Communities Secretary, Sajid Javid, has announced the government has decided to end discussions on plans for the devolution of the north east of England. In November, the North East Combined Authority (NECA) signed a proposed devolution agreement with the Government to drive economic growth and bring jobs and investment to the north east. The devolution […]
François-Xavier Perin, Chairman of the Executive Board at RATP Dev, is to retire on 1 January 2017. RATP Dev’s Supervisory Board has appointed Laurence Batlle to take over from him. Laurence will also become a member of the Executive Board of the RATP Group on 1 January 2017. She is currently Executive Vice-President Africa America […]
RATP Group has announced its financial results for 12 months to 30 June 2016. Group consolidated revenue amounted to €2,797m/£2359.89m at 30 June 2016, a slight contraction of 1% compared to 30 June 2015. Revenue generated by subsidiaries (including RATP Dev) amounted to €578m/£487.67m, a 1.6% increase, despite an adverse exchange rate effect. Subsidiaries now […]
The official launch of a fleet of 51 new ADL bodied BYD e-Bus fully electric buses for use on TfL services 507 and 521 took place at Go-Ahead London’s Waterloo depot last Friday, though the first of them had already been on the road for a little over a week by this time. It marked […]
Buses are ‘under threat’ from growing congestion on Britain’s roads, according to research commissioned by Greener Journeys. The research suggests that journey times are rising on bus services and passengers are forced to seek alternative modes of transport. The first part of the study, ‘The Impact of Congestion on Bus Passengers’, by Professor David Begg, […]
Schools and community groups are set to benefit from £2m for minibuses. The money is from the second round of the community minibus fund, which has recently been launched by Transport Minister, Andrew Jones. The first round of the fund has already been allocated to over 300 charities and community groups across England. It will […]
During a recent visit by UK coach operators to the Yutong factory at Zhengzhou, Pelican Bus & Coach signed a new long term dealer agreement for the UK and Ireland. The deal takes the company’s distribution agreement into the next decade. Richard Crump, who signed on behalf of Pelican, said, ‘Everyone at Pelican has put […]
Northern Ireland’s Infrastructure Minister, Chris Hazzard, has announced a £45m investment programme for a modernised ticketing system. Parkeon has been awarded the contract to design and deliver the new ticketing network. The development is intended to transform travel and lead to an increase in the number of people using public transport in line with a […]