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The Bike & Go scheme, which operated at 12 ScotRail stations, has seen a slump in the number of passenger rentals.

A programme to remove the hard shoulder from motorways is putting broken-down vehicles at risk, government analysis has found.

Rip-off one way tickets on the East Coast Main Line are to be axed on long-distance services.

ScotRail's Bike & Go cycle hire scheme to be closed downThe Bike & Go scheme, which operated at 12 ScotRail stations, has seen a slump in the number of passenger rentals.

ScotRail hits the brakes on cycle scheme [subscription]ScotRail has scrapped a bike hire scheme because too few people used it. The company launched Bike & Go four years ago allowing passengers to collect bicycles at stations. Critics said that the bikes, which were available at 12 stations, were too heavy.

Lime to collaborate with London Cycling CampaignLime, the urban mobility company, has announced a new collaboration with London Cycling Campaign (LCC) to help promote the adoption of e-bikes across the capital and get more Londoners cycling.
Arevo to display “world’s first” 3D-printed carbon fibre unibody bike frame and rim at EurobikeArevo will display the “world’s first” 3D-printed carbon fibre unibody production bike frame in the stand of manufacturing partner Oechsler AG (Messe Friedrichshafen – hall A1 – 508) at Eurobike 2019.
Revolutionising the cycling industryExpanded Polystyrene (EPS) is great stuff. It’s absolutely everywhere and does countless brilliant things. It protects products in delivery. It insulates houses and chiller boxes. It soundproofs rooms and music studios. It’s comfy in a bean bag. It’s made into children’s car seats. It also provides cyclists with protection. For over 40 years, we’ve worn EPS on our heads to keep our skulls and brains safe from harm. And, it does a damn good job of that. Exactly once.
Scottish start-up nominated for Eurobike Innovation AwardEdinburgh based start-up Intra Drive was last week selected as a finalist for a Eurobike Innovation Award. The panel of six industry experts selected Intra Drive’s next-generation multi-speed drive unit from a field of 65 entries in the start-up category.