Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has pledged to create a publicly-owned London to compete for contracts as they expire. In the build-up to the 2 May Mayoral elections, the Mayor has fallen into line with Labour policy, which is to clear the way to the creation of more municipal bus companies and introduce bus franchising […]
A survey by trade union Unite has found 82% of its bus driver respondents were subject to abuse last year. The study also suggested the same percentage of participants reported the incidents negatively impacted their mental wellbeing. Over half of those questioned said they did not report incidents to their employer. Those that did were […]
To mark Earth Day (22 April 2024), Oxford Bus Group has announced it has reached the halfway point of its roll-out of electric vehicles. The Go-Ahead-owned operation confirmed 52 of the 104 vehicles are now on the road, as part of its commitment to sustainability and its efforts to reduce its carbon footprint in Oxford. […]
Financial services company DBS is assisting ComfortDelGro to buy 135 electric buses for London. The new electric buses are for the operator’s Metroline fleet. The 77 double-deck and 58 single-deck electric buses will replace 135 diesel buses and are projected to avoid approximately 9,900 tonnes of CO2 equivalent tailpipe emissions annually. The green loan is […]
Public transport data intelligence specialist CitySwift is partnering with both Transdev Blazefield and trentbarton. CitySwift provides a data platform designed to improve the performance of public transport networks using AI-powered analytics, simulations and optimisations. It will be working with both operators to help optimise their networks. Through CitySwift’s performance optimisation software, Transdev Blazefield hopes to […]
Terence Donnelly, Executive Chairman of TBC Conversions and the Donnelly Group, has received an OBE. The accolade is for services to the motor industry and was awarded to him by Her Royal Highness, the Princess Royal, at a recent Investiture at Windsor Castle. Terence is believed to be the only individual in Northern Ireland to […]
trentbarton has ordered a further 29 Alexander Dennis Enviro200 buses. The 11.8m long single-deckers will be joining trentbarton’s fleet this summer, 23 of them operating on ilkeston flyer, the villager, H1 and the mickleover. The remaining vehicles will be spares for the wider fleet. Each Enviro200 will feature three large skylights to create a light […]
An integrated ticketing system that can be used across all public transport is among a suite of Scottish government policies on transport. The move is part of the government’s efforts towards addressing climate change. Responding to the Climate Change Committee 2023 progress report for Scotland which challenged the Scottish and UK governments to go further […]