The free travel to and from the exhibition and conference event will be available from Bristol, Oxford, Milton Keynes, St Albans and Maidenhead. The deal was initially teased in last week’s news section (see B&CB 1568, 21 February 2020). Visitors to ITT Hub 2020 will be able to use Snap’s new online events product to […]
In her keynote address, the self-proclaimed “Baroness of the Buses” began by saying: “What a transformational year this is going to be for us all. It’s the start of what I believe is going to be a golden age for buses in this country.” Baroness Vere, Minister with Responsibility for Buses, DfT, said: “It is […]
Blackpool is a town that is re-inventing itself, looking for new opportunities to grow employment and amenity opportunities for its visitors and resident population. At around 139,000, the latter has been in decline for a number of years and faces the added challenges of ageing and deprivation but the town’s unitary authority is delivering on […]
Optare is to supply 37 Metrodecker electric double-deckers to Tower Transit Group. The buses are for use on the operator’s two new electric routes in London. The Metrodecker EV, described by Optare as the world’s first zero-emission double-decker, is now in its second generation, with the initial prototype launched in 2016. The first entered service […]
Stagecoach is launching an on-demand service in the Tees Valley. Unveiled in Hartlepool, the Tees Flex service aims to help residents in more isolated communities across the region travel across Tees Valley. Nine new, high-quality Mercedes-Benz Sprinters will be used for the pilot, which has been funded by the Tees Valley Mayor and Combined Authority. […]
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced £5 billion of new funding to overhaul bus and cycle links for every region outside London. The package of investment will boost bus services by focusing on a range of priorities, set to include: Higher frequency services, including evenings and weekends More ‘turn up and go’ routes New priority […]
Traffic Commissioner Nick Denton took the unusual decision to issue the permits on a short-term basis to ensure that children in the West Midlands could get to school, following the financial collapse of ATG which revealed it had not performed DBS checks on staff and it had no records of vehicle safety checks. In this […]
