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Go-Ahead records 23 per cent increase in female entry level applications
Following the launch of its “Women in Bus” network, the rail and bus operator has seen a jump in numbers of female applicants for its bus management graduate scheme.
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Cross-party group to research under-representation of women in transport
Women in Transport has confirmed that a group from across the political spectrum is to research and tackle the under-representation of women in the transport workforce.
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Championing diversity: the changing face of the 200-year-old rail industry
Angie Doll, Managing Director at Southern Railway and Gatwick Express, explains how diversity and the realisation of skills are key to the development of the rail industry, and details how the operator has embarked on a recruitment drive.
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Britain’s first ‘all female’ train operates rush hour service
Marking International Women’s Day 2020, a rush hour Southeastern service left London staffed by a female driver and conductor, while female Network Rail signallers staffed the route.
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DfT provides coronavirus guidance for staff in UK transport sector
In light of the recent global outbreak of coronavirus, the Department for Transport has offered advice for staff in the transport sector to best protect themselves and their passengers.
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Handing real-time information to bus staff
Logan Nash, Director of Transit Technology at the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s Customer Technology Department, explains how the authority has applied modern principles of research, design and technology to build an internal dispatch app for its bus field staff, and the opportunities this presents for rider-facing technology.
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Intelligent Transport Issue 1 2020
Our first issue of 2020 takes an in-depth look at Ticketing & Payments, with standalone features elsewhere focusing on e-mobility, driverless services, passenger experience, and more.
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Dubai Taxi Corporation and AUS to develop mobility research programme
The partnership aims to develop a programme that will boost the skills and knowledge of drivers, promoting future innovation.
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Research reveals Stagecoach supports more than £1.6 bn to UK economy
Stagecoach, Britain's largest bus and coach operator, provides direct employment for 24,000 people and supports a further 10,000 jobs - equivalent to one in every 1,000 jobs in the UK.
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Transport for London launches search for new apprentices
As part of National Apprenticeship Week, 75 new apprenticeships at level two and three have been launched in disciplines ranging from Building Surveying and Transport Planning, to Track and Signals for London Underground (LU).
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Dubai’s RTA launches virtual assistant for employees
The virtual assistant, which uses AI and machine learning technology, is said to be a step towards improving the experience of employees as well as the 'Smart Dubai' initiative.
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Uber tests feature which allows drivers to set their own fares
The Wall Street Journal has reported that the new feature allows drivers to set fares up to five times more than the original price set by Uber.
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Dubai RTA reaches milestone of over a billion taxi riders
Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has indicated that the taxi fleet recorded an exponential growth from 81 to 5,201 vehicles, with the number of drivers increasing from 886 to 11,500 between 1995 and 2019.
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Roundtable: Women in Transport – Issue #4 2019
The male-dominated transport industry has left women hesitant to pursue careers in a vital sector that is increasingly packed with opportunity. Here, we ask some of the experts looking to drive the industry towards diversity and equality how to identify and understand the main challenges that women are facing, and…
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Bolt surpasses 1.5 million riders in London since launch
After seeing 1.5 million passengers and recruiting 30,000 drivers since the June 2019 London launch, Bolt has unveiled a new hub for drivers in Chiswick, London, which aims to connect current and prospective drivers.
