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    The Runcorn Busway is a bus rapid transit (BRT) system in Runcorn, England. Opened in 1971, it was the first BRT system in the world. First conceived...
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    International on Runcorn New Town 1974 Canadian documentary film about Runcorn New Town 1971 BBC Archive video on the Runcorn Busway 1979 BBC film, Where...
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    simplicity of a bus system. The world's first BRT system was the Runcorn Busway in Runcorn New Town, England, which entered service in 1971. As of March 2018[update]...
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  • was Consultant Architect-Planner for the Runcorn New Town Masterplan (1967). There he invented the Runcorn Busway, the world's first bus rapid transit system...
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  • of Runcorn New Town Archived 16 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine "Description of the Runcorn Busway" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2016. "Runcorn buses...
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  • Zealand: Northern Busway, Auckland Eastern Busway, Auckland O-Bahn Busway in Adelaide, Australia a system of roads only for buses in Runcorn, England South...
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    Estate. Buses arrive at the highest level on an elevated section of the Runcorn Busway, the world's first bus rapid transit system, which circles the town...
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    Stagecoach Group. Bus rapid transit originated in England with the Runcorn Busway opening in 1971. The red double-decker buses in London have become a...
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    appear in Formula One – Colin Chapman, Team Lotus Bus Rapid Transit (the Runcorn Busway) – Arthur Ling. Horstmann suspension, tracked armoured fighting vehicle...
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    Authority of Allegheny County: Martin Luther King Jr. East Busway, West Busway and South Busway Portland: Trimet Division Transit Project, a BRT completed...
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  • invented. 1971 Salyut 1, first space station, launched by Soviet Union. Runcorn busway was the world's first bus rapid transit system. 1973 – Stadtbahnwagen...
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  • automobile racing. 1971: the world's first Bus Rapid Transit system, the Runcorn Busway, first conceived by Arthur Ling. 1985: The Sinclair C5, a one-person...
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    FTR (bus) (category Guided busways and BRT systems in the United Kingdom)
    Rapid Transit Leigh-Salford-Manchester Luton to Dunstable Busway MetroBus (Bristol) Runcorn Busway South East Hampshire Bus Rapid Transit South Yorkshire...
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    motor buses. In October 1971 Runcorn opened the world's first bus rapid transitway. Upon opening, the 7-mile (11 km) busway featured specialized stations...
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    for Brisbane. No Northern Busway services directly connect King George Square busway station with the Queen Street busway station. After stopping at...
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    The Bridgewater Canal connects Runcorn, Manchester and Leigh, in North West England. It was commissioned by Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater,...
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    opening a station at Beechwood to provide a convenient interchange with Runcorn busway. On 8 March 2005, the then Transport Minister Tony McNulty announced...
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    Bus Rapid Transit North (category Guided busways and BRT systems in the United Kingdom)
    Rapid Transit Leigh-Salford-Manchester Luton to Dunstable Busway MetroBus (Bristol) Runcorn Busway South East Hampshire Bus Rapid Transit South Yorkshire...
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    Cultural Centre busway station is located in Brisbane, Australia serving the South Bank precinct. It is located directly south of Victoria Bridge and close...
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    High School in neighbouring Springwood to the east, and Runcorn State High School in Runcorn to the west. Operated by Logan City Council Libraries, the...
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    Brisbane's busway network is a large dedicated bus rapid transit network. The network comprises the South East Busway, the Northern Busway and the Eastern...
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    Manchester, Dee Line, Leigh Line, Little White Buses in West Lancashire, Runcorn Busways, South Lancashire Transport in St Helens, Warrington Gold Line and...
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    formed. It comprised the current suburbs of Sunnybank, Sunnybank Hills, Runcorn, Kuraby, Eight Mile Plains and parts of Coopers Plains, Algester and Stretton...
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    and Gold Coast line services. Adjacent to the station lies the South Bank busway station that is served by Transport for Brisbane bus services. "Brisbane...
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    1 became part of the Roma Street busway station on 19 May 2008, with the construction of the Inner Northern Busway. Roma Street Station will be affected...
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    Busway Project (PDF), brtuk.org, archived from the original (PDF) on 20 May 2013, retrieved 29 September 2009 Gomm, Brian (19 August 2009), "Busway 'off...
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    Cleveland and Gold Coast line services. Adjacent to the station lies Boggo Road busway station that is served by Transport for Brisbane bus services. The future...
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    been progressively added since then. The Cultural Centre busway station on the South East Busway is the common interchange point for all BUZ services, with...
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    Mount Gravatt Bus Service. The South East Busway is connected by a service from Mount Gravatt Central to the Busway terminal at Griffith University.[citation...
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  • passengers) May 1992 (to all traffic) Forms part of the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway Cambridge to Mildenhall line GER Cambridge to Mildenhall 1965 Camerton branch...
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