Aidan Burley, MP for Cannock, was the guest of honour at the launch event, joining Area Director West of Arriva Midlands, Rob Cheveaux and Cannock Chase District Council leader, George Adamson to view the vehicles and learn of Arriva Midland’s proposals to introduce the service commercially on Sundays from 23 March 2014. The circular service […]
Many important and influential companies and individuals in the transport ticketing sector gathered at the Business Design Centre in London for the Transport Ticketing 2014 Conference and Expo. This was co-located with Passenger Information 2014, both providing in depth presentations and debates on the latest technology in these areas and best practice in implementing them. […]
With work continuing apace on the new £20m depot and regional headquarters that will replace its sprawling Larkfield complex, First Glasgow has released artist’s impressions of what the new facility will look like once it is complete in October this year ready for full operation from November. Located only a stone’s throw from the 85-year […]
The centre piece of the Go Ahead Group’s two-year £30m investment in Go North East was unveiled last week with the opening of the new £8.5m Gateshead Riverside depot. Located on part of the site of the former Dunston power station, the new facility covers 5.75 acres and will be home to 160 buses. It […]
Although 1 January 2014 was supposed to be the day after which all new coaches purchased would have to have Euro6 engines, it became evident long before that operators would be able to continue buying new Euro5 coaches for some time thereafter, indeed well into 2015 and even beyond if the possibilities of our certification […]
The Zero Emission Urban Bus System (ZeEUS) project was officially launched in Brussels on 23 January by UITP. The event was held in the Palais des Academies, across the street from the Royal Palace in the centre of the city. UITP is playing an important role in co-ordinating 40 organisations in an innovative project to […]
Baroness Kramer’s reassuring address at last Thursday night’s CPT Annual Dinner was welcome. She reminded us the UK population continues to grow and public transport has an increasing role in preventing worsening congestion. How true this is, and, as she observed, with buses being the most popular form of public transport by far, the omens […]
Exciting times are ahead for battery pack specialist, Powervamp, as it introduces a new look for its products in its 20th year in business. Fresh labelling is being applied to the company’s range of jump start packs in an effort to not only bring their image right up to date, but also to make the […]