Bosses at Lothian buses pointed to a huge 80 per cent drop-off in passenger numbers over the last week as the Capital went into lockdown. Staff including drivers and engineers have been offered a choice of volunteering to work on full pay, taking paid holiday or lieu days just now or going into the Government’s […]
Go-Ahead Group-owned Metrobus has revised its timetables to better reflect demand and resources, aiming to maintain essential bus services for key workers, including those working for the NHS. The bus company’s focus has been on matching bus timetables to key workers’ needs and shift work patterns to enable them to get where they need to […]
Birmingham’s and Leeds’ proposed Clean Air Zones (CAZs) have been postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak. Birmingham City Council has written to central government requesting postponement to the launch of its CAZ. The impact of COVID-19 on Birmingham has meant that the current priority for income workers and residents is to ensure that they and […]
Alongside other key workers helping in the fight against Coronavirus, Reading Buses has today praised its team of drivers for being ‘heroes’. The recognition comes with the news that their overall customer satisfaction remains high at 92% in the latest Transport Focus Bus Passenger Survey results. Although experiencing a small 2% drop in satisfaction from […]
Stagecoach East Midlands has updated its timetables in response to government advice on avoiding non-essential travel. The temporary timetables will operate until further notice and are continuing to be revised to ensure that critical routes are maintained wherever possible. Matt Cranwell, Managing Director of Stagecoach East Midlands, said: “We continue to play a crucial role […]
Bus union RMT is writing to the managing directors of all bus operating companies requesting that they adopt the following practices during the COVID-19 crisis: · a transition to cashless travel during the emergency · enhanced cleaning and sanitisation regimes on buses, buildings, mess rooms, facilities etc. especially on common touch points · assurance that toilet and washing […]
Lothian Buses is delivering a critical services network to deliver travel across Edinburgh and the Lothians due to the ongoing Covid-19 situation. Over the last week, teams across the business analysed customer travel patterns and feedback to ensure the business can continue to operate vital links for key workers across Edinburgh and the Lothians. Over […]
National Express Group executives are taking a pay deferral and sacrifice for the duration of the coronavirus outbreak. Other actions taken across the Group include stopping all non-critical cashflow. All acquisition and capital expenditure programmes are on hold. All meetings and events and non-essential travel have been cancelled and all external spend is subject to increased […]