Shortly after 3pm yesterday, a Bee Network bus collided with an aqueduct on Barton Lane in Eccles. The bus was on the Stagecoach Manchester-operated 100 route and in service at the time of the incident. North West Ambulance Service dispatched a number of resources, including ten emergency ambulances, advanced paramedics, its Hazard Area Response Team (HART) […]
Two years in the making, Wrightbus has given a first glimpse of its anticipated 6×2 zero-emission bus. Efficiency and durability tests will be completed during the summer, with a demonstrator heading out to a customer in Hong Kong for 12 months. There are already orders for the vehicle lined up for the Far East and […]
Northstar has launched two new express bus services. The X22 will run from Chester-le-Street to the Metrocentre in just 24 minutes, serving all stops through Barley Mow and Birtley. The X43 will travel from Stanley to the Metrocentre in 28 minutes, calling at Tanfield Lea, Tantobie, Burnopfield and Swalwell Bank in Whickham. Both routes are […]
TfGM was the first franchised transport authority in the UK to use CitySwift’s AI-powered platform. The solution is designed to deliver more reliable, frequent and quicker bus journeys on the Bee Network and the transport authority has renewed its contract to use the technology. CitySwift’s performance optimisation platform enables TfGM to use performance data to […]
A grant of £28m is being made to fund zero-emission buses in Bradford and Sheffield. The Government is to work closely with South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire Combined Authorities, to maximise benefits for passengers and improve air quality. Support announced today comes in addition to the multi-billion pound funding packages given at the latest Spending Review to […]
An Irizar ie Tram is to be trialled in the Liverpool City Region this month. The test run of the articulated electric bus is part of Mayor Steve Rotheram’s pledge to roll out a new fleet of high capacity ‘gliders’ across the region by the end of 2028. The Irizar is able to carry 120 […]
Trade union Unite has issued bus driver members with a letter to show management when conditions become too hot in drivers’ cabs. The letter informs managers that the driver is stopping work due to safety reasons. The union says it has taken this action ‘as the UK has already experienced three heatwaves this year’. The […]
A new ‘lane rental’ scheme is being considered in Greater Manchester. Under the plans – proposed by Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) in partnership with the ten local highway authorities – local authorities, utility companies and other organisations carrying out roadworks would face daily charges for occupying the most traffic-sensitive roads at peak times. The […]