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On the 15 March 2021 the government published ‘Bus Back Better’, the long-term national bus strategy for England outside London. This has come off the back of the following steps taken previously by the government. September 2019 - Government committed to publishing a...
The Department for Transport is set to plant a new headquarters in Birmingham, along with a "Northern Hub" which is to operate from Leeds. According to an article posted in the Birmingham Mail ‘The move means...
With the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine, most frontline key workers and priority groups are receiving the vaccine first. However, despite many transport operators and drivers still providing essential services throughout the pandemic, there has...
We are proud to announce that we now have the pleasure of working alongside Megabus and have released a branded version of CoachTracker for their Customers. This solution will also be running the Origin application for the back-office operations team. Megabus can now...
Now that it has become a legal requirement for companies to provide data of their operations (through BODS), our uTrack SIRI VM and SM feeds have become more important than ever. The government has said that the reason for the new open data legislation, is that...
Open Data With the new government guidelines that came into force on 7th January 2021, transport providers are now contracted by law, to make their ticket and vehicle location data open and free. This will have a hugely positive impact on the progression of public...
Takeaways from the ITS Ertico European Transport Conference Like most things this year, the ITS Ertico Conference happened online due to coronavirus. That did not stop, however, the incredible industry insights that were given, showing the joint effort being taken by...
When lockdown restrictions first came into force and governments all over the world advised only necessary mobility, most people began to avoid public transport as it was seen as ‘dangerous’ and therefore not to be used at all. Although measures are now in place it...
The beginning of September has always been heralded with the arrival of a new school year, and a new set of students, along with parents using the FirstView® Parent app. One of the solutions, that we are always working on with our colleagues at First Student North...
We are proud to present a new feature which we have been working on with one of our clients, Go-Ahead Ireland. One of the problems faced by employees is that they will have an issue or concern and not know who the right person is to contact or if they do know they...
We are very excited to announce that we have been working hard with our colleagues at Go-Ahead Ireland to produce a brand-new feature for their employee app that will improve efficiency and communication between drivers and managers. Other new features include: Staff...
Environmentally friendly vehicles With the threat of climate change and dwindling resource of fossil fuels, the bus & coach sectors are following in the footsteps of trains and trams as they look to alternative forms of fuel such as hydrogen, hybrid systems and...