City of York Council outlines plans to prioritise buses in a bid to reverse post-Covid pandemic decline and boost patronage by 50% York’s park and ride services have reported the strongest growth since 2017 over the summer City of York Council and the city’s bus operators have announced ambitious plans to enhance the local bus network in a bid…
With bus franchising due to start in Greater Manchester, the LGA and Urban Transport Group are seeking a greater role for the public sector The report has been published just two days before Greater Manchester becomes the first city region outside London to run franchised bus services, 37 years after deregulation The Local Government Association and the Urban Transport…
Issue 297 of Passenger Transport is published on September 22. Contents include: LEAD STORY Buses – ‘councils should be in the driving seat’With bus franchising due to start in Greater Manchester, the LGA and Urban Transport Group are seeking a greater role for the public sector NEWS York unveils ambitions bus expansion plansCity of York Council outlines plans to…
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Ferry Heaven? Although it would appear that you could easily fling a haggis (a dead haggis, of course, they are now a protected species) from mainland Scotland to the Isle of Skye. … … until 1995 the only way on or off was c/o a variety of ferries. Sailing from North to South we begin with the service between Uig…
Scottish Citylink is a superb service – if ou can find the information. The only map fbb could find was a minimalist production which did not even show route numbers! But the service between Inverness and Fort William is hourly during the summer season … … as shown on the above timetable extract. An hourly service through some relatively…
Operations Director, Stagecoach South We’re looking for an innovative, people focused leader to drive us forward with the goal of delivering a great customer experience on every journey, as expected of the UKs leading bus operator. If this sounds like you, read on…… As Operations Director for Stagecoach South. You will be leading the operations team across 8…
What Might It Be? A Jimmy Hat? No. A huge box of tablet, a Scottish sweetmeat consisting of about 1000 calories a lump! NO. 12 bottles of Irn Bru, a Scottish beverage consisting of about 1000 calories a swig. NO Of course; an inflatable Nessie? Not even that! And not even an inflatable Irn Bru Nessie. None of these delectable…
Another Nice Mess You’ve Gotten Us Unto Yesterday’s blog was pre-prepared but fbb bravely decided to add a summary of the return journey from Fort William to Seaton. It was typed up “en route” and completed upon return to fbb mansions. The old bloke DID check and correct all the typing errors. Honest! But it appears that he failed to…
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