There will be road closures and traffic disruption in central London from 13 February until 20.00 on 17 February, due to the BAFTA awards ceremony taking place at the Royal Opera House near Covent Garden. Catherine Street, Russell Street, Tavistock Street and Wellington Street will be closed. The coach parking bays in Russell Street will […]
In partnership with PTEG, Greener Journeys, Campaign for Better Transport and TfL, CPT is producing some evidence based material to help make an attractive and compelling case for bus priority. It will be aimed at decision makers and other non-technical audiences. The document will set out the basic reasoning behind and hard benefits of bus […]
TfL is to stop accepting cash fares on London buses this summer, these make up just 1% of bus journeys, down from around 25% a decade ago. Over 8m journeys have been made using a contactless payment card since their launch in 2012 and their use will be extended to London Underground and London Rail […]
Justice Rose of the High Court has delivered a ruling in the case involving Arriva and Luton Airport (Luton Operations) where Arriva took the airport to court over what it believes is an unfair decision to award the contract to operate the 757 route between the airport and Victoria Coach station, previously run by Arriva’s […]
First Aberdeen is thought to be the first bus company in the world to use ‘Augmented Reality’ technology on its seatbacks. Customers can scan vinyls on the backs of seats with their smart phones or tablets to view interviews with First Aberdeen staff, learn more about services, surf the net or even book tickets for […]
Plans to cut bus subsidy continue, as local authorities are in the process of agreeing budgets for 2014/15. Among those who have already announced their plans to cut bus services is Transport for Greater Manchester, which said it is cutting £7.1m from its support for buses (including school buses) for 2014/15. North Yorkshire County Council […]
MD of Alpine Travel, Chris Owens, has been appointed CPT President for 2014. He takes over from Ipswich Buses MD, Malcolm Robson. Chris was introduced to the coaching industry in 1972 when his father founded what is now Alpine Travel to serve the local transport and tourism needs of north Wales. In 2007 he took […]
Faster and more convenient bus services between Wolverhampton and Willenhall have been launched as part of a package of route and timetable improvements. The West Midlands transport authority (Centro) has worked in partnership with National Express West Midlands and other operators to overhaul the local network, aiming to enhance the co-ordination of services for passengers. […]