Keighley bus station WEST Yorkshire is likely to make a bid for the Government to help fund a zero carbon bus fleet for the region. The Government has committed to funding a number of Zero Emission Bus Regional Area s across the country as part of its carbon reduction policy. The strategy would commit to funding 4,000 zero emissions buses nationally and ending the sale of diesel buses in these areas. Four areas of the country are likely to be allocated as ZEBRAs, and the bus fleets in these areas would be shifted to either electric or hydrogen fuel powered. At a meeting of West Yorkshire Combined Authority s Transport Committee on Friday, members will be asked to endorse participation in the scheme - which would require match funding and a commitment from local bus operators.
An artist s impression of how Bradford Interchange could look in the future - it is hoped the station could link with the Northern Powerhouse Rail line. LOCAL politicians have expressed anger after a report suggested the North could miss out on much needed rail infrastructure because London schemes were going over budget. Last month the National Infrastructure Commission released its Rail Needs Assessment, a report that suggested long planned, much needed rail schemes in the North may not go ahead as hoped. Two big projects are the Leeds leg of HS2, which would create a High Speed Rail link between the region and London, and Northern Powerhouse Rail, a High Speed line that would link the East Coast and West Coast, including a stop in Bradford.