A Minnesota-based transit manufacturer has just unveiled what it’s billing as ‘North America’s first heavy-duty automated transit bus.’ The 41-foot Xcelsior AV from New Flyer can seat 40, with additional room for standing passengers and two spots for wheelchairs. The electric vehicle uses AutoDrive technology to construct a 360-degree 3-D model of its surroundings via LIDAR, … Read more
Transport for London will need at least two YEARS more government support to be financially stable, official warns, despite already being handed £1.8BILLION bailout Transport for London received £1.8 billion Government bailout in November Commissioner Andy Byford says network will need subsidy for next two years Also said Crossrail’s Elizabeth line could open before the first half of … Read more
Passengers on French public transport should avoid talking on the phone or to each other other to minimise the risk of spreading coronavirus, officials have said. The France National Academy of Medecine said in a statement that French citizens should ‘avoid talking and making phone calls’. Academy member Patrick Berche said on national broadcaster BFM … Read more
Two rail lines shut in 1960s will reopen as transport officials put £800million towards Bicester-Bletchley and Newcastle-Ashington projects Department for Transport said £760m will support next phase of East West Rail Reinstates services between Bicester, Oxfordshire and Bletchley shut in 1968 £34m boost is also going to old line between Newcastle and Ashington By Daily Mail … Read more
Two rail lines shut in 1960s will reopen as transport officials put £800million towards Bicester-Bletchley and Newcastle-Ashington projects Department for Transport said £760m will support next phase of East West Rail Reinstates services between Bicester, Oxfordshire and Bletchley shut in 1968 £34m boost is also going to old line between Newcastle and Ashington By Daily Mail … Read more
Around 90 per cent of travellers in London are adhering to Covid rules and wearing face masks on public transport, Transport for London says. Data released by TfL shows some 1,700 people have been fined for not wearing face coverings in the seven months since they were made mandatory on the network. These Fixed Penalty … Read more
Italian aircraft firm Tecnam transforms one of their 11-seater planes into a massive -122F freezer that can transport 115,000 Pfizer and Moderna COVID vaccine doses Tecnam has unveiled a redesigned plane to help delivery COVID vaccines Called P2012 TravelCare, the plane features a massive freezer in the cargo area The freezer is capable of maintaining -122F … Read more
Police bluntly put mask rule flouters on a final warning tonight as they said people caught without a face covering on public transport will face tough fines. National Police Chiefs’ Council chairman Martin Hewitt said officers would no longer ‘waste time’ trying to reason with covidsceptics as deaths from the latest deadly wave of coronavirus … Read more
Transport for London has revealed that 57 of its staff have been killed by coronavirus including 42 bus workers and eight Tube and rail staff. The news comes after RMT – National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers – announced that at least three TfL workers died with Covid in recent days. Some 42 bus workers … Read more
To say I love the Christmas season at our home in the South of France is an understatement. I get such a kick out of preparing the house for the arrival of family; seeing our scruffy old villa bursting at the seams with loved ones. Christmas in the Caribbean, after a tiring flight, may sweep … Read more