3333 x 5007 px | 28,2 x 42,4 cm | 11,1 x 16,7 inches | 300dpi
Lieu:
York, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Great Britain, UK, GB
Informations supplémentaires:
The photograph shows the First Bus company running it's new 'ftr' service. The service uses Wrightbus streetcars. It was started on Monday 8th May 2006. The ftr scheme sees the introduction of state-of-the-art articulated vehicles that look like trams but run on rubber wheels and use the road. The ftr route links the University of York, the city centre, Dringhouses and Acomb. New technology gives ftr vehicles priority through traffic lights, to make sure they can move people around the city in comfort and without delay. A key element of ftr is BLISS (Bus Location Information Sub System). Each ftr vehicle is fitted with satellite tracking technology which is linked to a central computer. The computer can tell where the ftr vehicle should be and will give traffic light priority to late-running vehicles. BLISS also gives First an overview of where all the ftr vehicles are at any given time, to ensure that the vehicles comply with timetables and run at equal intervals. It drives the Real Time Passenger Information technology that gives updated information to customers waiting at ftr stops along the route. Customers will also be able to use their mobile telephones to check when the next ftr is due at their stop.
