Boss of FirstGroup begs Government to stop telling commuters to avoid trains and buses

The UK’s biggest bus company and rail operator has urged the Government to stop deterring people from using public transport to get them back into shops, pubs, restaurants and offices. 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. … Read more

Coronavirus UK: London buses will resume front-door boarding on 124 routes from tomorrow

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 bid to tempt commuters off buses and trains 

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 will be installed on London buses

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

Commuters in India squeeze onto buses while police in Nepal arrest lockdown flouters

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

Tubes, trains and buses are still rammed on day one of UK lockdown

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