Multi Modal (Dis)Integration It was back in 2010 when TrentBartonKinch operated Skylink services via East Midlands Airport were withdrawn from East Midlands Parkway railway station. Now fbb vaguely remembers that publicity for this relatively new station made much of its bus link to the airport. But with the farewell to Skylink came a replacement but “dedicated” taxi service. But fbb…
Lottery Thoughts fbb is occasionally privileged to receive comments from working bus industry managers and the thoughts below arrived in response to yesterdays blog. The author of these comments has asked to remain anonymous, which is understandable, as he doesn’t want to alienate those at DaFT HQ who work the Guinevere machine. They might leave his lottery ball out so…
Who Wins This Time? DaFT has just announced its latest prize draw in which operators have been guessing (1) whether there is any more money on the way after the present schemes run out and (2) how much will be in the winners’ cheques. A third issue is to wonder how the amounts graciously delivered from on high are calculated.…
TalkTalk Business’s transport and logistics research reveals ITDMs and frontline workers agree that the next two decades will see AIs, robots and driverless vehicles come to dominate the industry. Businesses are set to continue taking advantage of AI’s benefits and applications, such as reducing operational costs by automating inventory and service-level management. TalkTalk Business, proudly the clear industry leader across…
Manchester-based O’Gara has added four new Volvo FMX 420 8×4 rigid tippers to its fleet. The business – which specialises in demolition, muckaway and the supply of aggregates and soils – opted for the Swedish manufacturer due to the FMX’s proven reliability, comfort and driving performance. Supplied by Paul McNicholas, Customer Solutions Manager at Thomas Hardie Commercials, two of the…
To help reduce the environmental impact of its waste management operations in the Hull area, the Ashcourt Group UK has taken delivery of its first two fully electric 18 tonne Renault Trucks E-Tech D Wide skip loaders. The two new E-tech D Wides, with Harsh HS14T 4×2 skip loader equipment, will be working in Ashcourt Group’s waste management operations in…
• Progress at HS2 Old Oak Common station site as 1st base slab poured (RailUK) • Plans submitted for snaking Silvertown ped & cycle bridge (ConstructionEnq) • France developing next generation, double decker TGVs (CNNTravel) • Lisbon car ban limits downtown through traffic (CityLab) • The future of mobility is smaller (McKinsey) • More US cities losing air service as…
Not Far From Gerrards Cross (map bottom right)… … is Little Missenden (map top left). And here is the headline. Groan! But here is the large hole with someone (maybe not a policeman?) looking into it! It doesn’t look too bad from a distance and at a normal viewing angle. But it is fenced off for safety reasons; but more…
The addition of simulations to CitySwift’s Evolve module allows bus operators to analyse the predicted impact of various runtimes Operators can compare the trade-offs for different sets of runtimes in a risk-free, digital environment Imagine being able to find the optimal outcome for your bus network, balancing trade-offs like cost and punctuality, with just a few clicks instead of…
Issue 289 of Passenger Transport is published on May 19. Contents include: LEAD STORY £500m of new support for England’s busesIn response to warnings that up to 15% of the bus network could be at risk, the government has extended recovery funding and the £2 bus fare cap NEWS TransPennine moves into state ownershipTransport secretary Mark Harper steps in…