Translink has rolled out a national account-based ticketing (ABT) system covering Northern Ireland. Passengers using the Translink Metro bus network in Belfast can now make contactless payments as part of the operator’s Future Ticketing System, which has been developed in partnership with transport ticketing and payments specialist Flowbird. In time, the new contactless ticketing architecture […]
Newport Transport is to launch electric coaches. The four electric Yutong TCE12 coaches from Pelican Bus and Coach will begin operating in March 2023 and will be the first electric coaches for Wales. Additionally, the delivery of a further 12 Yutong E10 and E12 electric buses in the same period will take the EV bus […]
First Glasgow has unveiled its new war memorial garden at its Caledonia depot paying tribute to former tram operators who lost their lives in the First World War. The garden features four memorials including a freestanding monument dedicated to workers from the city’s Whitevale tram depot, surrounded by three plaques in memory of workers from […]
Coach driver vacancies exceed bus driver vacancies, according to the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT). The CPT’s latest research says there is around a 9% vacancy rate for bus drivers, compared to 15% for coach drivers. A spokesperson from the CPT said: “We have lost a lot of drivers caused by a number of external […]
Parksafe Group is now the UK distributor for the luxury IROAD dash camera brand, acquiring the role of IROAD UK. IROAD dash cameras are considered among the world’s best, according to Parksafe. They use a combination of software and hardware to produce crystal clear, bright and high-quality footage, even in low light. Additionally, IROAD dash […]
Alexander Dennis Ltd (ADL) has received an order for 200 Enviro400s from Stagecoach. Valued at around £50m, this represents the UK bus industry’s largest single order by number of vehicles since 2019. Stagecoach’s 200 new buses will have ADL’s SmartPack efficiency technology, giving them Low Emission Bus status. All are expected to be delivered in […]
Coach and bus operators and the wider transport industry is marking the Remembrance period in a host of different ways. TfL has put in place 20 specially designed poppy roundels at 20 Underground, Overground and bus stations across its network. Poppy flags are flying at TfL piers with giant poppies wrapped around selected London buses. […]
EvoBus UK’s new CEO, Dr Jens Heinemann, is now in office. Dr Heinemann takes over from Michael Thielmann, who recently retired after eight years as CEO of EvoBus UK. Jens was recruited by Daimler AG in 2002, moving to the company’s headquarters in Stuttgart focussing on the sales development for passenger cars. From 2011, he […]