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Transdev extends contract in Idar-Oberstein in Germany
The contract covers the urban area of Idar-Oberstein including the districts of Idar, Oberstein, Göttschied, Tiefenstein, Algenrodt, Rilchenberg and Regulshausen. More than 10 busses and around 30 employees are needed on the seven lines to cover the approximately 600,000 bus...
A woman who moves nations: Loretta Lynch, Managing Director Transdev Melbourne
Loretta will be featured in an upcoming episode of a new podcast series Women who Move Nations, produced by UITP Australia & New Zealand. Each episode of the series features interviews with female leaders from across the globe sharing their...
New studies: public transportation is not a hotbed of COVID-19 infections
For some Transdev operations in the Nordic countries, public transportation has been running throughout the COVID-19 pandemic – but with certain measures and travel advice to reduce the risk of infection. For operations in other countries, parts of public transit...
COVID-19: meet one of our frontline heroes, bus driver in the Netherlands
« It was mid-March when the part-time employees at Transdev subsidiary Connexxion in the Netherlands were informed that they would not be driving a bus for a while. It was the start of the COVID-19 crisis, and with a drop...
Transdev USA partners with LAVTA to begin testing of its shared autonomous vehicle
The SAV is designed as a low-speed autonomous vehicle that has a maximum speed of 13 miles per hour. The vehicle will operate in mixed traffic and its route extends just under one mile and includes two stops and one...
If we want vibrant cities in future, we must invest in public transport now – OpEd by Greg Pollock, MD of Transdev New Zealand
The recent match between the Blues and the Hurricanes was one of the world’s first major post-lockdown sporting fixtures. It was watched live by a celebratory crowd of more than 40,000. The Commercial Bay shopping precinct opened a short time...
Transdev in Sydney wants to raise the public’s safety consciousness
The latest figures from Transdev show there have been 138 near misses on the light rail network since December, most involving pedestrians. It indicates many people are not paying attention when it comes to sharing the roads with trams travelling...
In’Pulse; Transdev’s managerial onboarding program goes online
In’Pulse is the Group program to onboard managers who recently joined us or who have recently been promoted to a position which requires a global and strategic understanding of the Group. Despite these turbulent COVID-19 times, we continued to maintain...
COVID-19: Meet two of our hidden heroes, Evert Jan Bouw and Berend Westerbrink from the Netherlands
« Unfortunately, there are some colleagues who have a wrong perception of us and our work. We are here for the drivers. Just like they don’t leave their passengers waiting for no reason, we don’t send the drivers in the...
Aurelien Cottet, MaaS Project Coordinator, elected to MaaS Alliance Board
The Board of Directors acts as governance body of the Alliance, setting the strategy and the priorities of the organization together with the members. In its composition, the Board reflect the membership organization into public and private organizations, and associations....
AllRail: Securing the comeback of night trains in Europe
For example: as an environmentally friendly alternative to late night and early morning flights. Three new initiatives in recent weeks have shown how privately-owned operators are contributing to this in a significant way. At the same time, we witness state-owned...