Fastrack News

Fastrack Vehicle Delivery

Kent County Council has recently received the first batch of our new Irizar IE trams which will become the centrepiece of the upcoming fully electric Fastrack Network as they will soon be used to replace the aging diesel vehicles which are currently in operation across our Thameside network. The introduction of these buses contributes to…...

Bus Driver Advert

Become a Bus Driver

In partnership with the Kent County Council Fastrack Team, Go-Ahead are looking to recruit drivers ahead of operating our Fastrack Thameside services from 10th November 2024. These services will initially be operated with diesel vehicles ahead of brand-new electric vehicles entering service in April 2025. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of something…...

Fastrack Media Event

In mid-May 2024, The Fastrack Team held a media event at the Eastgate Community Centre in Northfleet. The purpose of this event was to enable to Fastrack team to present some of the key changes coming to the network to our most important stakeholders, partners, and council representatives. This event included presentations which included information…...

Kent’s BSIP Award

In March 2023, the UK government awarded Kent County Council £18 million to improve the reliability, punctuality, and the affordability of bus services across the county. This move follows an initial funding package of £19 million, bringing the total package up to 35 million since 2022. Since its initial award in 2022, the BSIP funding…...

Mobility as a service

Since the late 2010s, KCC has recognised that the is a demand for a transport platform which would enable service users to purchase multi-modal tickets and plan journeys without the need for multiple apps and multipole tickets for each form of public transport. It was out of this demand which led KCC to develop the…...

New Fastrack Timetables

Due to the operational challenges faced by our Fastrack services regarding the collapse on Galley Hill, KCC in conjunction with our partners at Arriva have developed a new set of timetables for the B and AZ services. These timetables will be used to address some of the concerns that residents have raised regarding the services…...

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