How Much Does a Bus Ride Cost? The Answer is £2 – Or Maybe Less! With rhw introduction of the £2 maximum fare for a single journey, several periodicals looked around for some of the best bargains, either for length of journey or/and spectacular scenery for a modest two quid. The Guardian’s list of five began with the celebrated 840…
With thanks to Jonathan Baggs MCIPR for this poem and allowing us to republish it on the anniversary of the final stage opening of the Elizabeth line 24 May 2022. Twas the Night before Crossrail, and all through the townThe Platforms stood ready, some 100ft down.Roundels, display screens, maps, set out with careFor thousands of passengers soon to be there.…
For Better For Worse? We know that service 865 from Clifton tram terminus via East Midlands Parkway station has been withdrawn. We also know that this occasional Monday to Saturday service did not serve East Midlands Airport; the only link from train to plane being a taxi. This is confirmed by the National Rail station information pages … … which…
A West Midlands bus and coach operator is leading the drive to zero emissions after investing in the region’s first all-electric coach. Solihull-based LandFlight Travel Services is taking green travel up a gear following delivery of the new 50-seater Yutong TCe12 coach, which is now in service on daily commuter routes for corporate clients. The revolutionary coach produces zero nitrogen oxides,…
Inadequate Interchange Investigation We now know for certain that the main bus services in the area of East Midlands Parkway Station do not venture anywhere near the very long layby and the single bus top pole and flag. To see what IS available, we could look at the excellent network maps published by Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire. We might well need…
• Tuesday is last day to save Day Travelcards (Bus&TrainUser) • Plans for Great British Railways have been watered down by No 10 (TheTimes) • Crossrail tunnel detailed engineering cross-section explained: pg 5 (MottMacDonald) • Of electric bikes and bionic duckweed (JonnEllege) • Montreal borough implements parking rate by vehicle & engine size (Streetsblog) • NYC MTA settlement to make…
Preston-based haulage and logistics operator FDC Holdings has marked the conclusion of its 25th anniversary celebrations with investment in two new Scania tractor units and ten new trailers. The £600,000 investment brings the £25m-turnover firm’s fleet to 70 vehicles and 100 trailers, which are emblazoned with the firm’s anniversary logo. “It’s taken a huge amount of work and commitment to…
Radius, the global mobility and connectivity leader headquartered in Crewe, has announced a £10 million investment into its EV division, Radius Charge. The multi-million investment comes as Radius recently acquired two EV solutions companies, EV Charging Solutions and EV Back Office and is nearing the completion of its new technology hub in Crewe. The funds are also being used to…
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…