Lothian Buses has today (2 May 2024) been accredited as a Living Wage employer. The operator’s Living Wage commitment will see everyone working at Lothian Buses receive a minimum hourly wage of £12 per hour. This rate is higher than the government minimum for over 21s, which currently stands at £11.44 per hour. As the […]
Passenger information system specialist McKenna Brothers has been awarded a contract by Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) to supply and install audio-visual announcement systems onboard Bee Network buses. The awarding of the contract continues the partnership between TfGM and McKenna Brothers. The team-up has already shown success with previous and most recent operator orders in […]
Edinburgh Coach Lines, owned by the Eirebus Group, has just taken delivery of two new coaches from Irizar UK. The tri-axle coaches are of the Irizar Integral i6S Efficient variant and will be in operation on the Leger Shearings holiday tours programme. At 14m in length, the two coaches seat up to 42 passengers on […]
The Go-Ahead Group, in partnership with Tranzaura, is delivering what it describes as a digital transformation. The team-up is aimed at delivering enhanced operational efficiency across its regional bus services in the UK. This collaboration is a five-year partnership and highlights Go-Ahead’s commitment to innovation, reliability of bus services and as a result, increased customer […]
Bus passengers and non-bus users in Wales have made their views known about the barriers to them choosing to travel by bus. A new Transport Focus survey called ‘Information and infrastructure barriers to bus use in Wales – the passenger view’ undertaken in partnership with Transport for Wales (TfW) has been published today which provides […]
Parksafe Group is the winner of the Viva Shield at the Carmen Transport Industry Awards for its in-vehicle Low Bridge Detection System. The ceremony, at Mansion House in London, was held on Monday 22 April 2024. The Carmen Transport Awards are organised by the Worshipful Company of Carmen, one of the longest established bodies in […]
Trade union Unite is urging the Scottish government to save a biodiesel plant. European biodiesel producer, Argent Energy, has entered consultation on plans to end production at its biodiesel plant in Motherwell, Scotland. The company supplies biodiesel to Stagecoach and Metroline buses, as well as Eddie Stobart. It described the team at its Motherwell facility […]
Somerset Council is maintaining low bus fares for the Taunton Town Zone in an effort to ensure bus use keeps growing in popularity. Since the introduction of the Government-funded £1 fare 18 months ago there has been a nearly 30% rise in bus use in Taunton and the Council wants to keep supporting this. Following […]