England South
BEDFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
The Bedfordshire contract was commissioned as a trial in 2004, and is the only combined GPRS and PMR system in the country which allows long range routes to be tracked using GSM infrastructure, and short range local routes to be operated utilising the PMR network. These schemes will soon be integrated into the Cambridgeshire/Peterborough scheme.
http://www.bedfordshire.gov.uk
CAMBRIDGE COUNTY COUNCIL
ACIS won the Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and Bedfordshire contract in 2005. The features of the system are Vehicle Viewer, BusNet Live, Operator Reports, Voice radio, Server-Server link to web site and SMS Service. PMR infrastructure.
http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk
GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
The Gloucester PMR system started off in 2003 covering routes between Cheltenham and Gloucester, operating off a single voice and data base station, the system now comprises voice communications and emergency speech for the driver, ACIS Live web site, BusNet Live and Operator Reports.
http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk
http://gloucestershire.acislive.com
KENT COUNTY COUNCIL
The BusNet system in Kent was originally installed in Maidstone and Ashford in 1997 and was funded by Kent County Council and the Bus Operators. The ACIS system 300 vehicles on a PMR system with BusNet Live, ACIS Live web site, Traffic Signal Priority, PRIS and DIS displays (Passenger and Driver information displays showing journey time by car and bus for the P&R route), 6 base stations provide countywide coverage.
http://www.kent.gov.uk
http://kent.acislive.com
NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL
The Norwich system was first installed in 1998 and is now operating over three data and voice base stations giving countywide coverage. The ACIS system supplies 330 vehicles including voice communications across the PMR system as well as Traffic Signal Priority, Vehicle Viewer, BusNet Live &
Operator Reports, Bus Station Server at the bus station in Norwich &
Voice dispatch functionality at depots
http://www.norfolk.gov.uk
OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
Supporting over 208 vehicles across the county where 159 vehicles have voice communication. System features are BusNet Live, Operator Reports. The BusNet system into Oxford uses PMR as the method of communication between the bus and displays to the central server. Information dissemination is via electronic display panels, specifically designed for integration into shelters and via WAP, SMS, voice server and the Internet. In addition there is one TLPU traffic light priority unit, which conforms to the new RTIG standard.
http://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk
http://oxfordshire.acislive.com
ROYAL BOROUGH OF WINDSOR AND MAIDENHEAD
The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead system was ordered in August 2006 and was SAT in March 2007. The GPRS system covers 16 buses over three routes operated by First and Courtney Coaches, 6 of which operate on the Heathrow route. A central system hosts Busnet Live, Opertator Reports and Vehicle Viewer. Real Time Passenger Information is available to the public via both ACIS Live website and SMS services.
http://rbwm.acislive.com/
SHROPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
The system was originally installed in 2000 in the town centre of Shrewsbury. Due to public demand, the system expanded to cover the Oxon and Meole Brace Park & Ride services. Further extensions were awarded to cover all the other town centre services, the fitment of Arriva vehicles in Oswestry to cover the Shrewsbury to Whitchurch services and the addition of a new Bus Operator, Boultons Buses, to cover the service 7 to Little Harlescott.
http://www.shropshire.gov.uk
SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL
Suffolk County Council and the Bus Operator, First Eastern Counties, funded the system as part of an initiative to reduce congestion in the town centre.
The ACIS PMR System cover 8 vehicle routes with additional signage.
WEST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
The West Sussex system was commissioned in 2006 and is a GPRS based system. There will be further equipment rollout over the next 12 months across 80 buses.
The system also boasts key fob activation of displays for partially sighted, BusNet Live, Vehicle Viewer, Operator Reports
http://www.westsussex.gov.uk
www.suffolk.gov.uk