First Bus‘s app has received the Travel App of the Year accolade at the UK App Awards. The app was developed with partner, Future Platforms. Judges praised the implementation of ‘customer-first’ features that were fast-tracked during the Covid-19 pandemic. Working closely with partners Ticketer and Transport API, live vehicle tracking and capacity updates were introduced […]
Birmingham-based Grayson Thermal Systems (GTS) has helped to further protect London bus drivers against Covid-19 after developing a new way of pushing air around their cabs. Commissioned by TfL and taking expert advice from University College London (UCL), Grayson Thermal Systems came up with a way of changing air-conditioning recirculating systems into units that circulate […]
The deadline for completing the BACKstop survey has been extended to Monday 30 November 2020 at 5pm. The BACKstop survey seeks to obtain passenger data and evidence to demonstrate the detrimental effect that the demise of the UK coach sector will have on the wider public and society at large. The survey aims to highlight […]
With Scania’s planned rapid introduction of electric vehicles over the coming years, the manufacturer is investing in a battery testing lab and a battery assembly plant. Scania is investing €15.5 million in a new battery laboratory at its research and development facilities in Södertälje, Sweden. The 1,000-square metre laboratory is due to be completed by […]
Transdev is inviting decision makers to join a post-pandemic debate on the north of England’s transport future with its own roadmap for growth. Transdev is inviting its customers, as well as business and political leaders, to have their say in mapping its journey beyond the pandemic with the launch of its own plan for growth […]
Alexander Dennis Ltd (ADL), has welcomed the UK Government’s Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution. ADL has also welcomed the commitment to invest £120 million to begin the introduction of at least 4,000 more British built zero-emission buses. ADL said it is eagerly awaiting the publication of the National Bus Strategy and further […]
Trade union Unite is using the UN’s World Toilet Day (19 November) to highlight UK driver’s denied access to toilets. A survey by the trade body has suggested the Covid lockdown has worsened the situation. Unite surveyed 6,000 driver members who are predominantly employed driving buses or lorries. It was found that during their normal […]
Rikki Wilson‘s face may be familiar to some readers as he appeared on the BBC’s The Politics Show explaining the difficulties he and many in the industry are facing. He contacted his local MP, Newcastle’s Chi Onwurah, who took the question to the Houses of Parliament and asked the Prime Minister whether the coach industry […]