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Transdev renews key West Australian bus contracts
The Western Australian Government last week announced Transdev as the successful tenderer to continue operating its Transperth Fremantle and Rockingham-Mandurah bus services, a service it has provided since 1996. The new $1.3 billion contracts come into effect from 2 October...
Transdev in the UK launches new Coastliner Express
Get those buckets and spades ready! Transdev’s subsidiary the Coastliner in northern England has revealed plans for an all-new express service between York and Scarborough… and on to Whitby for the first time. The new Coastliner Express X43 will run...
Double Award Success for Transdev UK’s subsidiary the Harrogate Bus Company
Transdev’s subsidiary in northern England, the Harrogate Bus Company, is celebrating double success in the area’s premier business awards. This year’s Harrogate Advertiser Business Excellence Awards winners were revealed at a vibrant black-tie celebration of the region’s business revival following...
Transdev launched new partnership with Tulare County Regional Transit Agency in California
The TCRTA is a joint powers agency formed by the County of Tulare and the Cities of Dinuba, Exeter, Farmersville, Lindsay, Porterville, Tulare, and Woodlake in California. It is the largest single public transit agency in Tulare County. The consolidation...
Transdev US expands its services with TriMet’s paratransit bus in Portland Oregon
Transdev expands its partnership with TriMet, in Portland Oregon, with the recent addition of the operations of its LIFT Operations Contact Center. Transdev currently operates TriMet’s paratransit bus operations. This new contract includes the reservations, scheduling, customer service, and dispatch...
Transdev Sweden: How we can build a more attractive and sustainable public transit by sea in the Stockholm Region
The public transit industry in Sweden has agreed on an ambitious new target of four out of ten motorized journeys to be made by public transportation by 2030. In the wake of the pandemic, all stakeholders need to contribute to...
Up to 460 climate-friendly buses for Transdev in Germany
Transdev Group will procure up to 460 climate-friendly buses for use in its existing networks in Germany in the coming years to accelerate the switch to « zero emissions. » This will be made possible by federal German government funding. At the...
Test deployment of body cams for customer service staff in Germany
Until the timetable change in December 2022, Transdev subsidiary NordWestBahn is testing the use of body cameras for its customer service staff on the Regio-S-BahnBremen/Lower Saxony network. In the coming weeks, as part of the pilot project, up to 35...
Transdev in New Zealand launches Wellington airport service
Transdev New Zealand is helping Wellington return to the skies with a new, regular all-electric airport express service that was launched on July 1, 2021. The Metlink Airport Express has nine new purpose-built, fully electric buses running for customers between...
Transdev US secures partnership for transit services in Pennsylvania
Starting on July 1, 2022, Transdev launches its new partnership with the Lehigh and Northampton Transportation Authority (LANTA). The Lehigh and Northampton Transportation Authority was founded in 1972. The transit agency provides public, fixed-route bus service throughout the Lehigh Valley...
How can we get more people to use public transportation ?
Three months after the COVID-19 restrictions were released in Sweden, public transportation travel is at just over 80% of 2019 levels. According to Transdev Sweden’s latest survey on our work and travel habits during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, 10%...