Alexander Dennis has appointed Big Rig Manufacturing as contract manufacturing partner to meet resurging interest in the Enviro500 double-decker in North America. Big Rig Manufacturing is a subsidiary of Big Rig Collision Group, a leading provider of truck, bus and motorcoach accident repairs in Canada and the United States. Starting next year, it will assemble […]
Greater Manchester’s franchised bus network, the Bee Network, is now up and running. The first Bee Network buses left depots in Bolton and Wigan this morning. The mobilisation marked a culmination of months of preparation by a team of 600 people at Go North West, which won the first two contracts to operate Bee Network […]
Experienced Go-Ahead bus drivers have travelled from across Britain to take part in Sunday’s Bee Network bus launch in Manchester. Yellow-branded Bee Network buses will begin on Sunday morning on 50 routes in and around Bolton and Wigan, the first stage in Greater Manchester’s franchised bus network. Go North West has borrowed 85 drivers from […]
Rural areas are set to benefit from the Scottish government’s Community Bus Fund. The Fund is designed to support local transport authorities to explore the options for bus services set out in the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019, and improve public transport in their areas. More than £5 million is being made available as part of […]
The industry has been reacting to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak‘s decision to step back from 2030 to 2035 for the closure of sales of new internal combustion engine (ICE) cars. The decision comes as part of a raft of announcements on the country’s net-zero plans. A spokesperson from RHA reacted with: “We seek urgent clarity […]
Transport leather manufacturer Muirhead has opened its £14 million ‘Super Tannery’. The landmark project has taken seven years to deliver. It forms part of the group’s 20-year strategy and commitment to continuous improvements in sustainability. Tanning is a crucial part of the leather production process, whereby the raw hides are treated in drums filled with […]
Lothian has today (20 September 2023) announced an order for 50 new Volvo BZL Electric double-deckers, each with MCV bodywork, for Edinburgh. At an investment of over £24 million, Lothian will introduce these new vehicles in two batches across 2024, with the first vehicles appearing on Edinburgh’s streets in early spring. This investment cements the […]
UrbanThings and Paragon ID is returning to the Smart Transport Forum in Liverpool (26 and 27 September). The transport technology specialist’s Head of Bids and Partnerships, Guy Sutherland, is to tell the audience at the event how technology can be used to increase patronage and attract new passengers. Guy will discuss the technology tools available […]