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Traveline appoints Passenger for digital overhaul

Passenger has been appointed to deliver the next generation of Traveline’s family of digital services. This project provides a new technology solution for data management, journey planning and real-time information, helping deliver better public transport information for communities, businesses and visitors UK-wide. Traveline is a not-for-profit limited company owned and managed by public transport stakeholders […]

Switch Mobility factory could close

Switch Mobility‘s Sherburn-in-Elmet manufacturing facility could close. The Board of Directors of Switch Mobility Ltd UK has approved starting a consultation process with the employees which could potentially lead to cessation of its manufacturing and assembly activities at the Sherburn facility. The move is being taken over what the business describes as continuing general economic […]

Stephensons deploys TransMach across entire fleet

Stephensons of Essex has deployed TransMach’s TM500 fixed ETM on all of its 150 vehicles. Having selected TransMach’s TM500 machine for its local subsidiary NIBS Buses in 2023, Stephensons of Essex, which is now owned by an employee trust, has now installed the Android-based machines on its entire fleet. The ETM upgrade facilitates contactless travel […]

‘Battle of the Buses’ – Minister takes on cricketers to promote bus apprenticeships

Local transport Minister, Simon Lightwood, and professional cricketers went head to head in the ‘Battle of the Buses’ at North Weald Airfield. The event was aimed at promoting apprenticeships in bus driving. Arranged by First Bus, the time trial was designed to showcase the rigorous tests taken by learner bus drivers, emphasising the high skill […]

Hulleys of Baslow to cease trading

Derbyshire operator, Hulleys of Baslow, is due to cease trading tomorrow (Wednesday 26 March 2025). Earlier this month, Derbyshire County Council stripped the operator of seven of its supported bus services due to what the council described as ‘poor service’. The new operators for these routes are Ashbourne Community Transport (110/111), Andrew’s of Tideswell (172,173,178), […]