Lothian has recorded over 100,000 ‘taps’ in one day using its capped contactless payment method, ‘TapTapCap’. The contactless system, which Lothian introduced in 2019, reached the milestone for the first time on Friday 18 August, 14 days in to the Edinburgh Festival season, which traditionally sees the population of the city increase in size. The […]
Bus drivers in Reading are set to benefit from what has been described as a ‘substantial’ 8% pay increase this October. The deal for the approximate 500 employees at Reading Buses is said to have been agreed by the company in ‘record time.’ While the majority of employees are bus drivers, who can expect to […]
Work to transform the First Bus depot in Bramley, Leeds with the capacity to operate a fully electric fleet gets underway this week. Contractors from Envevo have arrived on site and started preparations to install the power charging and infrastructure to handle the arrival of zero-emission buses, with vehicle deliveries expected to start in January. […]
Telford-based Elcock Reisen has entered administration. The announcement was made today on the operator’s Facebook page. Its message said: “It comes with great sorrow that as of today, Elcock Reisen has gone into administration therefore all future bookings, holidays and day trips will no longer be able to go ahead.” The company’s offices will be […]
Siemens AG has signed an agreement to acquire Heliox, a Netherlands-based technology leader in fast charging solutions, serving electric bus fleets and passenger vehicles. The acquisition is expected to complement Siemens’ existing eMobility charging portfolio, adding products and solutions for DC fast-charging focused on eBus and eTruck fleets. Heliox’s portfolio is also expected to extend […]
Changes to TfL’s Route X26 herald a raft of improvements to London’s bus network. The alteration comes as the capital’s planned Superloop continues to roll out. Route X26 between Heathrow Central and West Croydon has been renumbered SL7. In March, the Mayor announced plans for the Superloop, a transformative network of express bus services in […]
Specialist fleet insurance broker, McCarron Coates, is urging coach operators not to push their claims into the 300% club by waiting more than 25 days to report them. It says submitting a claim on day one can put them in the 1% club or better. Insurers’ figures show a claim reported 25-30 days after it […]
More than 100,000 passengers have travelled on the improved Carmarthen – Aberystwyth TrawsCymru service since it was relaunched with electric Yutong single-deckers from Pelican Bus and Coach earlier this year. Passenger numbers have grown from 16,000 in March to 19,000 in April, 23,000 in May and 26,000 in June and again in July. It’s an […]