MEDWAY MEDLEY

Arriva overhauled its bus fleet in the Medway towns of north Kent, UK overnight in June 2004 with the introduction of 61 new buses and extensive refurbishment of the remaining fleet. Bus services were revised and improved. Five core routes were given colour-coded route branding and put on a ten-minute daytime frequency. Route numbering has been simplified. Fully-accessible buses are standard and high-visibility destination indicators have been adopted. Timetables have been revised and made more readable. A Tube-style diagrammatic map has been developed to show all the routes. The new bus fleet has three types of bus: 49 Volvo B7TL double-deckers with TransBus ALX 400 bodies, 47 TransBus/Dennis Dart single-deckers and five Mercedes-Benz Vario midi-buses. The interiors have a light and airy feel with carpet-like floors, yellow stanchions, high-back seats and green-blue paintwork. The new vehicles have a GPS satellite-based tracking and location system and a closed-circuit television system called Arriva Proguard.

• Corporate Authors:

  PLUM PUBLISHING LTD

  SUITE 1, CORNERSTONE HOUSE, STAFFORD PARK 13
  TELFORD, SHROPSHIRE  United Kingdom  TF3 3AZ
• Authors:
  • ROWLANDS, P
• Publication Date: 2004-9-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 34-7
• Serial:
  • BUS AND COACH PROFESSIONAL
  • Issue Number: 87
  • Publisher: PLUM PUBLISHING LTD

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Buses; Design; Fleet management; Global Positioning System; Location; Passenger information systems; Public transit; Safety; Traveler information and communication systems; Urban areas; Vehicle compartments; Vehicle fleets; Vehicle interiors; Video cameras
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 9139: Accessibility; 1272: Bus; 6750: Camera; 9011: Design (overall design); 1223: Fleet of vehicles; 9126: Global positioning system; 1377: Interior (veh); 9061: Location; 8786: Passenger information; 744: Public transport; 1665: Safety; 8119: United Kingdom; 313: Urban area
• Subject Areas: Design; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00988394
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Apr 4 2005 12:00AM