The Springboks landed at Johannesburg Airport on Tuesday, 5 November 2019 after their victory over England in the final of the Rugby World Cup held in Japan. To mark their triumph, the province of Gauteng partnered our local subsidiary BOC and decided to allow all fans to travel free of charge aboard the Gautrain to Johannesburg's OR Tambo airport to welcome their champions. There was only one condition: wear the national rugby team jersey!
Setram operates six tramway lines including three new ones in the last two years, along with an extension, and therefore needs a cutting-edge tool to train its 550 drivers. The operator has accordingly decided to equip its Algiers training centre with a driving simulator room to achieve a two-fold objective: raise the level of training quality for its driving operatives and guarantee maximum traffic safety along tramway lines.
The inhabitants of the twenty municipalities covered by AggloBus have been making the most of a new bicycle rental service since 16 September. This attractive solution has been baptised Cycloplus and was launched by our subsidiary STU Bourges, which has been operating the AggloBus local network since 2011. The aim is to make it possible for locals to rent a conventional bicycle for six months at no charge or an electric bicycle for one euro per day over one, three or six months.
The biennial convention organised by the Objectif transport public EIG for GART and UTP is a must-see event for all public transport and mobility players. Industry experts meet, discuss, compare ideas and present their know-how and innovation over three days together to build tomorrow’s mobility.
A stand and plenary sessions to enhance the value of our fields of expertise
Over a period of seven years, RATP Dev will effectively support the upgrades to the ACSO network, with a network that is better adapted to the needs of its users. In particular, this is thanks to a restructuring project that commenced in 2021: a reinforcement of the main routes, greater capacity and frequency during rush hours, and the addition of articulated buses with room for twice as many passengers.
RATP Dev restructures the MAT network over a five-year period and revitalises the transport offering with more frequent, more direct, faster and better-connected buses offering more services to passengers.
The emphasis is on improving bus frequency, a wider range of operating times for regular lines and an entirely remapped network for trips to take less time and a focus on access to leisure activities. Several lines stop at the Aquamalo complex, the new water activities facility for the conurbation.
RATP Dev has been managing the Angers Loire Métropole conglomeration Irigo network since 1 July 2019 with a six-year contract.
RATP Dev wants to extend the Irigo network and make it more accessible to cater to the 290,000 people in the region’s 29 municipalities. With the inauguration of two new tramway lines, the operating core business of RATP Group, a more environmentally friendly bus network that caters properly to the region along with a high level of service quality, RATP Dev wishes to attract more and more Angevins.
Over a period of eight and a half years RATP Dev will support Brest Metropole in sustainably developing its Bibus network, including creating a new network in the autumn of 2020, which will foreshadow the advent of the second tramway line and the BHLS by 2025, along with the energy transition with the renewal of the bus fleet and electrification starting in 2021.
Lorient will beat to the rhythm of the Celtic music festival in Lorient for ten days and ten nights. Boasting 750,000 visitors, 120 shows and 4,500 artists, this is one of the most esteemed festivals in Europe.