Updated: TFL secures £3m to buy 90 new hybrid buses

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Transport for London targets most polluted roads with lower carbon buses

Transport for London (TfL) has secured an extra £3m of government funding to buy 90 new double-decker hybrid buses in a bid to clean up the capital's air quality. TfL announced today that it has received...

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