TfL and Stagecoach London have teamed up to launch the first ‘rainbow bus’. The New Routemaster features multicoloured graphics and is intended to celebrate and support diversity in the city. The specially liveried double decker is to remain in operation for a year, mainly operating on route 8, which runs between Bow Church and Tottenham […]
Routes have been announced for Aberdeen’s hydrogen buses, which are thought to be the largest fleet of its type in Europe. Six of the vehicles will be used on Stagecoach’s X17 (Aberdeen city centre to Westhill), while four will be used on First Aberdeen’s X40 (Kingswells to Bridge of Don Park and Ride service). The […]
Brighton & Hove Bus Company and Compass Travel have stepped in to protect a series of journeys to be withdrawn by Brighton & Hove City Council. The services in question are the evening and Sunday runs on routes 21/21A, 38/38A and the peak time service 84, which are currently operated on tenders let by the […]
Go-Ahead owned Oxford Bus Company has launched a recruitment drive to find more women drivers. The move is designed to tie in with Oxford’s International Women’s Festival, which lasts until 14 March. Tracey Colley, who joined Oxford Bus Company nearly 12 years ago, joined some of her colleagues in the march to launch the Festival. […]
Transdev Blazefield has launched Burnley Connect, a new series of services for the Burnley and Pendle area. This new name will be rolled out across routes 1, 1a, 1b, 1c, 2, 4 and 5. New buses are also now operating on the Starship routes. All of the new Burnley Connect vehicles feature CCTV, low floor […]
EYMS Trainer, Tracy Beadle, has shaved her head to raise money for Macmillan Cancer. Tracy was diagnosed with breast cancer last year, which she is now clear of. Her hair cut raised over £730, with further cash donations to come. Go to www.givey.com/tracybeadle to donate to her cause.
New public transport information, timetable and ticket options have become available for passengers in South Yorkshire this month. The move includes new paper timetable leaflets and ticket kiosks in Interchanges, making smartcards available for purchase at PayZone stores and the introduction of MyTSY online ‘personal transport accounts’. The South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (SYPTE) announced […]
PTEG’s recent report into the Oxford SmartZone has been criticised by the operators of the interoperable smartcard scheme. One of the document’s key findings was that the urban bus network is almost entirely concentrated in the hands of only two main operating groups, whose services overlap on all of the six main corridors radiating from […]