Posts Tagged ‘ Transport ’

New links on route 320

Aug 24th, 2010 | By Dave | Category: Miscellaneous

From Saturday 28 August route 320 will be extended to Catford.
There will also be changes to frequencies on routes 208 and 320. This will provide improved bus links for the Biggin Hill, Bromley and Catford areas.
Route 320, which currently runs between Biggin Hill and Bromley North Station, will be extended from Bromley [...]



Plumpton to trial hourly service

Aug 17th, 2010 | By Dave | Category: Rail News

The people of Plumpton will see their train service extended this December to provide an hourly service throughout the day.
The village and its MP Norman Baker have long campaigned for additional stops at Plumpton to fill in the current gaps in the timetable. Now train operator Southern has agreed to stop additional [...]



NORTH BERWICK IN BLOOM IS FINALIST IN PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS

Aug 16th, 2010 | By Dave | Category: Miscellaneous, Rail News

North Berwick in Bloom has been shortlisted for two prestigious national awards.
The group – which plants and maintains floral displays at North Berwick Station – has been named as a finalist in the Community Rail Awards’ categories, Best Station Garden or Floral Display and Local Station Environment.

Its work is carried out under [...]



WATCHDOG CALLS FOR TICKET SELLING OVERHAUL AT LUTON STATION

Aug 9th, 2010 | By Dave | Category: Miscellaneous

Passenger Focus’s latest research shows passengers familiar with ticket machines are not always confident when making complex or less-familiar journeys and need help from staff. Often this is because ticket restrictions are not displayed clearly on ticket machines. Passengers may avoid the machines or give up, queue at the ticket office [...]



SCOTRAIL NAMED UK RAIL OPERATOR OF THE YEAR

Aug 5th, 2010 | By Dave | Category: Rail News

ScotRail was named Rail Operator of the Year at the prestigious National Transport Awards last night – for the second year in a row.
The UK accolade follows ScotRail achieving record highs in punctuality and reliability – and customer satisfaction – over the past year.
The judges also recognised significant increases in train services and [...]



WATCHDOG CALLS FOR TICKET SELLING OVERHAUL AT WOKING STATION

Jul 26th, 2010 | By Dave | Category: Rail News

Passenger Focus’s latest research shows passengers familiar with ticket machines are not always confident when making complex or less-familiar journeys and need help from staff. Often this is because ticket restrictions are not displayed clearly on ticket machines. Passengers may avoid the machines or give up, queue at the ticket office [...]



AWARD SUCCESS CONTINUES ON RIGHT TRACK FOR TRAIN OPERATOR

Jul 26th, 2010 | By Dave | Category: Rail News

Northern Rail and its partners continued their award success when they picked-up two accolades at the recent National Transport Awards.

The train operator and its partners won a second award for the way they responded to the Cumbrian floods last autumn, winning the ‘Transport Team/Partnership of the Year’ award at the National [...]



New DLR timetable delivers 11 per cent capacity increase

Jul 19th, 2010 | By Dave | Category: Miscellaneous

Trains on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) are now running more often during the morning peak, giving passengers an 11 per cent increase in capacity following the completion of this crucial investment.
Earlier this year, the Bank to Lewisham route saw the introduction of three carriage trains, giving an additional 50 per [...]



Southern excels in National Passenger Survey

Jul 7th, 2010 | By Dave | Category: Miscellaneous

The spring 2010 National Passenger Survey has just been released, with results showing that Southern has smashed its spring 2009 score for overall satisfaction with an all-time best score of 84% compared with 80% last year. It also achieved an improvement in scores in almost all of the 31 categories.
Published every [...]



SAVE MONEY WHEN YOU TRAVEL BY TRAIN TO THE GREAT YORKSHIRE SHOW

Jul 6th, 2010 | By Dave | Category: Miscellaneous, Rail News

Northern Rail will provide thousands of extra seats for people travelling to the Great Yorkshire Show – adding more carriages to existing services and running additional trains on each day of the show (Tuesday 13 – Thursday 15 July).
The big boost in capacity will be provided on services to Harrogate from [...]