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Hidden transport tours
How about visiting a legendary London tramway that closed in 1952 – from the comfort of your own sofa? The Kingsway Tramway Subway in Holborn was opened in 1906 and was later upgraded so that […]
Year: 2020
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Twilight time
Transport Museum Wythall’s final running day of 2020 attracted nearly 300 visitors, which despite Covid-19 was well up on the 2019 figure of 235. Stealing the show was Steve Morris’s new to SMT Leyland TD5, […]
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Museum’s £1.7m ‘lifeline’
The London Transport Museum has received a £1.75m ‘lifeline’ from the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund to help face Covid-19 pandemic challenges. The Covent Garden-based attraction is one of 35 major cultural organisations receiving the first […]
Bus News
Cardiff Bus signs new three-year contract with Passenger
Cardiff Bus has renewed its app and website contract with UK technology company Passenger, and says it is looking forward to another three years working with the digital transport services provider. Passenger and Cardiff Bus […]
Minibus News
Alpine Travel awarded Conwy Valley Fflecsi contract
Alpine Travel of North Wales has been awarded the contract for the new Conwy Valley Fflecsi bus service recently launched in partnership with Transport for Wales and Conwy Borough Council. Fflecsi offers a fixed start […]
Bus News
Bath Bus Company’s Martin Curtis to retire
Bath Bus Company’s long-serving Managing Director is set to retire after almost half a century in the industry Martin Curtis is to retire as MD of Bath Bus Company early in 2021, after 49 years […]
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Go North East preparing to flip the switch on Voltra
Go North East is currently preparing its nine newly-delivered Yutong E10 electric buses for service under the Voltra brand for Saltwell Park routes 53/54. Final preparations include driver training, application of the livery and changing […]
Bus News
No service reductions and tickets paused in Reading
Following the introduction of a further lockdown, Reading Buses has placed a pause on active mobile tickets and says it has no plans to reduce service levels. Jake Osman, Marketing and Communications Manager for Reading […]
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Sustainability report reveals further electric buses for Brighton & Hove and hydrogen buses coming soon to Metrobus
Despite the challenges of the pandemic, Brighton & Hove (B&H) says it has not taken its eye off the ball when it comes to air quality, climate change and emissions, investing £10 million in ultra-low […]
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TransMach rolls out cloud-based mobile system
A new handheld contactless ticket machine option is being introduced by TransMach To help keep its passengers as safe as possible from Covid-19, Norfolk-based Coach Services has implemented fully contactless, cloud-based ticketing across its network, […]
