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Friday, 09 July 2021

Coach and Bus Week

• Inaugural ITT Hub event hailed a successThe first coach and bus industry trade show to be held for over a year, the new ITT Hub Future Logistics Conference was said to be a success by its organisers, with a healthy throughput of visitors over the two days. Major names and smaller suppliers from across the coach, bus, truck and van sectors showed off their latest products and developments, including ADL, Daimler, Switch Mobility and Wrightbus, whilst a series of discussions on a varied range of related topics was kicked off by a Keynote speech from Astronaut Major Tim Peake CMG.
• Delayed end of lockdown bad news for environment, says Passenger CEOThe delay in ending restrictions was received with dismay across the country. Speaking about potential consequences of the decision, Tom Quay, CEO of UK public transport app and website provider Passenger, said: “The Government’s decision to keep face mask rules on public transport past 21 June could have a serious impact on people’s confidence in public transport, and the success of the National Bus Strategy. I think it’s fair to say we all have a natural reaction to areas where face masks are mandatory, with an assumption that such areas may post more risks to people’s health compared to areas where face masks aren’t needed. By keeping face mask restrictions on public transport, people may automatically assume that it’s not Covid-safe.

Route One (Bus and Coach)

• CrewPLAN drives down driver recruitment costs at Cardiff BusCardiff Bus is controlling the cost of driver scheduling with the use of CrewPLAN, the system designed by software supplier Omnibus to automate production of efficient crew schedules.
• Six fast-track ZEBRA bids proceed to business case stageExpressions of interest from six local authorities (LAs) in England submitted via the £120m Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas (ZEBRA) scheme’s fast-track mechanism have been selected to proceed to the business case preparation stage. They from are:
• Bus recovery funding in England to succeed CBSSG Restart226.5m of recovery funding to support bus services in England outside London after the COVID-19 Bus Service Support Grant (CBSSG) Restart mechanism ends on 31 August has been made available by the Department for Transport (DfT).h
• 111 Scottish coach operators benefit from support fund opener111 Scottish coach operators have collectively been awarded grants worth £8,396,500 through the first round of the Scotland Coach Operators – COVID-19 Business Support and Continuity Fund, data published by scheme administrator Visit Scotland has revealed.
• England public transport face coverings advice ‘confusing’: CPTThe Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) has criticised what it says is “confusing” advice from the government about the continued wearing of face coverings on public transport in England after the country enters step four of the roadmap out of the COVID-19 pandemic, which is expected to happen on 19 July.
• TransMach contactless ticketing increases patronage by 10%Hulleys of Baslow deploys cloud-based payment system across 25-strong fleet
• Trentbarton fits Wheely-Safe technology across its fleetTrentbarton has fitted Wheely-Safe technology across its entire over 400-strong fleet after extensive trials proved the system’s safety benefits. It includes the latest generation tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS) and wheel loss and brake temperature sensors.
• Switch Mobility sets out aims, makes leadership appointmentsSwitch Mobility – which has taken on elements of the Optare business – has announced its formal launch.