Transdev has placed orders worth £3.5m for British-built buses. The operator has ordered 21 new buses from ADL and Wrightbus. The Yorkshire and Lancashire operator’s 2019 bus purchases include five Wright Streetdeck double-deckers featuring luxury interiors for the Cityzap express service between Leeds and York. There will also be 13 ADL Enviro200 MMC single-deckers for […]
Bus Users UK has published a ten-point plan to reduce the decline in rural bus services. ‘Rural buses: reversing the decline’ calls for reform of the Traffic Commissioners to have regard for the interests of bus users, modernisation of the role of the DVSA, for local authorities to take a more consumer-led approach to transport, […]
Following the announcement of a successful bid to the Government’s Ultra Low Emission Bus Fund to support the purchase of electric buses, the North East’s largest bus operator, Go North East, has confirmed an order for nine E10 latest generation full electric buses with the world’s largest electric bus manufacturer, Yutong, through its UK agent, […]
A demand responsive transport service is now being trialled in London. Operated by Go-Ahead, passengers book their travel on the on-demand service using an app created by ViaVan. The 12-month trial is being carried out in Sutton, south London. Using mobile and predictive technology, GoSutton is aimed at finding out whether flexible demand responsive transport […]
Temsa, the Turkish bus and coach manufacturer, has been sold to venture capital group True Value Capital Partners, a Swiss-based investment fund. Owned by giant Turkish conglomerate Hacı Ömer Sabancı Holding (SA), the Temsa Transportation Vehicles group was nominally valued at 825m Turkish Lira (£111m). The sale was made based on a value of 375m […]
Peter Thompson joins as Commercial Director, with Ann Timmons coming on board in the role of Marketing Manager. Georgia Tolley makes it three new recruits for the Binswood Media team, taking on an Event Assistant role. Reporting to CEO Mark Griffin, Peter Thompson brings a breadth of experience and knowledge to the team, joining […]
Cummins is celebrating reaching a landmark number of Euro VI engine installations with Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL), supplying over 4,500 clean diesel engines to fleets across the UK. The ADL buses are equipped with Cummins B4.5 and B6.7 engines, including integrated hybrid adapted and Stop/Start technology. These engines can offer improved fuel consumption of up […]
Wrights Group Ltd has today announced the retirement of their Chairman and CEO, Mark Nodder OBE, with effect from 31 March 2019. On making the announcement, Sir William Wright CBE stated: “The board of Wrights Group will always be grateful to Mark for his long and dedicated service to Wrights Group. The regard in which […]