Enniskillen
In addition to the two coach bays already available at Shore Road West Car Park, two new bays have been created at Enniskillen Castle Museums (Wellington Place). These are available on a first come first served basis.
Omagh
Two new coach bays have been made available to the rear of Strule Arts Centre (access off Castle Street...
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M1 & M2 Bus Lane Closures
I would advise that works on the M1 and M2 motorways will start on Monday 6 Aug.
The existing bus lanes operating on the hard shoulder will be progressively closed from then to facilitate the work and are expected to be reopened by October. The new sections of bus lane will not be open until December.
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Titanic Artefacts ‘Bring them home’ Event
FPT NI Chief Executive - Karen Magill, attended the Titanic Artefacts 'Bring them home' Event at Titanic, Titanic Belfast on Tuesday 24th July 2018.
Titanic Belfast, Titanic Foundation, National Museums Northern Ireland and Royal Museums Greenwich launched the #TitanicArtefacts campaign with special guest of honour , Robert Ballard.
This exciting collaboration between the four organisations aims to...
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NITA
The Northern Ireland Tourism Alliance, (NITA) has been established to act as a representative body for all of the Northern Ireland tourism industry.
It will provide a single, strong body to champion the industry, push tourism higher up the Government agenda, and create a more favourable climate for growth and success.
The Steering Group which, at the...
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Migrant Activity Guidance for Coach Operators
UK Border Force has issued a reminder to coach operators that there could be increased migrant activity in the weeks leading up to the summer holiday break and increased numbers of trips to the continent.
A copy of the guidance can be found here; https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-penalty-code-of-practice-prevention-of-clandestine-entrants.
We have already issued guidance on international journeys to you all...
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12 Day Rule
Just to let you know that the Transport and Tourism (TRAN) Committee of the European Parliament (EP) approved the extension of the 12-day rule to national coach travel during its meeting on 4th June 2018 in Brussels. The MEPs agreed that national coach journeys of a total duration of 12 days with one...
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Rapid Transit
The first phase of the BRT network, which is currently being implemented, will link East Belfast, West Belfast and Titanic Quarter via the city centre
In total there will be 30 Glider vehicles and the service will start on the 3rd September 2018, just 4 months away...
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Belfast Rapid Transit / Glider – Update
The Department and Translink are continuing to hold public information events across Belfast in the run-up to the September start of Glider services on the Belfast Rapid Transit (BRT) Network. These events allow everyone the opportunity to board the new Glider vehicle and find out more about the many features and characteristics of this exciting...
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EU Roadworthiness Directive 2014/47/EU
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If you require a password for this section, please do not hesitate to contact Beverley....
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M1 and M2 Busways
We recently met with DFI regarding their proposals to extend and upgrade the existing city bound hard shoulder bus lanes on the M1 and M2 motorway networks.
On the M1 motorway, an existing hard shoulder bus lane operated between Ballyskeagh Bridge and Junction 1 Broadway. DfI proposes to extend the hard shoulder bus...
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