Transport for Edinburgh’s mobile app now has new features designed to help blind and visually impaired bus and tram passengers. The free app, which is available on Apple and Android Smartphones, now includes VoiceOver technology. This means blind and visually impaired passengers can have any part of the app spoken to them, including next stop […]
I don’t think the bookies run a book on the results of the UK Coach Rally, but with eight wins in the preceding 15 years and consecutive victories for the past four years, I don’t think the odds you’d have got on Parrys International taking the UK Coach Rally Coach of the Year title for […]
Day centres run by Nottinghamshire County Council (NCC) have reported annual savings of £300,000 by operating a fleet of 20 DDA compliant Fiat Ducato based Orion low floor minibuses in a dual role. The coachbuilt minibuses are transporting day care customers in the morning and afternoon but cover subsidised fare-stage bus routes at other times. […]
A Salisbury Reds centenary event is to take place on 14 June at Guildhall Square, Salisbury. Vintage bus rides will be available from 10.00 to 16.00 and other family amusements will be organised along with trade and enthusiasts stands. All proceeds from the day will go towards the operator’s nominated charity, The Stars Appeal. The […]
To mark the centenary of Yelloway Motor Services, a display of preserved coaches from the former operator is to be held outside Rochdale Town Hall on 4 July. Photographs and other memorabilia will be exhibited and there will also be a reunion of former employees of the business. The display will be open to the […]
Go-Ahead has achieved a four star rating in Business in the Community’s annual benchmark of responsible business, the Corporate Responsibility Index (CR Index). The operator achieved a 96% score and was praised for developing a methodology for calculating the financial value its sustainability activities bring to the business. It was also recognised for its transparent […]
Audio-visual (AV) technology has been fitted to Translink Metro buses in Belfast. Following a successful pilot, buses in the city will be fitted with AV technology throughout 2015/16 and will allow passengers to know which stop they are approaching and where to get off the bus. The move is expected to improve journeys for blind […]
The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) has responded to a recent BBC story suggesting the number of drivers given penalty points for using mobile phones at the wheel fell by 24% last year in England and Wales. In addition to the BBC’s findings, the IAM cited an earlier study by the DfT, which showed 1.1% […]