National Express is to launch a new round-the-clock route between Gatwick Airport and Kent. The 24/7 straight-to-the-terminal service is thought to be the only means of travelling between Gatwick and Kent directly via public transport. Starting in December, it will serve both terminals from locations throughout Kent eight times a day, with journey times estimated […]
Operators are now being invited to bid for the latest round of Scottish Green Bus Fund (SGBF). A further £3m is being made available from this year’s Future Transport Fund as part of the Scottish Government’s commitment to promoting Low Carbon Vehicles. Over the past five rounds of SGBF funding, Transport Scotland has provided grant […]
Hertfordshire based operators, Mullanys Coaches and Reynolds Diplomat, are to work in partnership from 31 October 2015. A joint statement said the deal comes at a time when both operators are in ‘very strong trading positions’ and ‘will only benefit from the efficiencies and cost savings that will accrue’. The two companies say they have […]
ComfortDelGro Corporation has launched its first, direct, non-stop express coach service connecting Stansted Airport with Kings Cross St Pancras. The concession to operate into and out of the airport’s central Coach Station was won following a competitive tendering process run by the airport. Branded ‘Stansted Citylink’, the service is now in operation. The year round […]
Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has unveiled new measures TfL is introducing to ease traffic in the capital and minimise disruption on the city’s roads. Trials of new technology are to be carried out, including a new generation of digital road signs providing people with real-time information on journeys using major routes into London. They […]
TfL has taken on a record number of new graduate trainees. The 168 university leavers and ‘Year in Industry’ students are working across 19 schemes, ranging from quantity surveying, engineering, software development, information management, finance and transport planning. The ‘Year in Industry’ students are on a 12 month placement before returning to their final year […]
A new look £1m bus station and cycle hub has opened in Leigh, Greater Manchester. The facility is a key part of the bus priority package currently being introduced in the region. It is to serve as a terminus for guided busway services linking passengers with Leigh, Atherton and Tyldesley, Salford and Manchester city centre […]
Senior traffic police officers from all over Europe have called for better protection of vulnerable road users at the recent conference of TISPOL, the European Traffic Police Network. Attendees also urged greater efforts to rid Europe’s roads of the most dangerous drivers. Another message at the conference was that road safety targets are a good […]