One of the UK’s most innovative transport app providers says that the award of funding Bus Service Improvement Plans may be fundamentally unfair. Amid other critiques of the announced BSIP funding, Alistair Aitken, Head of Sales at UK public transport app and website provider, Passenger, commented: “The fact that less than half of Bus Service Improvement […]
First Bus, Great Western Railway (GWR) and Ticketer have collaborated to provide new electronic ticketing functionality connecting bus and rail services via a single QR code. Passengers can now purchase a rail and PlusBus ticket through their smartphone for their complete journey with First Bus and GWR for travel to and around Weston-super-Mare, using a […]
A new business strategy has been announced by the Go-Ahead Group. The plan is aimed at delivering profitable growth and a sustainable future for the business in what it describes as a dynamic market for public transport. The strategy follows a business review led by Christian Schreyer, Group Chief Executive. The company will reinstate its […]
After a long wait, recipients of the £7bn Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) funding have been announced. Throwing up much speculation where the money would go in the run up, the industry has reacted to the announcement. Millions ‘left disappointed’ CPT was quick to comment. On the day of the announcement, a spokesperson from the […]
Ticketing solutions specialist, Ticketer, is to attend the IT-TRANS event on 10 to 12 May in Karlsruhe, Germany. The biannual industry event focuses on IT solutions for the public transport industry, which is now back again for their first in-person event in four years. Ticketer is to showcase its latest developments, as well as from […]
Thirty-one counties, city regions and unitary authorities have been chosen for the Government’s Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) funding. The successful areas have been chosen because of their ambition to repeat the success achieved in London, according to the Government. In its announcement of the BSIP allocation, the DfT said areas not showing ‘sufficient ambition’, […]
Zero-emission buses have for the first time, been included in BSOG. Operators of vehicles that hold a zero emission bus (ZEB) certificate may be eligible for a 22p per kilometre rate of BSOG for those vehicles. Eligible buses must meet the normal BSOG rules, demonstrate zero tailpipe emissions and have no internal combustion engine. This […]
Kleanbus, which is to offer a diesel-to-electric power conversion for buses, has achieved pending B-Corporation status. This status is awarded to organisations excelling in making a sustainable and ethical impact, and striving for an inclusive, equitable, and regenerative economy. Also known as B-Corp, B-Corporation is a global movement of businesses supporting each other to improve […]