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HITRANS launches MaaS app in Scottish Highlands
It’s hoped the app will help provide better information and access to transport in the Highlands and Islands region of Scotland, an area which can be difficult to navigate via public transport.
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Stagecoach to offer discounted travel for NHS staff in Scotland
Stagecoach will offer cheaper bus tickets to more than 100,000 NHS staff in Scotland as it looks to get more people out of private cars and into buses.
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CoMo urges parties to improve transport ahead of Scottish elections
Ahead of the Scottish Elections in May, transport charity CoMo has made several suggestions to the political parties involved on how to improve mobility in Scotland.
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Scottish Government invests £7 million in zero-emissions projects
More investment has been earmarked for sustainable transport projects by the Scottish Government, which is investing a further £7 million in two projects.
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Hydrogen power: where we’ve been and where we’re going
Ian Warr, Director of Engineering at First Bus, discusses hydrogen buses, influencing the national agenda, and the critical role that customers play.
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Transport Scotland statistics show a decline in ridership before pandemic
Statistics from Transport Scotland have revealed a decline in the number of journeys being made on some modes even before the pandemic hit.
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Scotland to introduce European style mobility hubs
It’s hoped the mobility hubs will reverse some of the negative effects the COVID-19 pandemic has had on shared and sustainable transport in Scotland.
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Scottish Government dishes out more than £600,000 in e-bike funding
The more than half a million pounds of funding will help some of Scotland’s most vulnerable benefit from the use of e-bikes.
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Transport Scotland continues MaaS funding programme
Scotland’s national transport authority is dishing out £1 million in funding in order to promote MaaS solutions in the country.
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Scotland to demonstrate first hydrogen powered train later this year
A consortium of various stakeholders, including experts in hydrogen fuel cell technology, will work on converting an existing ScotRail train to hydrogen power.
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The Sustainable Bus Update: volume nine
Here we round up all of the latest development in sustainable buses around the world. In volume nine, a French project gets a funding boost and Aberdeen achieves a world first...
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CoMoUK calls for on-demand buses in Scotland to improve connectivity
"We should use this moment to embed the shifting attitudes and commuter behaviour which occurred during lockdown to erode the dominance of the private car," explains CoMoUK's Scotland Director.
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Scottish buses get funding boost to maintain COVID-hit services until 2021
Additional funding of up to £52.6 million will help operators cover the expected loss of fare-paying passenger revenue until 17 January 2021.
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First Bus receives £3m from Transport Scotland to boost green credentials of mid-life fleet
The £3 million in funding from Transport Scotland will aid First's efforts in operating a fully zero emission fleet by 2035.
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£9.46 million awarded to 10 low carbon/active travel projects in Scotland
£7.21 million of the overall total has been provided through the European Regional Development Fund.