Millbrook and First Bus work together to improve fuel efficiency of buses
6 November 2014 | By Millbrook
The First Bus Millbrook Fuel Economy Test (FMFET) helps manufacturers reduce emissions...
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City of Tampere Tram project
4 November 2014 | By Inspira Oy
The Finnish city of Tampere is launching a procurement process for a greenfield Tram system...
Public gives Trafford Park Metrolink line plans the thumbs-up
4 November 2014 | By Transport for Greater Manchester
Transport leaders are forging ahead with proposals to build a new Metrolink line to Trafford Park following an overwhelmingly positive public response to the plans...
Striking new entrance canopies on track for St Enoch Subway Station
4 November 2014 | By GRAHAM Construction
Work has commenced on the eye-catching new entrance canopies for St Enoch Subway Station which are set to transform St Enoch Square...
Chancellor visits new Metrolink line and unveils ground-breaking Government transport deal
3 November 2014 | By Transport for Greater Manchester
The Chancellor has been riding the trams to Manchester Airport - to mark the new line opening and unveil a landmark Government deal which will unlock new powers over transport and investment including cash for a new Metrolink line through Trafford Park...
Bombardier to supply 60 MF01 metro cars to RATP and STIF
27 October 2014 | By Bombardier Transportation
STIF and RATP order 12 additional MF01 metro sets for Paris metro lines 2, 5 and 9...
The Omni-Channel Challenge – Customer service and sales in a digitalised world
24 October 2014 | By Kontiki
The theme of the 51st Kontiki Conference, which was held in Wuppertal on 16th – 17th October 2014, was the rapid development of digital electronic media and the way it has remodelled Public Passenger Transport...
First Glasgow to introduce revolutionary ‘virtual electric’ buses
23 October 2014 | By First Glasgow
First Glasgow, Scotland’s biggest bus company, has confirmed that it will invest around £7.4 million in 47 state-of-the-art green vehicles, with additional funding worth £1.3 million for the vehicles secured from the Scottish Government’s Green Bus Fund...
Ecebs wins contract to supply HOPS for South East Flexible Ticketing Scheme
22 October 2014 | By Ecebs
Rail Settlement Plan Ltd, the company representing UK rail operators, has awarded a contract to [East Kilbride-based] Ecebs to provide the technology and back office transaction services required to deliver ‘smart’ ticketing infrastructure and products to the rail network surrounding London...
More low carbon vehicles for First Scotland East’s bus fleet
22 October 2014 | By First Scotland East
Local bus company First Scotland East (trading as First Bluebird) has confirmed that it will invest over £1 million in five state-of-the-art green vehicles, with additional funding worth £196,000 for the vehicles secured from the Scottish Government’s Green Bus Fund...
Passenger operation has begun: New light rail vehicles of the type “Citylink NET 2012” on the rails in Karlsruhe
22 October 2014 | By Vossloh Kiepe
On October 18, 2014 the Verkehrsbetriebe Karlsruhe GmbH (VBK) took up passenger operation with the first low-floor light rail vehicle of the type “Citylink NET 2012”...
North East bus shake-up gets the green light
22 October 2014 | By The North East Combined Authority (neca)
In a move which could signal the biggest changes to the way buses operate across the region since de-regulation in the 1980s, members of the North East Combined Authority (neca) have agreed to submit proposals for the introduction of a Quality Contract Scheme (QCS) for consideration by the national QCS…
UITP report shows world metro systems are growing
21 October 2014 | By UITP
According to a new Statistics Brief from the UITP, world metro systems are growing rapidly, with 45 new systems having being built since 2000...
Exclusive Online-Only Article: OPTICITIES – paving the way for efficient urban mobility
20 October 2014 | By OPTICITIES
OPTICITIES is a project intending to develop and test interoperable ITS solutions in six different cities in order to provide urban citizens with the best possible journey conditions and to optimise urban logistics operations...
Corethree provides single app point of purchase for multiple operators within Intalink partnership
14 October 2014 | By Corethree
Corethree the leader in m-ticketing technology, is working with Intalink to provide a highly secure means of buying bus tickets on mobile devices...
