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Buses won’t be full for years, says Stagecoach, as revenues and earnings crash Company caution that there could be some permanent changes to the way people travel Revenue, which had been on track before the pandemic hit, dropped from £1.9billion the year before to £1.4billion By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 22:08 BST, … Read more
Get back on trains and buses, workers told, as government prepares to ease coronavirus restrictions on public transport Boris Johnson told the British public to ‘go back to work if you can’ on Friday The UK Government is now preparing to ease restrictions on public transport Current guidance says you should avoid public transport where … Read more
The UK’s biggest bus company and rail operator has urged the Government to stop deterring people from using public transport as the country judders out of lockdown. FirstGroup chief executive Matthew Gregory said it is time to ‘move away’ from appealing to passengers not to use trains and buses for non-essential journeys. With people required … Read more
Go Ahead travel group launching app to help passengers avoid busy buses By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:53 BST, 7 June 2020 | Updated: 21:53 BST, 7 June 2020 Go Ahead travel group is launching an app today to help passengers avoid busy buses. The When To Travel tool will be available … Read more
London buses will resume front-door boarding on 124 routes from tomorrow with a limit of 20 passengers per double-decker and drivers sealed in for their safety after 26 of the capital’s transport workers died of coronavirus Front door boarding returns on 124 routes with customers required to touch in Process had been abandoned on April … Read more
City centre parking charges could be AXED in a desperate bid to tempt commuters off buses and trains Grant Shapps said parking charges may be waived to ward commuters off trains The Transport Secretary said people have ‘a civic duty to avoid public transport’ His warning comes as Sadiq Khan threatened to run fewer summer … Read more
Air filters are going be installed on buses in a bid to protect drivers, it has been revealed today. The technology will be installed on 100 London buses which are used to take ferry patients to and from hospitals, according to The Times. The AirBubbl air filtration system supplied by technology company AirLabs can remove … Read more
The coronavirus pandemic has affected more than 600,000 people around the world, with the death toll today soaring past 28,000. The deadly virus, which was detected in January, has forced several Governments including the UK, India and Saudi Arabia to put their countries in to lockdown to slow its spread. But panic over being left … Read more
Get a GRIP London! Tubes, trains and buses are still rammed on day one of UK lockdown despite biggest peacetime shutdown ever… as commuter asks Sadiq Khan ‘are you telling me these are ALL key workers?’ By Martin Robinson, Chief Reporter For Mailonline Published: 07:14 GMT, 24 March 2020 | Updated: 07:18 GMT, 24 March … Read more
Melbourne commuters will be required to follow new rules in an attempt to stop the spread of coronavirus on public transport. The front row of many buses and trams will be off-limits for commuters and the holes in the screen next to the driver to allow communication will be sealed. These new rules are being … Read more