The competition for bus and coach technicians and apprentices the IRTE Skills Challenge will return this year after last year’s competition was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Organisers have confirmed that safety for competitors is paramount and that measures will be taken if social distancing needs to be maintained when the competition takes place […]
National Express is reporting signs of growing confidence from the ‘grey pound’ in their ability to start to travel again in 2021. The package coach holiday division of National Express, which includes Lucketts Travel and Woods Tours, has seen a 185% increase in bookings for Spring and Summer 2021 compared to figures for 2020 (pre-Covid). […]
All of TfL’s 9,000-strong bus fleet now meet or exceed Euro VI emissions standards, bringing them in line with the requirements of the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ). This has significantly reduced the contribution from TfL buses to transport-related NOx emissions, with the proportion of transport nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions coming from TfL’s buses reducing […]
Binswood Media, organiser of Innovation & Technology in Transport ITT Hub 2021, has strengthened its partnership with Farnborough International Ltd, organisers of the Farnborough International Airshow, by increasing its role in the development and delivery of this new landmark event. Taking place from 30 June to 1 July 2021 at Farnborough International Exhibition and Conference […]
Commenting on Transport for London (TfL) figures that 57 staff, including 42 bus drivers, have died from coronavirus, and that around 10% of TfL staff are currently either on sick leave or self-isolating, Unite lead officer for buses in London, John Murphy, said: “London’s bus drivers, who are truly essential frontline workers, paid a tragically […]
Stagecoach has announced that it will become the first bus operator in the country to invest in the national roll-out of new bridge alert technology across its fleet. The £4m project will strengthen existing measures in place to prevent bridge strikes and build on Stagecoach’s use of the GreenRoad driver safety and fuel efficiency system. […]
Bus Users has expressed concerns over plans by a growing number of UK bus operators to reduce services in line with lockdown restrictions. The aim is to prevent people from making unnecessary journeys. Bus Users Chief Executive, Claire Walters, said: “As travel restrictions tighten it is understandable that operators will need to reduce services as […]
York’s three independent bus operators Reliance Motor Services, York Pullman and Connexionsbuses are all using myTrip, which is thought to be the UK’s first multi-operator bus ticketing app. myTrip lets users make cashless and contact-free ticket purchases and track buses in real-time with live location updates. With three independent bus operators serving the region, plus […]