CityZap surges during rail strike
Transdev is reporting a surge in passengers of up to 52% on its CityZap service between York and Leeds during the rail strikes. The 52% rise in...
Ticketer enables multimodal ticketing functionality
First Bus, Great Western Railway (GWR) and Ticketer have collaborated to provide new electronic ticketing functionality connecting bus and rail...
DfT ‘disappointed’ to extend PSVAR exemption
An extension to PSVAR exemptions for rail replacement work has been announced. Bus and Coach Buyer understands the exemption runs from 1 January to...
The age of ‘the commute’
The ‘commute’ to suggest the daily trip to work is among the more modern words in the English lexicon. Until the end of the 19th century, the...
When coaches aren’t attached to locos
The vehicles chosen for rail replacement are certainly variable. When National Express is called in, the quality is excellent, but I have seen...