http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Tag: Public Bike Hire - Recent Topics en Tue, 19 May 2026 01:25:24 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21520#post-374574 Sat, 20 Apr 2024 11:21:56 +0000 Tulyar 374574@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://lnkd.in/dPjVpJ2s" rel="nofollow">https://lnkd.in/dPjVpJ2s</a></p> <p>30th April</p> <p>Interesting, especially as so many have pulled out in UK</p> <p>Bewegen (Canada) pulled from Forth Valley &amp; Sestran but Hitrans took over from Inverness operation</p> <p>Serco pulled from Edinburgh</p> <p>Ride-on (Spain) pulled from Dundee and Leicester</p> <p>Nextbike away from Stirling, plus also gone from Co-Cars Exeter &amp; Cardiff - bikes from these places have appeared in Glasgow</p> <p>Very interesting that Leeds has started an incremental (200 bike) operation with Beryl but expects to grow as the core user locations develop</p> <p>Also looking at Transdev - who have operations outside UK but IIRC they took over Veolia system which was originally OYBike that launched in 2004 in London!</p> <p>MY thinking has a few aspects from historic successes</p> <p>- start small &amp; focussed - eg Main Edinburgh hospital to Sheriffhall P&amp;R/Shawfair Station &amp;c or Edinburgh Airport/Inliston Showground/P&amp;R ...</p> <p>- work with bike hub (Bike Station)</p> <p>- deliver C&amp;G technician level 1 qualifications as starter job, &amp; workwith SPS and offenders as preparation for release (release on licence) </p>