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In this issue: Foreword from Stephen Morris, Deputy Chief Executive of Bus Users UK; A UK Profile detailing the latest developments to the London Underground, boosting passenger services in Aberdeen and looking at the new wirelessly charged buses in Milton Keynes; Safety & Security Supplement with articles from the British…
In our latest free-to-view Safety & Security supplement, fire researchers from the SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden assess the dangers of fires breaking-out on-board buses; James Kelly from the BSIA takes a look at the importance of CCTV in the industry; David Roney from the British Transport Police tells…
In our latest free-to-view ITS & Traffic Management supplement, articles come from ITS-Finland; the City of York Council; and Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg. Topics presented include the use of multi-modal transport planners and their contribution to how passengers travel in cities and even across borders...
30 April 2014 | By Stephen Morris, Deputy Chief Executive, Bus Users UK
It is often said that Britain is becoming two nations – London and the rest of the UK. This is perhaps most clearly demonstrated in passenger transport; London attracts the bulk of the country’s investment in transport. A regulated bus network, supported by substantial public subsidy, is probably familiar to…
30 April 2014 | By Duncan Cameron, Director & General Manager, First Aberdeen
On 18 November 2013, First Aberdeen launched its brand new Platinum Service; described as the ‘future of bus travel’ and that it would ‘revolutionise’ local bus services. For Intelligent Transport, Duncan Cameron, Director and General Manager at First Aberdeen covers the benefits of operating a high-end bus service, details the…
30 April 2014 | By David Waboso, Director of Capital Programmes, London Underground
Life’s never dull on London Underground, but the last couple of years have been truly memorable. The 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games gave us the chance to showcase London and its transport network, and 2013 saw a year-long celebration of the Underground’s 150th anniversary and the railway’s role in the…
30 April 2014 | By Craig Waters, Editor, Intelligent Transport
Stagecoach Group, a leading international public transport group focused on bus, coach, train and tram operations, has recently announced a major boost for British manufacturing as it unveiled record orders worth over £100 million in hundreds of new buses and coaches for operation throughout the UK.
30 April 2014 | By Maq Alibhai, Head of Service Delivery, Arriva the Shires Ltd
In January 2014, an all-electric bus fleet was introduced to a bus route in Milton Keynes. The project is a five-year trial to test whether electric buses can perform on par with their diesel counterparts in a real operational environment with the potential to provide a cost-effective and efficient alternative…
30 April 2014 | By Ivan Besedin, Head of Moscow Metro
The Moscow Metro network is the main public transport infrastructure in Russia’s capital city, achieving a 56% share in urban passenger transportation. With 192 stations and a total route length of approximately 320km, the network attracts 8-9 million passengers every weekday. In order to offer passengers with an improved quality…
Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg GmbH (VBB) is Germany’s largest association in terms of area. It is a municipal association owned by the Federal States of Berlin and Brandenburg as well as the cities and districts in Brandenburg. Forty transport companies across VBB’s area offer their services to approximately six million residents and…
City of York Council is encouraging even more people to travel by bus in York by offering a package of bus incentives through its ‘York by Bus’ campaign. Cllr Dave Merrett, Cabinet Member for Transport, Planning and Sustainability at City of York Council, explains the different aspects of the campaign…
On a crowded urban transport network, spotting and acting upon security threats can pose a challenge. With a large number of passengers moving across a range of transport methods at any given time, petty criminals such as pickpockets can blend into a crowd, while other security threats, such as abandoned…
Passenger transport systems in large cities face immense daily challenges to move millions of people in a safe and secure manner. To do this, public transport systems must be reliable and provide ease of access – failure to provide this can result in congestion, passenger delays and reputational risk which…
Many people, going about their daily business, don’t recognise the different police forces working across the length and breadth of the UK. Forty-three geographic police forces alone police the streets of the cities and counties of England and Wales, not forgetting the recently unified Police Scotland north of the border.…
