François-Xavier Perin, Chairman of the Executive Board at RATP Dev, is to retire on 1 January 2017. RATP Dev’s Supervisory Board has appointed Laurence Batlle to take over from him. Laurence will also become a member of the Executive Board of the RATP Group on 1 January 2017. She is currently Executive Vice-President Africa America […]
RATP Group has announced its financial results for 12 months to 30 June 2016. Group consolidated revenue amounted to €2,797m/£2359.89m at 30 June 2016, a slight contraction of 1% compared to 30 June 2015. Revenue generated by subsidiaries (including RATP Dev) amounted to €578m/£487.67m, a 1.6% increase, despite an adverse exchange rate effect. Subsidiaries now […]
Buses are ‘under threat’ from growing congestion on Britain’s roads, according to research commissioned by Greener Journeys. The research suggests that journey times are rising on bus services and passengers are forced to seek alternative modes of transport. The first part of the study, ‘The Impact of Congestion on Bus Passengers’, by Professor David Begg, […]
Schools and community groups are set to benefit from £2m for minibuses. The money is from the second round of the community minibus fund, which has recently been launched by Transport Minister, Andrew Jones. The first round of the fund has already been allocated to over 300 charities and community groups across England. It will […]
During a recent visit by UK coach operators to the Yutong factory at Zhengzhou, Pelican Bus & Coach signed a new long term dealer agreement for the UK and Ireland. The deal takes the company’s distribution agreement into the next decade. Richard Crump, who signed on behalf of Pelican, said, ‘Everyone at Pelican has put […]
Northern Ireland’s Infrastructure Minister, Chris Hazzard, has announced a £45m investment programme for a modernised ticketing system. Parkeon has been awarded the contract to design and deliver the new ticketing network. The development is intended to transform travel and lead to an increase in the number of people using public transport in line with a […]
First Bus has launched the new ‘X1 Steel Link’ service between Rotherham and Sheffield. This follows the completion of the £29.8m Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) North scheme. The service will run on a new BRT ‘Tinsley Link’ road built over the River Don and under Tinsley Viaduct, to provide a more direct route for buses […]
Alexander Dennis Ltd (ADL) is to receive Scotland’s largest ever research and development (R&D) grant. The Falkirk based firm will receive £7.3m from Scottish Enterprise (SE) to accelerate its £31m low carbon vehicles programme. This is expected to create 101 new jobs and secure 126 existing jobs. The project aims to take advantage of the […]