Cottonwood bus crash that killed four students will not be thrown out of her criminal case, ...
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Couple injured in Egypt bus crash may come home this weekend
A family in Surrey is anxiously waiting for a special homecoming. The newlywed couple seriously injured in a fiery bus crash in Egypt last week may be back at home by the weekend. Steve Pannu, whose ...
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Commuter chaos as Arriva bus drivers strike at Speke depot
THOUSANDS of commuters were stranded this morning after a wildcat strike by Arriva bus drivers in south Liverpool.
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Egyptian bus stop (By me)
By matxala
Egyptian bus stop (By me). parada de bus en medio del desierto de camino a ABU SIMBEL.
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Council Leader Calls For Help For Bus Passengers
07/05/08 - THE Leader of Darlington Council, John Williams, has asked the Arriva bus company to offer pensioners cut-price travel before 9.30am.
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New bus stop aims to ease trip to medical campus
Local officials Tuesday unveiled a new $400000 turnaround near the Veterans Affairs medical campus on Fourth Plain Boulevard that they say will make it easier for bus riders. The bus s...
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