More than 60% of people in Ireland would give up their car in exchange for ‘reliable and frequent’ public transport
More than 60% of people in Ireland have said they would give up their car in exchange for ‘reliable and frequent’ public transport, according to new research. The first in a new series of polls carried out by Amárach Research for Newstalk also finds that the vast majority of people in Ireland want the Government to cancel […]
Ministers in Ireland welcome significant new legislation to help make its roads safer and support the roll out of improved public transport
Ministers in Ireland have welcomed he signing into law of the Road Traffic and Roads Act 2023 to help make its roads safer and support the roll out of improved public transport This Act is a wide-ranging and significant piece of legislation that delivers on key commitments in the Programme for Government and reflects the […]
Better bus services for Kent following £16 million funding boost
Residents across Kent will benefit from more reliable, punctual and cheaper bus services thanks to more than £16 million of new government funding to improve local transport connections and grow the economy. The Department for Transport has today (21 June 2023) confirmed that Kent County Council will receive £16.1 million for its bus service improvement plan […]
New survey launched to gain an insight into travel habits in Staffordshire
People in Staffordshire are being invited to share their views on how they travel around the county to help shape future transport plans and increase ‘green’ travel. The Staffordshire Household Travel survey which is now live is designed to get a ‘snapshot’ of people’s daily travel habits. It focuses on questions about usual travel behaviour […]
Greater Manchester’s first Bee Network buses handed over ahead of September launch
Greater Manchester’s very first Bee Network buses were handed over last week, according to Transport for Greater Manchester. Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham was in Larbert, Scotland to take receipt of the first five buses to have been built by Alexander Dennis, one of the world’s leading global bus manufacturers. Assembled over several months, […]
TfW to use AI technology to improve bus network
Transport for Wales (TfW) has announced it will use an AI-powered software platform to help improve Wales’ bus network and make services more efficient and sustainable. AI-powered operations platform, Optibus will digitalise Wales’ bus network and replace traditional manual methods with artificial intelligence, optimisation algorithms, cloud computing and rapid scenario generation. TfW say the ability […]
New on demand bus travel launches in west Rushcliffe, Nottinghamshire
Residents in west Rushcliffe are now able to travel across their local area without a fixed bus timetable, thanks to the launch of a new Nottsbus On Demand service. Nottsbus On Demand is currently being piloted in north and south Ollerton and Mansfield and gives passengers the flexibility to travel anywhere between bus stops and […]
Keeping Manchester moving: Go-Ahead kicks off Britain’s biggest recruitment campaign for bus drivers
The Go-Ahead Group has kicked off Britain’s biggest recruitment campaign for bus drivers in preparation for the launch of Greater Manchester’s Bee Network public transport service. Go North West, the group’s Manchester bus company, plans to hire up to 300 bus drivers on apprenticeship or trainee contracts for a newly created Elite Bus Driver Academy […]
New bus service to connect Stevenage, Hertford, Ware and Cheshunt
Hertfordshire County Council and Centrebus have launched a new bus service between Stevenage and the Brookfield Centre in Cheshunt, running through Hertford, Ware and Hoddesdon. The 907 bus service launched on 16 April and is a hourly service, operating seven days a week between 7am and 8pm. The timetable has been designed alongside existing route […]
Go-Ahead hospital bus presented to Ukraine ambassador
A bus donated by one of Go-Ahead’s local bus companies has been converted into a field hospital for use in treating casualties of the war in Ukraine. The bus, which until recently carried passengers in Wiltshire as part of Swindon’s Bus Company, was today presented to His Excellency Vadym Prystaiko, Ambassador of Ukraine to the […]