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Friday, 26 April 2019

The Scotsman

• Teenagers deterred from using buses over travel issues - including ‘randomers’ sitting beside themTeenagers are deterred from using buses because they are not as user friendly as ordering pizzas or booking cinema tickets on their phones.

Other Regional Press

• Bus bosses tell council: 'Hike up parking charges in Stoke-on-Trent to help public transport'First Potteries and D&G believe bringing charges in line with Nottingham - where it costs £13-a-day to park - would encourage more people to catch the bus

Coach and Bus Week

• Quality is always keySilverline LandFlight has been providing quality transport to the airline industry and the Solihull area since 1974. Recent expansion has seen the bus service side of the business grow with a number of contract gains. Richard Sharman visited the operator a few weeks after the start of the new services to see how things were progressing
• Drivers prepare for the Birmingham Clean Air ZoneDrivers are being urged to prepare for the introduction of the Birmingham Clean Air Zone. As mentioned in CBW1380 as part of Brum Breathes, Birmingham City Council’s air quality campaign, the Business Breathes website was created to advise businesses and city centre drivers to plan for potential vehicle charges. The CAZ will be introduced in January 2020, as part of an effort to reduce emissions.
• Big Bus faces multi-million dollar lawsuitThe Big Bus Company is facing a multi-million dollar lawsuit over alleged anti-competitive behaviour. The company, which is 15% owned by FTSE 250 giant and LegoLand owner Merlin Entertainment, and majority owned by Soho-based Quorn-owning private equity house Exponent, has allegedly, alongside Gray Line, ‘improperly prevented’ Go New York Tours from selling its tickets.
• Power to the busesStagecoach South’s Barry Bronger and Kevin Yetman talk to Andy Izatt about the electric bus Park & Ride operation now serving Guildford in Surrey
• Arriva performs well in latest TfL tendersArriva London North has won two new Transport for London (TfL) bus tenders from rival operators Metroline and London General.
• National Express buys 60% stake in WeDriveUThe company was founded in 1988 and today transports nearly seven million passengers annually National Express has acquired a 60% stake in Silicon Valley-based employee shuttle company, WeDriveU, for $84.3m.
• Powering throughDue to host the ALBUM Conference from 7-9 May this year, Cardiff Bus has faced challenging times recently, but as Managing Director Cynthia Ogbonna explained to James Day, it remains at the top of its game

Route One (Bus and Coach)

• Introducing DOT: Helping to streamline operationsDownloading tacho data has just got simpler with Road Tech’s latest development
• Greater Manchester residents don’t want to foot bill for busesPartnership is the way to go to improve bus network efficiently, says OneBus CEO
• Arcola to build bus fuel cells on MerseysideArcola Energy will produce the fuel cell systems for a fleet of hydrogen-powered zero-emission buses bound for Liverpool at a new 15,000ft2 plant in nearby Knowsley.