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In this issue: A Foreword from Ueli Stückelberger, Director of the Swiss Association of Public Transport; Real-Time Passenger Information: successful systems in Stuttgart and Poole, plus First Hampshire’s technology roll-out; Switzerland & Austria: developments in Geneva, Lucerne, Winterthur and Vienna; Winter Operations Supplement with features from John Gorman at First…
In our latest free-to-view Real-Time Passenger Information Supplement, systems and technology under the spotlight include those in Stuttgart (Germany) and Poole (UK), plus we cover First Hampshire’s technology roll-out...
John Gorman from First Scotland East and Michael Andersson from Helsingin Bussiliikenne Oy (HelB), discuss that, ultimately, the work never ends when planning and preparing for continuous operations during harsh winter months...
2 November 2015 | By Ueli Stückelberger, Director of the Swiss Association of Public Transport
With the recent nationwide launch of the SwissPass travelcard, Ueli Stückelberger, Director of the Swiss Association of Public Transport, gives comment on how he believes this “evolution” in public transport is the first step towards barrier-free travel...
2 November 2015 | By Norbert Schmassmann – Head of Lucerne’s public transport company VBL1
What does the agglomeration of the Swiss city of Lucerne with around 200,000 inhabitants need the most – a bus or a tram system? Lucerne’s politicians and traffic experts have discussed this question over recent years following a steady increase in frequencies on its public transport network. As Norbert Schmassmann…
2 November 2015 | By Emmanuel Fankhauser, Network Development Manager at TPG
Between 2003 and 2013, additions to the local tram network doubled the offer of Geneva’s public transport system. But between 2014 and 2019, the picture will be different. Emmanuel Fankhauser, Network Development Manager at TPG, explains that no major infrastructure projects or developments are planned on the network, but concentration…
2 November 2015 | By Stadtbus Winterthur’s Thomas Nideröst, Director, and Reto Abderhalden, Director of Communications and Marketing
Steeped in history, the city of Winterthur in the canton of Zürich in northern Switzerland has seen many changes to its public transport offering over the years. But now, with areas of the city being expanded and redeveloped, plus the increase of passenger numbers, the growing demand for the city’s…
2 November 2015 | By Günter Steinbauer, Chief Executive Officer of Wiener Linien
Vienna’s longest underground line, the U6, currently runs for over 17km from the north to the south of the city. A trip from Siebenhirten on the southernmost edge of the city to Floridsdorf in the north takes over 30 minutes. The line celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2014 but the…
2 November 2015 | By Laurent Kocher, Keolis Group’s Executive Vice President – Marketing, Innovation and Services
For Intelligent Transport, Laurent Kocher, Keolis Group’s Executive Vice President – Marketing, Innovation and Services, discusses the impact of mobile and digital technologies on public transport and how to leverage these innovations to improve the customer experience.
2 November 2015 | By Anders Lönnermark from SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden / Johan Lindström, Peder Lindström and Petter Backlund from Fire and Rescue Greater Gothenburg
All over the world new alternative fuels are emerging to replace fossil fuels, such as gasoline and diesel. The overall benefits are great but with new fuels and technical solutions, new risks emerge. For Intelligent Transport, colleagues Anders Lönnermark from SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden, plus Johan Lindström, Peder…
2 November 2015 | By Maria Angeles Gallego, Javier Olmos, Clemente Cárdenas Cuevas, Cristina de Torre and Miguel Ángel García Fuentes, all from CARTIF Technology Centre
The REMOURBAN project focuses on the welfare of citizens within the sustainability framework of a smart city and aims to develop and validate a number of innovative technologies plus organisational and economic solutions to meet the needs of the energy, mobility and ICT sectors. For Intelligent Transport, REMOURBAN colleagues Maria…
Working with technology supplier Trapeze, First Hampshire has rolled out a real-time passenger information system with next stop displays (NSD) and audio announcements (NSA) over the summer. This system gives customers greater confidence to travel by bus, first of all by knowing exactly when the bus will turn up at…
During the last decade in Poole in the county of Dorset on the UK’s south coast, the number of bus journeys has almost doubled – the highest figures seen outside of London. The Borough of Poole’s Accessibility Team Leader, Nick Phillips, explains that this patronage has increased due to the…
Real-Time Passenger Information (RTPI) in the metropolitan region of Stuttgart has grown over recent years, and a comprehensive system now exists. How did the region implement this technology and can the system get any better in the future? Horst Stammler, Head of the Transport and Tariff Association of Stuttgart (VVS),…
