On the buses . . .

TRANSPORT for London (TfL) is trialling a new battery-powered bus stop display screen which will for the first time provide real time travel information on other bus services as well as its own.

The first trial is being conducted at a bus stop at Northwood Station, Hillingdon and will give customers travelling to and from Mount Vernon Hospital all the latest travel information that they need.

The new screens can be quickly and easily attached to bus stop posts and display next bus arrival information to customers. The signs are battery-powered so they are not limited to bus stops with shelters and an electrical power supply.

Simon Reed, TfL's Head of Technical Services, said: 'We are continually exploring new ways to deliver information to our customers while they are on the move and to ensure we are at the forefront of new technology as it develops.

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Electric bus routes for central London

THE Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, and Transport for London (TfL) announced in September that the capital will own Europe's largest fleet of electric buses, as they revealed the first two all-electric bus routes for central #London.

The Mayor announced that routes 507 and 521 will exclusively run a 51-strong fleet of all-electric buses by the end of the year, as part of his ambitious campaign for a dramatic improvement in of air quality in the capital. The 507 bus route is between Victoria and Waterloo. The 521 is from Waterloo to London Bridge. After route 312, in Croydon, they are the second and third purely electric bus routes in the capital.

Combined with 22 all-electric buses already running in outer London, it will take the capital's entire fleet of electric buses up to 73 - the largest in Europe.

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TFL welcomes visitors to London with travel tips

TRAVELLING around #London could become easier for #tourists after Transport for London’s creation of a series of top #traveltips films to help customers get the most out of the city. 

The short films help visitors to understand ticket options and navigate the transport network.

The films – with subtitles in English, Spanish, Italian, French, German, and Dutch, give the following advice for tourists:

• Travel around London easily with a Visitor Oyster card 
• Yellow card readers 
• How to move around a station 
• Try out some of the different ways to travel, such as Santander Cycles and river services 
• The busiest times on the network

For the majority of visitors, the most convenient and flexible way to travel is by pay as you go using a Visitor Oyster card or a contactless payment card. Customers can simply touch in and out on the yellow card readers at a station, or touch in only on a bus stop.

Visitor Oyster cards can be purchased online or from a travel agent ahead of a trip to London. The cards also carry special offers and discounts at restaurants, shops, galleries, and entertainment venues.

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