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• ‘Cleaner, greener and absolute reliability’: trams make UK comeback

  07-06-2025 13:00
  Pioneering light-rail tech poised to revamp network after chancellor announces £15bn transport boostIn a sidestreet in central Coventry, a possible vehicle of the future has been making its first public foray: a 20-seat, battery-powered miniature tram. On smooth, almost silent, test runs, its pioneering wheel system allows it to round the corner without slowing – a small bend for this tram but a sharp turning point for tramkind.The embryonic Coventry very light rail (CVLR) is riding
  
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• Almost a fifth of England’s rural bus services have vanished in the past five years

  07-06-2025 08:00
  Such areas received about half the extra funding per capita than urban areas, according to county council analysisAlmost a fifth of bus routes in rural areas of England have disappeared over the past five years despite government pledges to improve services, with county councils arguing they have lost out on bus funding to cities and towns.Rural areas have received about half the extra state funding per capita than that awarded to urban areas with more comprehensive services, according to analys
  
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