Transport Act 1980
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The Transport Act 1980 was a Act of Parliament
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 in the United Kingdom
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. It introduced deregulation of coach services in the United Kingdom and allow authorities to deregulate bus services on a trial basis. It was introduced by the Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
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 government of Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher
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. The later Transport Act 1985
Transport Act 1985
The Transport Act 1985 was a Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom. It introduced deregulation of bus services throughout Great Britain, although a different system of franchised routes was applied in Greater London. It was introduced by the Conservative government of Margaret Thatcher.Bus...

imposed bus deregulation of local buses.

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