Plans to extend the Fastlink bus project within Glasgow city centre have been agreed by Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) and Glasgow City Council. The £3.14m package of works was announced by the Minister for Transport and Islands, Derek MacKay, at the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) UK conference held in Glasgow recently. This latest stage […]
A new 40 strong TfL team of Road and Transport Enforcement Officers is being deployed to key traffic routes across London to crack down on congestion. Tasked with helping deal with problems such as illegal stopping or unloading of deliveries, which can cause delays to drivers and bus passengers, it will work closely with the […]
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has launched a public consultation on a proposed new bus station for Wigan. The facility is planned to have: a covered concourse with an enhanced waiting environment; an improved Travelshop; high quality, fully accessible public toilets and baby change facilities; as well as a new public realm with seating and […]
Wales’ First Minister, Carwyn Jones, has launched a publicity campaign for a new Metro system for South Wales. The scheme is designed to implement a substantial increase in speed and frequency of public transport in the area, using a combination of heavy rail, light rail and bus rapid transit, as well as other infrastructure improvements […]
Prospect trade union members at the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) are to strike every Friday indefinitely over a pay, terms and conditions dispute with management. As we went to press, no agreement had yet been reached over it. The industrial action will further disrupt frontline activities such as annual tests for heavy goods […]
Transdev has given a £400,000 makeover to its buses running between Keighley and Bradford, re-branding the service as The Shuttle. The 662 service’s revamp includes a new bright blue livery, with its 16 vehicles upgraded with USB charging points, Wi-Fi and re-upholstered seats. The buses have been refitted in house by Transdev’s engineering support unit […]
London’s ExCel Centre hosted Highways UK recently, an event bringing together those involved with planning, developing, maintaining and managing the country’s road network. Combining a series of conferences and an exhibition, the event gave Chris Peat an insight into some of the issues surrounding the highways and byways the bus and coach sector relies on. […]
Earlier in the year, Bus and Coach Buyer reported on the BUSFORUS App developed by Rise Digital Media and piloted by Metro, First Bus and Arriva in Leeds. Now the company has taken the system development a stage further to produce an onboard passenger information system using mobile data technology. Intended to make travel easier […]