Blackpool Transport is celebrating after winning the coveted UK Bus Operator of the Year Award at the UK Bus Awards in London. The company was also named the winner of the Gold Award in the Top Shire Operator category before fending off competition from Diamond Bus North West and Hertfordshire-based operator Uno to win the […]
Transport technology exhibition, ITT Hub, is returning on 10 to 11 May 2023. ITT Hub is intended to be a platform for spearheading innovation and pioneering strategies that will take the industry to the next level. The exhibition includes a free-to-attend conference, as well as eight new Tech Talk Theatres across the show floor will […]
The Go-Ahead Group has agreed to buy Dartline, a bus and coach operator based in Exeter, which will build on the group’s position as a leading local transport operator in Devon and Cornwall. A well-established business with 30 years’ experience in the region, Dartline operates a fleet of 84 buses, coaches and special education needs […]
Translink has rolled out a national account-based ticketing (ABT) system covering Northern Ireland. Passengers using the Translink Metro bus network in Belfast can now make contactless payments as part of the operator’s Future Ticketing System, which has been developed in partnership with transport ticketing and payments specialist Flowbird. In time, the new contactless ticketing architecture […]
Newport Transport is to launch electric coaches. The four electric Yutong TCE12 coaches from Pelican Bus and Coach will begin operating in March 2023 and will be the first electric coaches for Wales. Additionally, the delivery of a further 12 Yutong E10 and E12 electric buses in the same period will take the EV bus […]
First Glasgow has unveiled its new war memorial garden at its Caledonia depot paying tribute to former tram operators who lost their lives in the First World War. The garden features four memorials including a freestanding monument dedicated to workers from the city’s Whitevale tram depot, surrounded by three plaques in memory of workers from […]
Coach driver vacancies exceed bus driver vacancies, according to the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT). The CPT’s latest research says there is around a 9% vacancy rate for bus drivers, compared to 15% for coach drivers. A spokesperson from the CPT said: “We have lost a lot of drivers caused by a number of external […]
Parksafe Group is now the UK distributor for the luxury IROAD dash camera brand, acquiring the role of IROAD UK. IROAD dash cameras are considered among the world’s best, according to Parksafe. They use a combination of software and hardware to produce crystal clear, bright and high-quality footage, even in low light. Additionally, IROAD dash […]