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2nd May 2025

Blog

Newport Bus goes live with a stress-free app migration

Over the last decade, we’ve managed many app migrations and honed the process each time. The Newport Bus app is the latest to move to Passenger, with the team at Newport already enjoying the benefits.

28th Apr 2025

Product news

Over 3.2 million personalised travel alerts in first six months

With over 3.2 million highly targeted travel alert notifications sent, we look back at six months of Passenger’s personalised travel alert capability launch, and the impact it's having for customers and operators alike.

Woman listening to music on the bus

2nd Apr 2025

Announcement

Traveline appoints Passenger for next generation digital services

Serving up five million results to customers every month, Traveline offers multi-modal journey planning that includes every bus, coach, rail, ferry and light rail route in England, Scotland and Wales.

Newport in Wales from above.

28th Feb 2025

Announcement

Newport appoints Passenger to benefit from integrated platform

Today, we’re delighted to share that long-standing customer Newport Bus company has appointed Passenger to bring its online channels together and deliver an integrated app and website experience for its customers.

Transport for Cornwall bus (operated by Go Cornwall Bus) on the Newquay 11 route, with the coastline in the background.

29th Jan 2025

Announcement

New integrated app for Transport for Cornwall

Bus passengers in Cornwall can plan, track and pay for discounted passes thanks to a handy new app from Passenger.

Woman sitting at a table on a bus looking at a phone being shown to her by another passenger

9th Jan 2025

Product news

Delivering travel alert notification consistency with disruption enhancements

Since launching personalised travel alert notifications three months ago, we’ve closely monitored usage and feedback. Today, we’re excited to share the release of two enhancements designed to improve how disruptions are created and when travel alert notifications are sent.

Aerial view of the countryside and trees

9th Dec 2024

Product news

Faster boarding in rural, low signal areas with offline-first mobile ticket improvements

Boarding speed is critical to service punctuality. In urban centres, where 5G is increasingly everywhere, passenger loading is quick. But for rural areas, where phone signal can be a completely different experience, we’ve been working to eradicate slow-loading mobile tickets with a secure, offline-first approach.

Next stop display on the Traws Cymru T1 bus

24th Nov 2024

Announcement

Move fast and fix things

Passenger is now available on G-Cloud 14 and via SAM’s National Mobilities Procurement Hub framework agreement. The pre-approved contracts will mean faster and cheaper public sector procurement, helping government to deliver on its policy priorities.

Person Holding Smartphone While Sitting

11th Nov 2024

Product news

The death of social media service disruptions

With the arrival of targeted push notifications, using social media platforms such as X and Facebook to communicate service disruptions will become a thing of the past.

Young people sat at a bus stop with a large transport network map behind them

21st Oct 2024

Product news

Passenger launches personalised travel alert app notifications

The powerful new capability is designed to keep customers informed about the changes that matter most to them, reducing operational costs significantly, as they are less likely to contact customer service teams.