Bus use across England fell 1% in the year to September 2013, according to the latest quarterly statistics from the DfT. There was an estimated 4.61bn passenger journeys made, which is around 45m fewer than the previous year. Patronage in the country reached a 20 year high of 4.67bn in 2008/09 and has since remained […]
First Glasgow has launched its biggest ever marketing campaign. The company is to distribute ‘Christmas vouchers’ to 420,000 households in the city, in total worth £2.5m. Customers making use of the vouchers will have the chance to win prizes, such as iPad minis, shopping vouchers and free bus travel. The giveaway is part of the […]
Tachodisc’s MD, Karen Crispe, has been elected onto the Executive Board at The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Karen has been involved with the organisation as the Deputy Chair of SMMT’s Commercial Vehicle Group. She said, ‘This appointment is a great honour for me personally and Tachodisc. Through my experience of working closely […]
TfL has celebrated a successful first year of accepting contactless payment cards on all London’s 8,500 buses. It was launched on 13 December 2012, when 2,061 customers made 2,586 journeys using the system. Over 6.5m journeys have now been made using an American Express, MasterCard or Visa Europe contactless payment card. TfL claims usage continues […]
Despite a reduction in TfL’s Central Government funding, Boris Johnson has confirmed that TfL’s financial support to local transport projects through the Local Implementation Fund (LIP) will be held constant at £147.8m for the next three years to 2016/17. The money is to be used by the boroughs to support projects that will create safer […]
Stagecoach has launched 13 new ADL Enviro200s in South Yorkshire and North Derbyshire, representing an investment of £1.5m. Nine are for use on a range of routes in Chesterfield and the remaining four will operate on the 123 service in Sheffield, which runs between Crystal Peaks and the city centre via Woodhouse and Manor Top. […]
In a trading update ahead of its year end results, National Express reported that trading across the Group has remained positive and in line with the trends reported in the third quarter interim management statement on 31 October 2013. Revenue has continued to grow strongly in UK Coach, with steady growth in UK Bus, Rail […]
First UK Bus and Unite the Union have announced £120,000 worth of support over three years to improve Workplace Lifelong Learning Centres across the operator’s bus operations. The money is earmarked for improving technology within these facilities, including tablets, laptops and updated software. The first Lifelong Learning Centre was established in 2000 and since then […]