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Bus service provides new job links
A NEW bus service is due to begin running from Chapeltown in Sheffield to the Thorncliffe Business Park in a bid to improve job opportunities for local people. The new 35a shuttle service will begin running on Monday 26 October and will improve links between the Market Place in Chapeltown, next to the railway station,

UITP workshop “European railway legislation and related Technical Specifications” – 22 september 2009 – Brussels (Belgium)
More info on the website

EU CO2 (Emission Performance Standards) – 1st october 2009 – Brussels (Belgium)
All information on their website

AENEAS workshop – 28/29 october 2009 – Donostia/San Sebastian (Spain)
“Improving safety in transport and walking for Older People” AENEAS is a European project funded by EACI. more info on the website

e-ticketing via mobile phones in Ile de France
A major improvement is going to be offered to passengers of the Ile de France network. It will represent an alternative to ticket machines selling as well as a source of new travel information services, thanks to the Near Field Communication NFC technology that will soon be integrated in the mobile phones enabling to store

Nottingham City Council joins pteg on 19 May 2009
Nottingham City Council has joined pteg as an associate member. Nottingham will join pteg’s existing associate members – Strathclyde Partnership for Transport and Transport for London. Chair of pteg Neil Scales said: “We are delighted to welcome Nottingham City Council as an associate member of the pteg network. With their excellent tram system, growing public

Refurbishment works at Cádiz Metropolitan shipping terminal
Consorcio de Transportes Bahía de Cádiz has finished the refurbishment works of Cádiz Metropolitan Shipping Terminal for maritime passengers service. The works that amounted to € 2,763,000 were realised by Ute Felipe Castellano S.a.u y Ferrovial Agroman from August 2007 to December 2008 and consisted of: A second pier erection, and the alteration of the

Dutch E-ticketing System: success factors for the introduction of a nation wide system.
In 2003 the Netherlands decided to switch to single E-Ticketing for all types of public transport, for train, tram, bus and underground, both in the cities and regionally. To be sure “proven technology” was used, at that time the choice fell on an already working system from Hong Kong. Via a tender procedure a consortium

New bus for London moves a step closer
Mayor of London Boris Johnson has unveiled the winning designs in the New Bus for London competition. Overall 700 entries were received from professionals and nonprofessionals of all ages. The judges were so impressed with the ideas submitted in the ‘whole bus design’ category that a joint first prize was awarded to Capoco Design Ltd

More ways to check before you travel in London
New features on Transport for London’s website have made it even easier to find the latest travel and Tube (metro) information at the click of a mouse. Additions to the site include: A single page that brings together all the travel tools so passengers can easily find up-to-date information to plan their journeys, Options to