Switch Mobility is to supply a fleet of 12 Metrocity E-Buses to Tower Transit. The fleet of Metrocitys will be deployed on Route 339, operating out of Lea Interchange and running between Shadwell and Leytonstone. Route 339 will be the first full EV Route run out of Lea Interchange. Combining a 250kwh NMC battery with […]
Eight buses with special commemorative wraps are now in service across London to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. The platinum buses will be in operation on selected routes passing by some of the iconic central London locations associated with the Royal family including Kensington Palace and Westminster Abbey, and Royal Parks such as Hyde Park […]
This year marks textile manufacturer Camira’s 200th anniversary in the transport industry. The company is telling the story of its heritage in a series of three films, which will be released throughout 2022. The first video features a fascinating interview with Michael Holdsworth, whose family founded the Holdsworth textile company acquired by Camira in 2007. […]
Global Accessibility Awareness Day is coming up this Thursday (19 May) and Greg Hepworth, Head of Product at Bournemouth-based app and web provider, Passenger has shared his thoughts on what more could be done to make public transport information more inclusive. “More needs to be done to ensure those who can travel by bus have […]
Go North East says it has analysed its network in great detail and has developed a set of proposed service changes. The alterations are intended to better fit with people’s travel patterns post-pandemic. The Go-Ahead-owned operator is now consulting its passengers on these planned changes. “We are now in a position where we need to […]
The Keighley Bus Company now runs twice as many journeys on its most popular town services. The additional journeys were added to timetables yesterday (15 May 2022). The bus firm says it is encouraged by progress made so far in attracting people back to its buses since lockdown restrictions lifted, with busiest routes on its […]
The piecemeal introduction of PSVAR regulations continues apace with applications for further “medium term” exemptions for home to school transport and rail replacement having opened. These will replace the current short term special authorisations and will commence on 1 July 2022 and run until 31st July 2026. The grant of an exemption will not mean […]
Has anyone else noticed how hard it has become to get a coach operator on the phone in recent weeks? I really hope it’s not just the sight of my number in front of them… Anecdotally, it looks as if the coach market has gone a bit nuts, with most operators up to their nethers […]