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FOCON launches the passenger information system (PIS / CIS) platform of the future

4 February 2013
IMAGINE a PIS / CIS system built for the future and built to last...

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Seventy per cent of the capital’s bus stops now fully accessible

1 February 2013
TfL has announced that the plan to greatly improve the accessibility of bus stops has reached its first milestone 2 months early...

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London Underground outlines plan to cut Tube delays even further

29 January 2013
LU has outlined far-reaching plans to meet the Mayor's commitment of reducing delays by a further 30 per cent by the end of 2015...

Peter Cushing the new Metrolink Director

Key appointment for Metrolink

29 January 2013
Greater Manchester’s Metrolink has a new Director, following Philip Purdy’s decision to return to his native Australia in spring...

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Tests start for the automatic and driverless operation of the Singapore Downtown Line

28 January 2013
Dynamic tests started of the first phase of the Downtown Line signalling project...

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Mayor announces first bus route to be fully served by iconic new bus for London fleet

25 January 2013
“I am thrilled to confirm that route 24 will be the first in London..."

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Go-Ahead leads the way with £30m investment in greener buses

22 January 2013
The Go-Ahead Group is leading the industry with its commitment to make bus travel more carbon efficient...

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Reducing the impact of a terrorist attack on our trains and metros

22 January 2013
Blast-resilient carriages that are better able to withstand a terrorist attack...

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New Managing Director for Brighton & Hove

22 January 2013
Go North East Commercial Director Martin Harris has been appointed Managing Director of Brighton & Hove Bus Company...

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Wrightbus shortlisted as a “Low Carbon Champion”

21 January 2013
Wrightbus shortlisted by the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership for one of their prestigious Low Carbon Champions Awards...

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Bus crime drops

21 January 2013
Statistics released by TfGM show that incidents of crime and antisocial behaviour on the bus network have dropped by almost 17%...

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Parkeon wins Edinburgh tram contract

21 January 2013
Parkeon Transit has been awarded the contract to provide the complete ticketing system for the Edinburgh tram project...

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Warsaw Inspiro debuts in the Polish capital

18 January 2013
The new metro train for the capital of Poland was presented to the public in the middle of January...

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Williams Hybrid Power and Alstom cooperate to develop flywheel energy storage technology for Citadis

17 January 2013
Williams Hybrid Power and Alstom Transport have signed an agreement...

First Aberdeen Engineer Denis Noble

Bus Engineer turns inventor and saves First Aberdeen thousands

17 January 2013
First Aberdeen Engineer, Denis Noble, has saved the company thousands of pounds...