Fuel payment firm Allstar has added charge point provider InstaVolt to its EV charging network, taking the Allstar network to over 11,000 charge points across more than 4,000 locations. InstaVolt operates over 1,000 public charging point and is aiming for a total of 10,000 rapid EV chargers by 2030. The company brings more than 500 locations and 1,100 chargers to…
• TfL to buy more Elizabeth line trains to serve Old Oak Common HS2 temp terminus (OnLondon) • Former High Speed Rail College to close at the end of July (BBC) • Public inquiry on inaccessible footbridge will be line in the sand say activists (DisabilityNews) • What are the small, new yellow diamond stickers on London buses? (DiamondGeezer) •…
A Welter Of Shelters Remember this poor litte reader unable to sit, unable to “perch” in the new too-small shelters at Ryde’s new too-small bus station? Well, senior correspondent Alan spotted these at Fishbourne ferry terminal as he left for a holiday in Cornwall. Four rustic shelters had travelled across as Wightlink passengers and were awaiting their taxi to who…
L1 To LBR It will just be a 9 minute bus ride on the L1 from Leighton Buzzard station (at Linslade) to the eponymous railway. Thanks to the loopy route it is 19 minutes back to the station. There is a very swish terminal building doubling as a community facility at Pages Park. The line is based on the industrial…
Arriva Knows All? Arriva Knows Nothing! Here is the Arriva supervisor for Leighton Buzzard hard at work. There is no doubt that the D1 Dash Direct no longer dashes to Sandhills; it has been replaced by the L1 Lurching Indirect, as it happens.. fbb does wonder whether there were plans for more Ds dashing around Leighton Buzzard. Instead, the new…
Issue 290 of Passenger Transport is published on June 2. Contents include: LEAD STORY Net Zero targets ‘offer huge opportunities’Transport analyst Chris Cheek sees opportunity for enormous growth as efforts to reduce car use prompt modal shift towards public transport NEWS EXTRA: David Bradford Optimistic outlook despite the challengesDavid Bradford told members of the Young Bus Managers Network that…
Construction and muckaway haulier CW Russell said Mercedes-Benz now accounts for the lion’s share of its HGV fleet after taking delivery of another three Arocs 8×4 tippers. The latest 3240K models have ClassicSpace L sleeper cabs and have 170mm engine tunnels to allow space for the under-bunk fridge drawers it specified. The new tippers will be joined later this year…
XPO, a leading provider of innovative and sustainable transport and logistics solutions in Europe, now offers 10 days of additional paid leave for UK and Ireland colleagues while they or their partners undergo fertility treatment. This applies equally to anyone in any relationship. The policy of paid leave is part of the commitment XPO made to ensure that its people…
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L For An “L” Of A Mess! Back in 1979 there were no local buses on Billington Road, only the 71 to Edlesborough. Likewise there was no service via Grovebury Road as part of the new midibus town network. But step forward in your Tardis to 2012 (approx) and something very exciting happened in the area. It is an Arriva…