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4 July 2014 | By Marc-André Klemenz and Florian Norrenbrock, DB International GmbH
Driver operated metro systems are still the dominant system around the world. However, operators are now more frequently operating fully or partially automated trains, especially for newly-built lines. Replacement of previous lines with new signalling, infrastructure and rolling stock is an increasing process for many metro systems. For Intelligent Transport,…
4 July 2014 | By Jan Möllmann, Secretary General of EPTO
EPTO is the European Passenger Transport Operators association, whose eight members are amongst the group of the largest European public transport operators in Europe. EPTO promotes the development of a competitive market structure for the supply of public transport services and assists and supports the opening of the passenger transportation…
The majority of automated fare collection (AFC) systems which have been introduced worldwide have implemented a CICO (check-in/check-out) system. Public transport users check-in and check-out at the beginning and end of their trip so that the system records the service which has been utilised. This is independent of the type…
The Barcelona metropolitan area is poised to make a quantum leap in urban mobility, which will subsequently be rolled-out to the rest of Catalonia, explains Josep-Anton Grau, Director General of the Barcelona Metropolitan Transport Authority (MTA). The project has been provisionally christened ‘T-Mobilitat’. The ‘T’ is the prefix borne by…
One of the largest scale implementations of an ITSO-compliant ticketing system is taking place in North East England. Nexus – the Passenger Transport Executive for Tyne and Wear – and part of the newly formed North East Combined Authority and the body which owns, manages and is modernising the Tyne…
When real-time information first appeared a generation or so ago, it was a pretty remarkable thing, for all its shortcomings in accuracy, readability and coverage, writes Mark Cartwright, Managing Director of RTIG. In the decades since, we have rather got used to it (warts and all); and today it’s just…
Andreas Küster – Group Leader for Traffic Information and Management at the Franhofer Institute for Transport and Infrastructure Systems IVI – describes the intention, the realisation and the implementation of the ‘SMART-WAY’ public transport turn-by-turn navigation technology and its further developments in context with car-navigation, electronic ticketing and car-sharing approaches.
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…
