The decline in bus use continues, according to the latest statistics from the DfT. In the year ending March 2016, there were an estimated 5.04bn bus passenger journeys in Great Britain, around two thirds of all public transport journeys. 4.53bn journeys were in England, of which over half were in London, decreasing 2.6% compared with […]
UK Coach Awards (UKCA) is encouraging entries to its ‘Making Coaches a Better Choice’ category. This accolade recognises and rewards projects that improve life for coach operators, coach drivers and their passengers. UKCA Chairman, Allan Edmondson, said, ‘We’re very keen on this category: it is a vital aspect of our work to highlight excellence and […]
First Manchester has announced a proposal to move operations, including all drivers, from its Bury and Tameside locations to three of its other Manchester based depots. The relocation is part of a strategic review, which is intended to help put the business on a sounder footing and protect jobs in the long term. Its Bury […]
West Midlands’ ‘See Something, Say Something’ campaign on public transport has resulted in a prolific offender being sent back to prison. A customer on a 28 bus used the service to tell the authorities about two passengers who were openly taking drugs on an Erdington bus. Officers at the Safer Travel Partnership contacted National Express […]
Blackpool Transport has launched its ‘Love your Bus’ initiative. Adverts have been applied featuring images of local people who won a competition to be featured on the back of its buses. The ads have been placed on ten double deckers operating on various routes in the town. Sightings of the buses can be entered in […]
First Bus has supported the ‘International Day of People with Disabilities’ by announcing the launch of a new video. Due for release in early 2017, the film raises awareness of its ‘Journey Cards’. The operator relaunched its ‘Safe Journey Cards’ and ‘Better Journey Cards’, which are designed to help people use public transport where previously […]
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has said there are now over 10,000 smartcards being used every week on buses in its region, not including concessionary trips. The figures, from Greater Manchester Travelcards Ltd (GMTL), which manages multi-operator and combined bus and tram ticketing in Greater Manchester, also show that the ‘get me there’ smartphone app […]
Greener Journeys has published the findings of the consultation on the creation of a Transport Knowledge Hub to support Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) with the tools and information they need to make transport capital investments aimed at driving local economic growth and jobs. The organisation said the response from the KPMG led consultation was ‘very […]