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 […]
Transport for London has created a new, simple guide explaining the new LEZ area, which takes effect in October. This guide also contains an explanation of the Direct Vision Standard as it applies to HGVs – though a similar standard may be on its way for buses. Feel free to print this PDF document for […]
MAN Truck & Bus handed over the first two MAN Lion’s City E vehicles to the transport operators Hamburger Hochbahn AG and Verkehrsbetriebe Hamburg-Holstein GmbH (VHH). They are now running the electric buses as part of its day-to-day operations. The two real-life MAN Lion’s City E vehicles will in future bring passengers in Hamburg to […]
Go-Ahead-owned Go Cornwall Bus has won a series of service contracts in its home county. From April 2020, a new package of supported services is introduced with improved frequencies and routes, with Go Cornwall Bus awarded the new eight-year contract. The new package is expected to deliver reduced fares for passengers, better links with rail, […]
