Aberdeen Rapid Transit Demo Vehicle Unveiled in Aberdeen

Lucy Johnston2026, News

A full-size Aberdeen Rapid Transit (ART) demo vehicle will be unveiled today (Thursday, 4 June 2026) in Broad Street, giving the public a first look at what a future mass transport system could look like in the North East. The vehicle, which is on loan from Irizar e-mobility, has been branded in ART project colours and will visit locations across the region over the next eight days. The visit gives the public a chance to see a tram-style vehicle first hand while it undertakes initial route testing. The Aberdeen Rapid …

Step aboard an Aberdeen Rapid Transit demonstrator this June

Lucy Johnston2026, News

What would a future Aberdeen Rapid Transit (ART) vehicle look and feel like in practice? A full-size demonstrator vehicle will visit the North East from 4 to 11 June 2026, giving people the chance to see, step aboard and experience the type of vehicle that could form part of a future rapid transit system for the region. The visit will include stops in Aberdeen city centre, Westhill, Kingswells, P&J Live and Portlethen. The visit is an important part of the ongoing development of the Outline Business Case for ART, supported …

Public Invited To Get On Board With Aberdeen Rapid Transit Engagement

Lucy Johnston2025, News

A public engagement seeking views of the next stage of the proposed Aberdeen Rapid Transit (ART) launches today, Tuesday 30th September. Councillor Michael Hutchison, Chair and Councillor Alan Turner, Vice Chair of Nestrans announced details of the engagement that will run from 30th September until 7th November.  The engagement will be held online, accessible from both Aberdeen City Council and Aberdeenshire Council’s engagement platforms and will also include in-person and virtual events. In person drop-in events will be held at:- Tuesday 7 October 11am-3pm Main Concourse, Foresterhill Health Campus, Aberdeen …

Nine Ways You Can Benefit from Over £2 million in New Funding for Sustainable Travel in the North East.

Lucy Johnston2025, News

Thousands of people across Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire are set to benefit from over £2 million in funding aimed to support walking, wheeling, cycling and sustainable travel. £2.1m of funding was awarded to the region from Transport Scotland’s People and Place programme after a successful bid by Nestrans. Nestrans is now working with experienced local partners to deliver projects that will bring advantages to your community. Here are nine ways people across the north east can benefit: Join led walks and bike rides: Participate in guided walks and bike rides designed …

Regional Agreement for Next Stage of Aberdeen Rapid Transit System

Lucy Johnston2025, News

Regional Transport Partnership, Nestrans, has joined Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire councils in endorsing progress on the proposed Aberdeen Rapid Transit (ART) system. The Strategic Business Case for ART was reported to the June meeting of the Nestrans Board and follows presentations to Aberdeen City Council and Aberdeenshire Council earlier this month. The proposed bus rapid transit system aims to offer fast, frequent and reliable services through features including dedicated bus lanes, off-board fare collection and fast boarding and alighting. It forms part of the Regional Transport Strategy and is one …

Consultation launched to improve walking, wheeling, cycling and public transport between Aberdeen and Laurencekirk

Lucy Johnston2024, News

A new consultation will ask those who live and travel along the Aberdeen to Laurencekirk corridor for their input into options for improving walking, wheeling, cycling and public transport along the route. Launching today (Tuesday 24 September), a five-week consultation will ask locals and those who travel along the Aberdeen to Laurencekirk corridor for their views on different ways to boost sustainable travel. Nestrans, working with Aberdeen City Council and Aberdeenshire Council, have launched the consultation as part of the continuing Aberdeen to Laurencekirk Multi Modal Corridor Study. Earlier phases …

New campaign to encourage changes in how people get around the city centre to tackle climate change

Lucy Johnston2023, News

Early improvements of the bus priority measures include reduction in congestion, improved punctuality and increased passenger numbers Aberdeen’s new bus priority measures are reducing pollution and congestion in the city centre, and slashing journey times by 25% according to the North East Bus Alliance. The alliance says that “more people taking the bus, more often” will make an even bigger difference to emissions given that one double decker bus takes up to 75 cars off the road. The new statistics come as the alliance launches a campaign to encourage people …

Bus Passenger Satisfaction Surveys

Lucy JohnstonNews

Nestrans, supported by the North East Bus Alliance partners, are conducting a bus passenger satisfaction survey across the north east. This research aims to understand the current bus passenger experience of bus services within both local authority areas of Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire. Between Monday 30 October and Sunday 3 December, AECOM will be conduct interviews on behalf of Nestrans with members of the public at specified public transport locations, local town centres and on-street locations across the North East of Scotland. In undertaking the surveys we are looking to …

Peterhead Transport Interchange reopens to customers following improvement works

Jenny Anderson2023, News

From Aberdeenshire Council Bus services have resumed at Peterhead’s transport interchange following the completion of a series of improvements to the facility. Work on the project, arranged by Aberdeenshire Council and largely funded by Nestrans, took place over six weeks and has involved a range of repairs, upgrades and new additions to the Windmill Street facility. Energy-efficiency has been a key focus of the scheme, with the five new enclosed bus shelters installed by Commutaports featuring sedum vegetation roofing and solar-powered LED lighting. The site also has three Papercast ‘electronic …

Roadworks for new road layout to create bus priority route

Lucy Johnston2023, News

From Aberdeen City Council A new road layout in the city centre which will create a bus priority route is to open after Scottish Gas Networks has finished works on Union Terrace. The new road layout will help to reduce travel times for buses in the city centre which will in turn encourage more people to use sustainable or active travel, which is one of the goals of the City Centre Masterplan. The bus priority route will minimise the amount of general traffic on Bridge Street, Guild Street (east of …