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Wednesday, 01 July 2015

Mail Online

• Shoppers can use iPhone or Apple Watch to buy coffee or bus tickets from today  The arrival of the Apple Pay technology in the UK on Wednesday is predicted to speed the demise of cash for small value purchases and also do away with debit and credit cards.

London Evening Standard

• London weather: Commuters complain of 'unbearable' heat as capital's railways buckle on hottest day of the year Commuters today complained of "unbearable" heat on buses and trains as London's transport network struggled to cope with the hottest temperatures of the year so far.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• First Bus announces roll out of new driver training programme First Bus has announced that trials of a new driver training programme, which places even greater emphasis on safety and customer service, have been successful and the programme is set to be rolled out across its UK operations.    First’s ‘Better Journeys for Life Driver Training Programme’ was trialled last year at depots in Bolton, Southampton and Essex and has already been awarded the highly prestigious City and Guilds accreditation, a first for the bus industry in the UK.  The programme has also been endorsed by the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CP...
• Bus drivers learn sign language to help deaf customers In support of Catch the Bus Week, the nationwide campaign aimed at driving awareness of the benefits of taking the bus, First Glasgow is going the extra mile to help customers with hearing problems. Drivers are being offered the opportunity to learn sign language so they can communicate better with customers who have hearing difficulties.  First Glasgow has joined forces with sustainable transport group Greener Journeys to help promote its annual campaign, ‘Catch the Bus Week’ from 29 June – 5 July. Sign language teaching CDs have recently been introduced to the company...