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FTR (bus)

FTR (bus)
Bus Transit information
NameFTR
Slogan"The future of travel"
ParentFirstGroup plc
Founded2006
HeadquartersAberdeen, Scotland
Service areaYork
Leeds
Swansea, South Wales
Luton, Bedfordshire
Service typeBus rapid transit
Fuel typeDiesel
OperatorFirstGroup plc

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FTR is an example of bus rapid transit, currently in operation in Great Britain in York in North Yorkshire, Leeds in West Yorkshire, Luton in Bedfordshire and in Swansea in South Wales. FTR has been introduced by First Group, using Wright StreetCar articulated buses in conjunction with infrastructure upgrades by local authorities. The vehicles are branded as the future of travel, the operator stating that "ftr" is SMS shorthand for "future".

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The Wright StreetCar is an articulated bus developed by Wrightbus and Volvo Buses for FirstGroup. It consists of an adapted Volvo B7LA (to be replaced by Volvo B9LA) chassis, featuring a separate driver compartment at the front, resembling to some extent similar designs in continental Europe. They feature air-conditioning and a wrap-around seating arrangement at the rear. They're designed to mimic trams in their appearance and in the UK, the Wright StreetCar buses are used on First Group's ftr services since its launch in May 2006, with high frequencies and dedicated stops to further enforce the impression of a premium service. They have also gained the nickname of "understeer streetcar" with some drivers, owing to a tendency to understeer negotiating roundabouts. In 2006, Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada in the United States placed an order for 50 StreetCar Rapid Transit Vehicles for delivery in late 2000s. Developed from the Wright StreetCar, these will be hybrid-powered vehicles with chassis built by Carrosserie Hess of Switzerland. On December 24, 2008, RTC StreetCar A016 arrived on property appropriately on Christmas Eve. In 2007, North East England bus operator Go North East ran a StreetCar trial on its popular X66 CentreLink service (currently operated by Wright Solar Fusions) between Gateshead Interchange and MetroCentre. The StreetCar was loaned from First Group. FTR is an example of bus rapid transit, currently in operation in Great Britain <b>...</b>
9.95 min. | 4.42 user rating		 A selection of First Buses in Leeds, seen in and around the city centre. Buses featured (order of appearance): 30781, 30238, 37702, 69469, 30246, 31676, 37084, 53905, 37363, 37680, 37677, 37678, 32460, 61036, 69338, 66704, 19018, 19023, 19029, 37718, 32431, 37710, 40579, 61040, 61074, 41315, 37728, 37711 Bus types: Volvo Olympian Northern Counties, Alexander Royale, Wright Eclipse Gemini, Eclipse Urban B7RLE, Scania Wright Axcess, Marshall Dart, Optare Solo, FTR Streetcar
5.03 min. | 4.0 user rating		 In May 2006, FirstGroup tried to replicate the qualities of a tram, in a bus. This was meant to attract more people to public transport without having to build an expensive tramway. However, many people dislike the FTR or believe that more CAN and needs to be done to bring it up to the same standard as a tram. Some viewers have already commented that the FTR is far from the 'future' because of critical omissions in interior design and equipment. This video highlights good points and bad points of FTR. Take the ticket machines (not included in the video) - they have had such damning verdicts that I decided to buy my FirstDay ticket on conventional bus line 5 instead! Drivers are more reliable ticket dispensers than those FTR ticket machines! Thankfully now these ticket machines have been replaced by conductors. This is the same practice as Sheffield Supertram use. I hope that this video makes potential future passengers of FTR (when it is introduced to other cities) aware of the lax beautification of a typical bus they might be getting instead of something as cool and reliable as a modern tram, if they don't intervene to say what they want as customers! On a more positive note, a recent FirstGroup survey of passengers indicated an 87% satisfaction rating amongst users. PLUS 5% of its passengers used to use their cars for that journey and have now converted. If the traffic priority system became a reality, this percentage could double!
2.85 min. | 3.0 user rating		 This Dvd captures the days events form the arrivals through to the Routemaster parade and the dancing FTR Bus. This 2 disc 2 hours and 15 mins dvd is available to buy from our ebay shop:-stores.ebay.co.uk
9.90 min. | 3.88 user rating		 LSBperformed BLue Bus at On the Rocks in Helsinki, Finland the 28th of January 2010. Please visit www.myspace.com/lsb-music for more music, show dates and pics! Lauri Schreck - vocals, guitar Riku Kantola - keyboards, vocals Sami Niskavaara - guitar Tero Palo - bass Mikko Pöyhönen - drums BLue Bus (lyrics by Sergei Yarzev, music by Lauri Schreck) well I dont know about you but I was born in Kismayu and what I gotta tell you sure is a hundred percent true my ma, she wove with colors bright my pa, he made fish and chips she died young in a clan fight now he sails on those pirate ships CHORUS and me I drive this blue, blue bus across this cold, cold town I try to be a good, good citizen theyre puttin me down down down when I came to Finland I was a boy no more than ten with my aunt and her husband and kids we shared a concrete den this job, alone in the crowd for every hundred mute passengers theres one comin at you loud winos n wackos with fire extinguishers CHORUS but me I drive verse 3 (not in sung in this live performance) they think Il Duce gives laughs they dont know La Grande Somalia they dont know Mussolini spread mustard gas twenty-five hundred miles south-east of Italia they cant grasp whats colonial they think theyre pretty near innocent but this worlds a war memorial from the Red Sea to Mannerheim Street CHORUS so I drive and sometimes when it freezes and the motor just wont start I feel them Indian ocean breezes blow in Kismayu port but like everyone in Helsinki <b>...</b>
6.08 min. | 5.0 user rating
Taken on First Halifax's Wright Renown 60818 (S675 SVU) on service 503 from Halifax to Huddersfield when during the route along Calderdale Way and Ainley Top, First Leeds' Wright Streetcar (19023 - YJ07 LVR) is infront of this bus. Sorry couldn't get a clear view of the ftr bus. What and why is it doing here?
0.97 min. | 1.0 user rating		 FTR Bus S40FTR.
2.82 min. | 4.0 user rating		 A ride on one of York's modern "Bendy buses" called the ftr. The ftr buses are used on the service 4 which runs throughout the day from Acomb to York University via York City Centre. The buses are powered by a Volvo B7LA engine with WrightBus bodywork. These buses are different in the fact that they have a driver and a conductor who sells tickets to passengers. This video was shot from inside no. 19010. This video shows the inside of the bus and the view out of the other window, also the ticket conductor woman can be heard selling Child tickets at 60p
0.70 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Taken on 19015 (YJ56 EAC) from Leeds to Pudsey on service 4 ftr. It is now this bus' turn to suffer the bad rattly diff after Wright Fusion 10029 and Wright Gemini 32536. 10029 has since been withdrawn whereas 32536 has been fixed and still in service and it is more likely this bendy bus will also be fixed soon.
9.53 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Filmed on service 4 from Whinmoor to Seacroft Bus Station.
4.00 min. | 5.0 user rating

