Date: 03/02/2015

Catching the coach rather than taking the train could help solve the UK’s commuter gridlock, under radical plans to rip up rail lines and use the land for express “busways”. Creating a network of high-speed bus and coach road would save the country billions of pounds and cut fares for passengers, according to a new report released today. [From Mark Bartlett]

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Turn train tracks into high-traffic 'busways'

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Think tank wants to convert some railways into special coach-only roads

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Part of the Edinburgh guided busway system at Saughton on 18 June 2008. The route is destined to carry trams in due course.
Location: Saughton [Tram]
Company: Edinburgh Trams
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Location: Long Stanton
Company: Eastern Counties Railway
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