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Transport Focus says tickets need to be easier to buy and recommends firms install onboard wi-fi.
New trains to be rolled out across the country alongside £48 billion investment to upgrade tracks
Trains will be greener with more comfortable seats, improved accessibility, free wifi, power sockets and air-conditioning.
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Up to 1.6 million people may be exposed to regular noisy flights under plans for a third runway at Heathrow, according to analysis.
The force for good: Operators laud ‘fantastic’ Album conference in Cardiff
Last week’s Association of Local Bus Managers (Album) Conference in Cardiff has been hailed a “fantastic” success by attendees.
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- Bus services should be designed for young people, says watchdogTransport Focus says tickets need to be easier to buy and recommends firms install onboard wi-fi.
Edinburgh Evening News
- Edinburgh bus drivers to go on strike as Festival gets underwayA BUS strike looks set to start across the Capital at the beginning of August as drivers walk out over alleged bullying and harassment.
Other Regional Press
- Bus diversion a sign of calamitous planning by TfLALL the signs point to what can only be described as the decline of Transport for London.
Coach and Bus Week
- New ultra-low emission buses for Sussex and SurreyTen single-decker Wrightbus Euro VI Micro Hybrid StreetLite buses have arrived in Metrobus’ Crawley depot to begin their first journeys with passengers in Sussex and Surrey.
- First Glasgow invests in 150 new low-emission busesThe latest buses feature the mirrorless SmartVision system distributed in the UK by 21st Century First Glasgow has invested over £30m in 150 new Alexander Dennis low-emission buses over the last six months, with plans to invest further in a continued bid to improve air quality in the city.
- Scania’s net sales rise in latest interim reportSwedish coach and bus manufacturer Scania has had a record-breaking start to 2019, with earnings in the first quarter at an all-time high of SEK 4.21bn and net sales rising to SEK 36.1bn.
- Win for Sullivan Buses in latest TfL tender resultsThe results of the latest round of TfL bus route tenders have been announced by London Bus Services Limited (LBSL).
- Coast Capital raises stake in FirstGroup prompting speculation of board shake-upFirstGroup investor Coast Capital, which has previously pushed for a break-up of the company, has raised its stake and sent a requisition notice to call a general meeting of the transport operator.
- Yorkshire Tiger Ltd found with timetable failuresIn a recent written decision, the Deputy Traffic Commissioner for the North East of England found that Yorkshire Tiger Ltd had failed, without reasonable excuse, to operate in accordance with the registered timetable under Section 6 of the 1985 Act.
- Yorkshire Tiger Ltd found with timetable failuresTfL is investing £12m in the vehicles and fuelling infrastructure, with over £5m being added by European bodies and £1m from the Office of Low Emission Vehicles
Route One (Bus and Coach)
- Improved bus service between Durham and Sunderland is just Go North East is launching a new standard of express buses on a reinvigorated X20 route from Monday , giving customers a fast and direct service between Durham and Sunderland under a new ‘X-lines’ brand, which is around 25% faster than the normal bus service.
- The force for good: Operators laud ‘fantastic’ Album conference in CardiffLast week’s Association of Local Bus Managers (Album) Conference in Cardiff has been hailed a “fantastic” success by attendees.
- Car scrap 'mobility credits' scheme proposed for WalesMinisters in Wales are being asked to introduce a mobility credits scheme as part of their Clean Air Plan.
- Coach and bus autonomy: Think about it soonAutonomy. It’s a word that will play a major part in the future of much of the industry, and a survey of managers shows that a surprisingly high level of thought has already gone into the effects of autonomy by some operators.
- Avid Technology announces new chairmanAutomotive clean-tech firm Avid Technology Group in North East England has appointed Andrew Hodgson as its new non-executive chairman with immediate effect.
- NatEx Coventry thanks drivers 200 years’ serviceNational Express Coventry has honoured four recently retired drivers who clocked up nearly 200 years of service by naming buses after them.
- National Express WM has contactless ticketing breakthroughNational Express West Midlands (NXWM) has completed the rollout of its full upgraded Model 2 contactless ticket system.
- Open letter from operators says bus industry ‘needs to tell story’A small group of operators and marketeers have written an open letter to the bus industry, calling for stronger, united messaging to the outside world.
- Stagecoach’s £4m ‘gold’ investmentThe buses entered service from Monday (13 May). 15 buses will operate on service 151 and nine buses will operate on service 26. The vehicles are all fitted to Euro 6 standard and include start/stop technology and CCTV equipment.
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