DfT has launched a £2m fund aimed at allowing councils to capitalise on emerging technologies and deliver better journeys for motorists. Proposals include using technology that will allow vehicles to communicate with each other and roadside sensors to provide drivers with real time traffic information. Councils will also look at how warnings about changing weather […]
Stagecoach Yorkshire is helping local charities by donating unwanted mobile devices left on its buses. The company has linked up with CMR Recycling to ensure all unclaimed mobile devices, such as phones, iPads and laptops, left on its fleet of buses are turned into cash for local good causes. Devices that remain unclaimed for more […]
Stoddard’s Coaches of Cheadle, Staffordshire, has ceased operation of coaches, according to press reports. However, the reports say the company continues its oil delivery service. The company was unavailable for comment at the time of going to press.
Go North East now accepts the Pop Pay as You Go payment card on its buses right across the region. The card is a way of paying for public transport and allows customers to use just one card to pay for bus, ferry and Metro travel. The Go-Ahead owned operator is the first major bus […]
From 22 August, the GrassHOPPER pass is to go smart. For use across Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire, the announcement means customers can store the GrassHOPPER ticket electronically on a smartcard, either a StagecoachSmart card, a First Touch card or a GrassHOPPER smartcard. This will mean they will no longer need a paper ticket and can […]
German transport giant, Deutsche Bahn, will have 1,000 Iveco Crossway and Crossway LE buses in its fleet by 2018. DB Regio Bus, Germany’s largest bus operator, has extended the framework contract with Iveco Bus for the procurement of public transport buses for the third consecutive time since 2013. Almost 700 Crossway suburban buses have been […]
New research for Kwik Fit has suggested the average driver knows only 79% of UK road sign meanings, with one in five road signs ‘a mystery’. According to the research, for two in five drivers, not being able to understand a sign or being confused over its meaning has led to problems on the road. […]
TfL has published the public’s top five public transport friendly buggies as part of a campaign to help buggy users travel more easily. Over 700 votes were cast based on a shortlist compiled by organisations including Netmums, Mumderground and 4Children. The buggies chosen were considered to be easy to fold, lightweight and manoeuvrable, with the […]