Contactless welcomed, but questions remain
Bus Users UK has welcomed the recent pledge made by bus operators to have ticketless travel up and running across the UK by 2022....
Skills Challenge entry date nears
Bus and coach technicians have until 31 March to enter the IRTE Skills Challenge 2016. The annual event invites operators from...
AS Coaches adds Turas 500
Nidderdale, North Yorkshire, based AS Coaches has taken delivery of a Noone Turas 500. Based on the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 516...
Sprinter Mobility for Commbus Project
Leicestershire’s The Commbus Project has added a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Mobility 45 to its dial-a-ride service fleet. The...
Goodsir’s new B11R
Goodsir Coaches has taken delivery of a new integral Volvo B11R 9700 Euro6 coach. The 13m tri-axle has 53 Volvo Superior Comfort...
The English bus market
Two recent reports have highlighted the state of the bus market in England outside London. KPMG’s report for the DfT comments...
NEWS IN BRIEF
NatEx ups funding for youngsters National Express Foundation has increased the amount of funding it provides by 50%. Since its...
No more white lines?
Highways chiefs are planning to remove the white lines in the centre of the UK’s busiest roads, according to press reports. The...