Launch of all-electric bus fleet to service Oxford passengers
A partnership between Oxfordshire County Council and bus operators has launched what will be one of the biggest UK fleets of electric buses outside London. The £82.5 million project will deliver 159 new battery buses on to the roads of Oxford – the first of which have already gone into service. It has also funded […]
Cardiff Council urged to improve public transport before launching new parking system
Cardiff Council has been urged to make sure public transport is improved in the city before launching a new parking scheme. The council announced last week that it is looking to bring in a new zonal parking system aimed at tackling congestion in the city and encouraging more people to use public transport, reports Nation Cymru. […]
Turner & Townsend sustainable transport across the UK’s Northeast
Turner & Townsend has been appointed by Nexus, the Tyne and Wear passenger transport executive, as a supplier to its two latest frameworks for project management and cost and commercial management. The frameworks, which will run for three years with the possibility to extend by one year, will support the delivery of the Nexus capital […]
More bus services set to be rolled out in Portsmouth
More bus services, including two extended 24-hour routes, will now roll-out in Portsmouth. Stagecoach’s number 23 route between Leigh Park and Southsea, alongside the number 2 First Bus from Paulsgrove to The Hard will run round the clock. Several other routes across the city will run more frequently during the week and at weekends. The […]
Durham’s central bus station opens to the public
Durham Country Council has opened its new central bus station to the public. The council said it hoped the new bus station would be a major transport hub for the county and would attract more shoppers and tourists to the area. A spokeswoman said the design of the exit on to North Road had improved […]
Transport for West Midlands brings in £19m sustainability initiative to boost bus passenger numbers
Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) plans to provide thousands of individuals with try-before-you-buy bus tickets as part of a £19m government-backed initiative aimed at boosting bus passenger numbers and safeguarding services. The incentive program will be extended to employers, encouraging staff who currently commute by car to sign up for a Swift travel card or […]
TfL launches further two new Superloop routes as new data shows huge success of initial ones
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, and Transport for London (TfL) are launching two brand new express bus services in outer London as latest ridership figures show demand on all Superloop routes has increased above the network average level, according to new data. The SL10 route between Harrow and North Finchley is now in operation, […]
The Welsh government has got its priorities wrong over public transport, according to transport expert
Ministers should have improved bus and train services before reducing speeds from 30mph to 20mph on many Welsh roads, Stuart Cole, Emeritus Professor at University of South Wales, has said. He said public transport facilities should have been “put in before any other anti-motorist legislation”. The Welsh government said current arrangements were complex across Wales, reports […]
Bus journeys up by 19% in England over the last year
Bus journeys have increased by 19% in England and 29% in Scotland in the last year, according to latest data released by the Department for Transport. Responding to the news, Alison Edwards, Director of Policy and External Relations at the Confederation of Passenger Transport, the trade association for the UK’s bus and coach sector, said: […]
Peterborough City’s council Leader votes in favour of the Combined Authority’s updated Local Transport and Connectivity Plan (LTCP)
Councillor Mohammed Farooq, Leader of Peterborough City Council has voted in favour of the area’s updated Local Transport and Connectivity Plan because he says it is key to transport improvement and growth in the region. Mr Farooq said the plan gave better opportunities for transport choice but at the same time did not penalise people […]