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Tire Review---FTR- Associates market data shows that March Class 8 truck net orders for all major North American OEMs were up 20% over February. Net orders of 28871 units also was a 155% increase over the same period in 2010, continuing a strong trend fro - Date : Thu, 07 Apr 2011 13:48:40 GMT+00:00
SMARTREND WATCHING FOR POTENTIAL REBOUND IN SHARES OF FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS ... - Zacks.com Tweet this news
Zacks.com--Apr 11, 2011 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) -- Frontier Communications (NYSE:-FTR-) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $7.96 to a high of $8.09. Yesterday, the shares fell 0.99%, which took the trading range below the - Date : Mon, 11 Apr 2011 12:20:09 GMT+00:00
Growth Strategies Keep Frontier and AT&T's Dividends on the Upswing - PR-USA.net (press release) Tweet this news
PR-USA.net (press release)--The Bedford Report examines the outlook for companies in the Telecom sector and provides research reports on Frontier Communications, Inc. ( NYSE : -FTR- ) and AT&T, Inc. ( NYSE : T ). Access to the full company reports - Date : Mon, 11 Apr 2011 07:58:32 GMT+00:00
Frontier Communications (FTR) Given "Neutral" Rating by Zacks Investment ... - American Banking News Tweet this news
American Banking News--Equities research analysts at Zacks Investment Research reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of Frontier Communications (NYSE: -FTR-) in a research note to investors on Monday. The analysts currently have a $8.50 price target - Date : Tue, 05 Apr 2011 19:03:02 GMT+00:00
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David Horowitz's NewsReal Blog (blog)--by Fingers Malloy Fingers Malloy hosts The Snark Factor radio program on -FTR- Radio. Check out his website at Fingersmalloy.com. Sunday night, ReelzChannel broadcast the two part finale of a controversial eight - Date : Tue, 12 Apr 2011 00:34:23 GMT+00:00
FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS (FTR) REACHES INITIAL SUPPORT LEVEL, WATCH FOR 0.08 ... - Zacks.com Tweet this news
Zacks.com--Mar 23, 2011 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) -- SmarTrend has detected shares of Frontier Communications (NYSE:-FTR-) have bearishly opened below the pivot of $8.06 today and have reached the first level of support of $8.03. ... - Date : Wed, 23 Mar 2011 19:17:17 GMT+00:00
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Fleet Owner--That trucking capacity crunch is only expected to worsen this spring for shippers, according to data tracked by -FTR- Associates. The firm's Shippers Condition Index (SCI), which measures access to truck capacity, remained in low territo - Date : Fri, 25 Mar 2011 14:57:30 GMT+00:00
Stock Upgrades: (FTR, CTL, CHDX, MRO, BBT) - Nothing But Buzz Tweet this news
Nothing But Buzz--Frontier Communications Corp (NYSE:-FTR-) analyst at Stifel Nicolaus upgraded the stock to Buy from Hold and set a price target of $9. Shares of -FTR- are up 1.13% to $8.02 in the pre-market session. CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE:CTL) analysts - Date : Wed, 16 Mar 2011 13:28:40 GMT+00:00

Guided busways and BRT systems in the United Kingdom

PresentCambridgeshire Guided Busway * Centrelink (Tyne & Wear) * Crawley Fastway * Edinburgh Fastlink * East London Transit * Fastrack (Thames Gateway) * FTR (Leeds, York & Swansea) * Ipswich Rapid Transit * Runcorn Busway
PlannedClyde Fastlink (Glasgow) * Greenwich Waterfront Transit * Leeds Busway * Sprint (Coventry) * Stoke Streetcar * Translink Express (Luton) * West London Transit



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