Reading ‘Die Welt’ over breakfast on my way back from Nuremberg, I was alarmed by an article which implied that Germany was very close to running out of electricity during the last week of January. Like the UK, the country has made significant strides towards renewable energy options and its shift away from conventional and […]
Bus and Coach Buyer often shares news of bus and coach operations and other technicalities within the industry, however, experiences of regular bus users are not so common. My name is Mwika Bulaya and my main mode of travel is by bus every day. As I have been using these services for some time now […]
A few evenings ago, I drove along the A647 in the evening rush hour, a road that has seen significant investment in the past couple of years with the creation of the Leeds-Bradford cycle super highway and new bus stop infrastructure. The works also involved a significant restructuring of the roundabout where the A647 meets […]
After IAA and Innotrans, I spent a few days exploring Berlin and sampling various aspects of its transport system. Late in the final afternoon there, I finally tracked down the prototype VDL Citea double-decker working on the M19 through the heart of what was West Berlin. After a pleasant half hour sitting enjoying coffee and […]
I was in Manchester this afternoon when waiting to cross the road near Piccadilly Gardens, a van pulled up. A man in a yellow vest jumped out and proceeded to strew cones and a road closed notice across the junction, much to bemusement of an approaching bus. I asked the man concerned if he was […]
A recent trip to Oxford set me thinking, is this one of the politest places in the country? I used the park and ride service from Peartree and another service across the city. On each journey, all the passengers thanked the driver as they got off, a level of appreciation which must have a positive […]
I was with an operator last week when she opened a desk draw to reveal a selection of inexpensive telephones. All were items of lost property unclaimed over the course of the previous school term. I expressed surprise that they had not been reclaimed and was told, ‘you usually know which ones will be staying […]
Politicians talk of the need for seamless transport where customers change from mode to mode without delay. Often they point to European models but is it really any better there? As I found out recently, the concept may be sound but at the end of the day, delivery is down to the man in the […]