Buses World News
In brief: Worldwide montly news & informations about Buses, Busmakers, Passengers' and the Transport Industry
* UK PUBLIC TRANSPORT
* Hampshire - Saving Fuel: Buses to switch off at stops in bid to save fuel
Hampshire,EN,UK -This is Hampshire -15 Aug 2013: -- If your bus suddenly cuts out at a stop, don’t worry – the driver is simply adhering to company policy... Wilts and Dorset’s Reds buses, which run between Andover, Tidworth and Salisbury, are among those operating the policy, designed to cut carbon emissions... As the company is equipped with more reliable modern buses, bus bosses are encouraging their drivers to turn off engines at bus stops to also save fuel... Andrew Sherrington, operations manager at Salisbury Reds, says the tradition of drivers letting bus engines idle for long lengths of time is no longer necessary...
* Shropshire - Elderly and disabled people: Tears over the loss of vital ShropshireLink bus service
(Photo: Shropshire bus service in Shrewsbury)
Shropshire,UK -The Shropshire Star -August 14, 2013: -- Users of a council-run bus service due to be axed in Shropshire in the autumn today said it was a lifeline which had made a huge difference to people’s lives... One passenger on the ShropshireLink revealed how they had burst into tears when they heard it was to cease operating... Bruce Marks, 76, from Levi Court, Ellesmere, have been regular passengers for almost five years... Mr Marks, who uses a wheelchair, said it was very difficult for him to use public transport, whereas the ShropshireLink buses were equipped with wheelchair anchor points... Bus drivers on the ShropshireLink service regularly help passengers with their shopping bags and make sure wheelchairs are secure before driving off... Nick Evans, from Shrewsbury, has worked as a driver in the Oswestry area for five years, but he and up to 20 more bus drivers and office staff have been told their contracts will be terminated at the end of November...Labels: public transportation service, saving costs
SAVING MONEY * USA - Smart bus ideas need a chance
* Albemarle Co. Transportation Changes Save Thousands
Albemarle County,VA,USA -wcav.tv, by Liz Palka -Aug 15, 2008: -- State and local governments alike are scrambling to save money amidst the recent rise in energy and fuel costs. Along those lines, the Albemarle County School District plans on saving thousands by making a few changes to its transportation plan... By making a few relatively simple changes to the school transportation plan, the Albemarle County School District could save almost $100,000... New bus routes are not the only change the school officials are implementing this year. Other changes include using hybrid vehicles to transport smaller groups of students, eliminating excessive bus routes, and combining others so that buses are filled to capacity...* The Racine Unified School District will begin streamlining its transportation system
Racine,WI,USA -The Journal Times -August 15, 2008: -- Starting this fall, there are good ideas here, and the district deserves encouragement not only because the result should be a more efficient system but because it also should eventually be lower cost... An outside study of Unified’s transportation system done a couple of years ago found that the district transportation cost per student was $913 compared to a state average of $413. That’s quite a difference especially when one considers that some districts cover larger areas with a lower population density... As part of its plan, the district is starting a transition this fall to straight-line busing. School buses will no longer dip into each cul-de-sac to pick up each child in front of each home. Buses will instead run like city buses. There will be a designated stop at which children will be expected to gather. Already one can see that this will save many miles and much time... Unified also plans to make more use of city buses, another completely logical step... Here’s the payoff. The district is planning to have 1,300 children ride city buses this year. The actual number may be fewer — it was last year — but even if it falls to half that’s still a significant number of school buses which don’t have to be on the road. As a bonus, the sliding charge from the city bus system turns into a flat fee if student numbers cross a threshold between 800 and 900... Labels: saving costs
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