According to a local press report, MD of First Glasgow, Ronnie Park, has been put on ‘indefinite gardening leave’ in a suspected row over service cuts, with a senior manager from First’s headquarters in Aberdeen understood to have been appointed temporarily in his place. A spokesperson for FirstGroup said, ‘Ronnie Park is taking some leave […]
In a public consultation, Sheffield Bus Partnership is giving people the opportunity to comment on proposals for changes to a number of the city’s bus services. They have until 23 August to reply. Routes the organisation is particularly interested in opinions on and most likely to be affected by the proposed changes are 11/12, 13/13A, […]
Arriva has launched a marketing campaign aimed at encouraging tourism in the north east and attracting passengers onto its 93/X93 service (between Middlesbrough, Whitby and Scarborough). The operator has produced tongue in cheek ‘Wish you were here’ style videos featuring the three towns, entitled ‘Get yourselves down here’. Four double deck buses used on the […]
Irish Transport Minister, Danny Kennedy and Enterprise Minister, Arlene Foster, have secured an EU investment of £5.8m to help meet the cost of 53 recently purchased Translink buses and coaches. The EU investment has been used in the purchase of 39 Goldline Coaches and 14 Double Deck Metro buses. They came into service over the […]
National Express has started its ‘instant day trip’ campaign, which sees thousands of affordable one way fares from £6 put on sale. Prices remain affordable right up until the day of travel meaning people can take off at the spur of the moment without getting financially stung. The fares were introduced by 30 July, which […]
More than 16bn transport and events tickets will be delivered annually to mobile handsets by 2018, according to a new report from Juniper Research, three times the volume expected this year. While adoption will be strong across a range of markets, volume growth will be driven by metro and bus deployments. The ‘Mobile Ticketing Strategies: […]
Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Eric Pickles, has been reported to have plans to introduce a 15 minute period of grace for motorists parking on double yellow lines. Those parked within that time limit on the lines would not face fines if the proposal was implemented. Eric Pickles’ idea has already faced […]
At its meeting on 26 July, Tyne and Wear ITA reaffirmed its commitment to plans for a Quality Contracts Scheme (QCS) and has requested Nexus to put the much criticised scheme to public consultation. Key features of the QCS proposals include capping future price rises, making travel cheaper for young people and students, introducing simple […]