• A train driver responds (BusAndTrainUser) • North & West London Lines – Driver’s Eye View (Train_Paul 94) • Europe-wide train ticketing – only EU law is going to fix this mess (Jon Worth) • When Denmark Kinda Designed a Train for Japan: Video (Simon Andersen) • The Cross-Continental Race Using Only Public Transit (CityLab) • Many US cities’ school…
Sleafordian: Celebrating 60 Years of Excellence
Family run and owned, Sleafordian Coaches is a fine example of how a focus on professionalism, quality services, and family-oriented culture can become the very foundations of success. Established in 1964, Sleafordian Coaches is a family owned and run coach operator, delivering local bus services, school contracts, and private hire services (including for weddings and receptions). Over the years, the…
Roberts Travel adds Capacity with Enviro400
Alexander Dennis, a subsidiary of NFI Group Inc., one of the world’s leading independent global bus manufacturers, recently announced that it has delivered a new Enviro400 double deck bus to English operator Roberts Travel Group. The new vehicle offers high capacity for the family-run business, which provides corporate, education and private hire as well as home-to-school transport from its base…
Knorr-Bremse: Increase Your Travelling Comfort
To deliver rail transit solutions capable of attracting more passengers, operators must take passenger comfort to a whole new level. Climate control, barrier-free entry/exit and general ease of access are all key factors in passenger-friendly rail travel. Knorr-Bremse offers a broad range of comfort-enhancing solutions, including state-of -the-art climate control and entrance systems – and will showcase them at InnoTrans 2024 in the “Traveling…
Quirky California Contoversy
Ahhh, the Sun, the Surf, the Sand Doubtless many of fbb’s readers will remember the Beach Boys hit, “California Girls”. Aaaah, the Sun, the Surf, the Sand and the Sky! Apparenty a “cover” of this song is on offer from Katie Perry and Snoop Dog, whoever or whatever they are! But maybe the sentiment from 1965 is too sexist for…