Ministers must hold a forum with transport operators before any lockdown restrictions are eased to ensure the safety of workers, Labour has said, after new figures revealed high numbers of Covid deaths in the sector. Shadow Transport Secretary Jim McMahon has written to Grant Shapps asking for a virtual roundtable after ONS data revealed taxi […]
UK technology company Passenger has worked with Scottish bus operator Xplore Dundee to deliver a new mobile app with a range of features to ensure users can travel with confidence. The app, developed by the creators of the highest-rated travel bus apps in the UK, includes mobile ticketing, journey planning, disruption notifications, live bus tracking […]
Reading Buses has been working with transport management systems supplier, EPM Bus Solutions, to develop a new business data ‘Insight’ solution to help improving its business. The online platform provides bus operators with customised Management Information and enabled Reading Buses to change from the manual collation of data to an automated production of key business […]
Aberdeen’s new Wrightbus double-deckers feature a hydrogen fuel-system designed, manufactured and supplied by Luxfer. The system for the 15-strong fleet features Luxfer’s G-Stor H2 hydrogen cylinders. Around 150,000 of these types of cylinders are already in service worldwide, equipping over 10,000 CNG buses and an increasing number of hydrogen buses plus approximately 4,500 refuse vehicles. […]
A £3.8 million investment by North of England bus operator Transdev in premium luxury ‘Sky Class’ buses for its key link between East Lancashire and Manchester is being hailed as “hugely significant” for the region’s recovery beyond the Covid-19 pandemic. East Lancashire’s political leaders say the winning blend of five-star features, ultra-low emissions and a […]
Following the signing of its first hydrogen bus agreement, Arriva is expecting delivery of ten buses in the Netherlands this December, with operations due to start in early 2022. Arriva plans to replace some of the current diesel buses, providing hydrogen fueled technology to journeys in Achterhoek, Gelderland, a region which is participating in the […]
The Go-Ahead Group is set to hire more than 1,100 apprentices in 2021, demonstrating what the company describes as its commitment to invest in its workforce and plan for a recovery in public transport usage once Covid-19 restrictions are eased. The company has more than doubled its ambitious target for its London bus operations, setting […]
It has been announced that Bill Cottham has died in Portugal at the age of 76. Having lived for many years with Parkinson’s Disease, Bill died of pneumonia caused by Covid-19. Bill was a key figure in the public transport industry in the 1980s and 1990s. Bill Cottham was born in Liverpool in 1944 and, […]