CEO @passengerteam. Trustee @BusUsersUK โ€œA developed country is not a place where the poor have cars. It's where the rich use public transportation.โ€ G. Petro

Bournemouth, UK
Joined October 2009
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In exciting news, Passenger has been appointed to deliver the next generation of Travelineโ€™s family of digital services, including its journey planning service, PlusBus website, and Traveline Data. Joint press release๐Ÿ‘‡ passenger.tech/news/travelinโ€ฆ
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As 2024 draws to a close, we look back on a year filled with exciting milestones and innovation. We've advanced our product capability, supported our partners and improved the experiences of those we serve. Check out our 2024 stats in full pasn.gr/2024
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Today, weโ€™ve given over 500k active app users across the Passenger platform access to proactive travel information โ€”ย keeping them informed about journey changes that matter most. Highly targeted, real-time information straight to their device. A brilliant effort from the team.๐Ÿ‘
Today, Passenger is celebrating the launch of personalised travel alerts in its highly-rated mobile app product. The powerful new capability is designed to keep customers informed about the changes that matter most to them. Read more ๐Ÿ‘‰ passenger.tech/news/passengeโ€ฆ
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Did you know that September is Catch The Bus Month? ๐ŸšŒ @Morebusco @passengerteam are based in town and they're the brains behind some of the tech that lets you track your bus, keep on top of timetables, and buy a ticket online. Pretty cool! @4ndybrown @tomquay @BusUsersUK ๐ŸšŒ
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"Am I more of a tech nerd or a bus nerd? Do you know what, if there was a Venn diagram, I think Iโ€™d be the slither in the middle.โ€ Me to filmmaker @geofftech for his new documentary, Britain's Buses at their Best. ๐ŸŽฅ๐Ÿฟyoutube.com/watch?v=xubslJLmโ€ฆ #CTBM #CatchTheBusMonth
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We've made new Catch The Bus Month graphics so myTrip operators can support @BusUsersUK's 2024 campaign on social media. myTrip app operators can use them to promote catching the bus with myTrip this September! Read more๐Ÿ‘‡ bususers.org/catchthebusmontโ€ฆ #CTBM #CatchTheBusMonth
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Passenger is delighted to announce its involvement in the next generation of Kent County Council's Fastrack service, with a new app launching in November 2024. Read how Passenger supported the Go-Ahead Group bid๐Ÿ‘‰ passenger.tech/news/passengeโ€ฆ
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When you think of Warringtonโ€™s bus company now โ€” its brand new ยฃ10 million depot and its recently unveiled electric buses โ€” itโ€™s easy to forget how much has changed under Managing Director Ben Wakerley. We spoke to Ben about his work with Passenger. passenger.tech/news/warringtโ€ฆ
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Transport for Wales has extended its contract with Passenger for its Traws Cymru app, an important part of its effort to improve access to bus travel throughout Wales.ย  Read more๐Ÿ‘‡ passenger.tech/news/transporโ€ฆ
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A great interview with Ben Murray. A useful answer to the 'simple' vs 'complex' fares scope question that anyone involved with BODS will recognise. Well worth a listen.
We sat down with Ben Murray, KPMGโ€™s Product Manager on theย @transportgovuk Bus Open Data Service programme, to discuss the latest phase of the programme: #NeTEx bus fare data. Watch the full interview ๐ŸŽฅ passenger.tech/news/the-mostโ€ฆ
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We are delighted to support this excellent event hosted by @landor_links and @passengerteam as they discuss how passengers can find out how much their journey will cost before catching the bus. ow.ly/mIC050QCGJS #BODS #BusFare
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Ahead of next week's webinar on our Discovering Fares launch, we deep dive into Passengerโ€™s ticket coverage concept and how we're using it to augment the NeTEx data published by operators. Sit back, enjoy the bus ride home and read on...๐Ÿ‘‡ passenger.tech/news/the-impoโ€ฆ
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Webinar: Discovering Fares โ€“ Boosting Bus Usageย ๐ŸšŒ๐Ÿš€ For the first time, riders can find out how much their journey will cost before catching the bus. This webinar will explore the app update from Passenger, and how this project, using NeTEx fares data from the Bus Open Data Service (BODS), is shaping the programme itself. Join us ๐Ÿ‘‰ pasn.gr/webinars
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Today, Passenger is celebrating the launch of real-time bus fare information in its highly-rated white-label mobile app product, used by over 35 bus companies in the UK to sell tickets and provide travel information to riders planning their journeys. ๐Ÿ‘‡ passenger.tech/news/passengeโ€ฆ
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This is game-changing for digital skills in the bus industry. Proud of the team for delivering this to such a high standard, and great to see operator teams already logging in and completing courses!! ๐Ÿฅณ
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Join us in transforming access to public transport in 2024! We have a new vacancy for a Product Manager in our Product & Design team. Check out our careers site๐Ÿ‘‡ pasn.gr/jobs #productmanager #jobs #productjobs #saas #product #hiringnow
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Great to see the instantly recognisable 99 Boscombe Beach Bus on my way home from @BCPCouncilโ€™s Arts by the Sea festival yesterday.
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Interestingly, steep routes have emerged as a safety concern for particular demographics of user in recent @passengerteam research into walking routes connected to bus journeys.
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An incline isnโ€™t often immediately obvious from a map or a journey plan but can make a huge difference to how accessible that journey really is. #accessibility #transport #bus
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