The Specialist Leisure Group, SLG, which owns Shearings, National Holidays, Wallace Arnold Travel Shops and several hotel groupings has been placed into administration. The group had made headlines early in the pandemic by refusing to refund deposits as it suspended its holidays and laid off drivers. Now, SLG has announced it’s administration, during which insolvency […]

UrbanThings has been awarded funding to develop social distancing technology. The money comes from Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency, and will see the transport technology company fast-track the development of innovations that will help society and businesses return to near-normal. The UrbanThings solution is a social distancing and contact tracing platform for public transport. […]

As the industry prepares for passengers to get back onboard, ensuring maximum hygiene for both staff and passengers may well be high on the agenda. However, how much thought has been given to air-conditioning system hygiene? Here, MAN Truck and Bus gives drivers and operators some recommendations. Heinz Kiess, Head of Product Marketing Bus at […]

First Bus is introducing measures to ensure social distancing guidelines on public transport can be adhered to across its bus fleet. It believes this should give customers further reassurance about the safety of bus travel. The new measures include a passenger counting facility. Passengers will be clearly directed to only use seats that are at […]

Volvo Buses has received an order for 128 hybrid buses to operate in Brussels. Belgian transport provider STIB-MIVB has placed the order. The deal takes place within the framework of an agreement that was awarded to Volvo Buses by STIB-MIVB in 2018. Since then, Volvo has delivered 110 hybrid buses for the Brussels public transport […]

Coaches, minibuses and buses are all part of Greater Manchester’s plans to ‘build back better’. Greater Manchester is calling on Government to help it tackle air pollution as the city-region sets out ambitions for a green economic recovery following the coronavirus pandemic. The coronavirus pandemic has seen air pollution levels drop by 30% and road […]

TfL is instigating a study to better understand the pattern of coronavirus infections and deaths among London’s bus workers. TfL has asked University College London (UCL) Institute of Health Equity to provide independent advice as part of a forthcoming two-part study. The studies are being commissioned following the deaths of 33 colleagues, including 29 drivers, […]

With the planned Midland Red Day public event cancelled due to the coronavirus, Transport Museum Wythall is to hold the event virtually on Facebook. On 25 May, the Museum will be posting a variety photos and videos from previous events throughout the day as well as photos of current Midland Red vehicles. There will also […]