Taking the Franchise Route

Taking the Franchise Route

Article

Taking the Franchise Route This article first appeared in Transport Network  This article explores how local authorities and transport bodies can harness the franchising model spearheaded by Transport for London ‘New powers and opportunities’. That’s the subheading of...
Obtaining Simple Access to Complex Network Visualisation

Obtaining Simple Access to Complex Network Visualisation

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Obtaining Simple Access to Complex Network Visualisation In my previous article, I commented that customers using Novus-FX can use their system to “view route information in the form of network visualisation maps, without the need for heavyweight GIS tools – so you...
Coach & Bus UK: The Machines are Coming!

Coach & Bus UK: The Machines are Coming!

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Coach & Bus UK: The Machines are Coming! As ever at Coach & Bus UK, the Theatre offered a welcome overview of the trends currently shaping our industry. Stagecoach CEO Martin Griffiths presented one of the most interesting sessions, on the topic of autonomous...
Let’s Improve our Network Planning

Let’s Improve our Network Planning

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Let’s Improve our Network Planning When I worked in local authority transport management, one of the most valuable changes we made was to bring our network planning and passenger information teams closer together. It is a strange truth that in many authorities these...