New bus app for Burnley and Pendle tells passengers how many people are on board

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Local bus operator Transdev has unveiled a handy new feature on its websites and mobile app to boost customer confidence as bus services return with the easing of lockdown restrictions on travel.

Customers planning to make a journey on Transdev’s buses will be able to check on their local bus operator’s website – and also very soon on its ‘Transdev Go’ mobile app – to see how many people are already on board the bus they plan to use.

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The technology is powered by customers themselves, who will be able to add information on whether their bus is becoming busy directly onto the new system, helping others to make informed choices before they travel.

Customers on the bus can also use the feature to indicate whether a wheelchair bay on a bus is free, with this information carrying through to the live bus tracking on the app. A major step for accessibility – this will mean passengers needing the wheelchair bay will be able to see if the bay is free of occupied on the bus approaching their stop.

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The feature has been developed at pace by Passenger, working with Transdev’s six local bus companies to get it up and running in time for the introduction of more journeys and extra buses across most of its routes from yesterday (Sunday).

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Transdev chief executive Alex Hornby said: “We have been working really hard to ensure that all our customers can return to the bus with confidence. SpaceChecker is simple to use and builds on the success of our live tracking feature, which already allows customers to trace the journey of their bus towards their stop.

“Having the room to spread out and observe social distancing is vital to helping customers feel safe and comfortable on board, complementing the range of other measures we have been introducing over the past few weeks. Using live information provided by our customers themselves, everyone with access to a mobile device will be able to see how busy their bus is.

“This means customers can choose to catch a later bus with more space available if the one they plan to use is nearly full – and combined with our plans to introduce many more buses and journeys from this Sunday, we think this new feature will be welcome news for everyone.”

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