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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...
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...
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...
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...
After months of hard work with our colleagues at National Express, we are proud to present Route Map Version 2.0. Here are some of the great new features that you will find… Travel ‘to’ and ‘from’ indicators Now when you search for a route between two stops you can...
Employee engagement should be a key goal for any business. Not because it is a buzz word, but because research shows us that the best way to gain competitive advantage, is recruiting and retaining capable, dedicated and ENGAGED employees. It is especially important in...
2010 – uTrack create a technology vision for National Express uTrack signed our first commercial contract with National Express in July 2010 to provide our Historical Network Performance reporting solution to help monitor and improve the...
In the following article in the Birmingham Mail, it has been interesting to read about the decline in bus usage in the West Midlands. The bus is probably the easiest form of public transport that people can get. To me, it is the least entry to barrier form of public...
Today the Prime Minister Boris Johnson committed to a Major transport overhaul, with an investment of £5 million over 5 years, the money will be pumped into the UK Bus industry , as well as a super cycle highway, similar to the Dutch model. The range of measures...
Route Map is another example of great collaboration between uTrack and National Express. As National Express looks to grow its technological capabilities, we are continuing to add more value to the current working relationship...
There was an interesting and hard-hitting article posted on the online news broadcaster Wired recently titled ‘Making Public Transit Fairer to Women Demands Way More Data’. As a company that deals with Data Analytics for public transport on a daily basis, we...
So, the DFT have just published a fascinating analysis of just how the UK Bus Industry has been performing from 2009/10 up and until 2018/2019. The reality is that for key reasons of social and economic landscape change bus use has been declining over the years of...