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TfL is beginning a three-month trial to identify how best to automatically count passengers on buses. The trial, which will begin on Friday 8 June, will assess which techniques capture passenger numbers in real time with the most accuracy. This could enable TfL to improve its services, provide better real-time travel information and help prioritise investment - all while being cheaper and more reliable than current manual counts.
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Bus travel is one of the attributes that makes Fiji so unique, with its well-mannered passengers, vibrant colors, festive island music, and windows open wide to let the breeze in. Since the popularity of buses in Fiji is expected to continue for many years to come, Fijian authorities have begun to think about ways to transform the industry to make it more sustainable now and in the future.
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Transport for NSW and State Transit have this week finally revealed what routes are actually counted as Region 6 and therefore will be handed over to Transit Systems on July 1.
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The Andrews Labor Government is introducing Hybrid technology on 50 new buses in Wyndham, Oakleigh and Sunshine to reduce emissions, improve the passenger experience and create local jobs.
The introduction of 50 new Victorian built Hybrid buses into the CDC Victoria bus fleet will improve accessibility, support local jobs and reduce the impact on the environment.
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Paris operator RATP has made a small start on automation, and a move towards buying only low- and zero-emission examples by 2025
RATP has an Iveco that drives itself within depot confines, but it is pushing on with the bus2025 programme that will see battery electric or biogas power all new purchases by 2025.
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A £1.7M PLAN that will deliver the first fully electric double-decker buses in Oxford will see 78 buses retrofitted to make them less polluting, while another five will be made fully electric.
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More than 2,000 extra weekly bus services will be rolled out across NSW in the next 12 months, with customers living in the Northern Beaches, Wentworth Point, Penrith, Blacktown and Lane Cove among the biggest beneficiaries.
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The Andrews Labor Government is lowering bus fares for locals in Heathcote and Junortoun, expanding coverage to five return services each weekday and introducing weekend buses for the first time.
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Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) has unveiled two new coach models in its Plaxton line-up. The Panther LE is an innovative low entry vehicle that combines bus accessibility with coach comfort, while the versatile Panorama double decker is built for high capacity, luxury travel.
The Plaxton Panther LE is designed for stage carriage services that require both easy access and comfort, such as commuter express routes or longer-distance connections doubling up as local services in rural areas.
Posted 2 weeks ago by Railpage System User
If you used the Glen Waverley or Sandringham lines over the weekend, you might have got a pleasant surprise.
Both were running every 10 minutes for most of Saturday and Sunday — twice the usual frequency.
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A massive part of any bus operation is the buses. Region 6 is home to 582 buses across its four depots.
From m/o 3426, a Scania L113TRB with Ansair Orana bodywork delivered in March 1993 to 2912ST, a Scania K310UB with Volgren “Optimus” bodywork delivered in April, the fleet is varied with a great diversity of buses. With Mercedes-Benz, Scania and Volvo chassis buses bodied by Ansair, Bustech, Custom Coaches and Volgren, the buses range from 12m to 15m in length alongside 18m long bendy buses.
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The first of the BYD ADL partnership’s 10.8m long Enviro200EV electric buses in provincial specification have been handed over to Nottinghamshire County Council (NCC) and will enter service on 4th June 2018.
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Credit: Taís Policanti/WRI
Transitioning from diesel buses to cleaner technologies can significantly contribute to tackling air pollution in cities and reducing the carbon footprint of urban transport. As alternatives to diesel are getting more and more viable, many governments and development partners are encouraging bus operators to make the switch, mostly by offering financial incentives such as example 1 or example 2.
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London Bus leisure routes
Transport for London (TfL) has produced literature to promote of a selection of their established Central area bus routes, that might appeal to discerning tourists and visitors to the Capital.
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There will be a series of major timetable changes for some operators across Sydney from June 3rd. These changes will affect services operated by Busways, Hillsbus and Transit Systems.
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This month our Featured Bus Route is Route 461 operated by State Transit. It is one of the routes that will be handed over to Transit Systems on July 1 as part of the Region 6 Privatisation.
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Stagecoach East Scotland have announced an investment of £2.7million for a fleet of 10 innovative new coaches improving public transport accessibility in West Fife.
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Following First's refusal of a takeover offer from buyout firm Apollo which as resulted in a significant drop in the share price, FirstGroup have issued their results for the 12 months to to 31st March 2018.
Coinciding with the results the Chairman Tim O'Toole has stepped down from the Board and his position as Chief Executive. Since O'Toole took over in 2010 the share price has slumped by 66%. Wolfhart Hauser has now become Executive Chairman whilst a replacement Chairman is found.
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From today (Tuesday 29th May), Stagecoach has increased operations in Matlock by the mild introduction of two town routes M1 to Asker Lane and Cavendish Park and the M4 to Hurst Farm Estate. Both run during the daytime Monday-Friday on contract to the Derbyshire County Council and serve the Sainsburys superstore and bus/rail interchange.
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A double-decker serving the North York Moors has been crowned the "most scenic" bus route in Britain.
The route is currently operated by a fleet of relatively new Wright Eclipse Gemini 3 bodied Volvo B5L double-decks like number 3234, here within the confines of Leeds bus station from where the service commences
Posted 3 weeks ago by Railpage System User
Bus coverage will be expanded and services will be adjusted across Plenty Valley in Melbourne, to take full advantage of the trio of new train stations set to open on the Mernda line later this year.
Victorian public transport minister Jacinta Allan announced on Tuesday the changes will be made to ensure the community has simple and convenient access to the new stations.
Posted 3 weeks ago by Railpage System User
To mark the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers’ 50th anniversary, Go North East has branded a commemorative bus.The Regiment’s anniversary year goes under the title of Fusilier 50 and to commemorate this major milestone there will be a yearlong programme of events taking place throughout the country in its key recruiting areas, including Newcastle.
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The Go-Ahead Group plc has announced its trading update for the period from 31 December 2017 to 23 May 2018. The next scheduled market update is the Group's full year results for the year ending 30 June 2018 which will be released on 6 September 2018.
The year to date growth rates shown in this statement are for the period from 2 July 2017 to 28 April 2018.
Posted 3 weeks ago by Railpage System User
London's slowest bus revealed: Number 15 from Tower Hill to Trafalgar Square crawls at 4.9mph - slower than a mouse
From a report in the Daily Mail
Posted 4 weeks ago by Railpage System User
Southern Transit, a unique transport business based in West Sussex and famed for its diverse mix of iconic and new-generation vehicles, has taken a giant step into the future with the introduction of two state-of-the-art Enviro400 City buses from Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL).
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