Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has announced plans for a network of limited-stop express bus routes that circle the entire capital. The routes are designed to connect outer London town centres, railway stations, hospitals and transport hubs, faster. Entitled Superloop, it will provide quicker journey times, with the Mayor of London providing £6m funding as an […]
Operations software specialist Optibus is partnering with Stratio, predictive fleet maintenance system provider. The team-up is aimed at solving major operational and vehicle maintenance challenges in the public transportation industry using artificial intelligence. The partnership marks what the pair believe is the first joint effort between a predictive maintenance company and a planning and operations […]
First Bus plan to create what it describes as a ‘super depot’ in Portsmouth after it secured the purchase of the Daily Mail Group news centre. The purchase of the new site, which is opposite the operator’s current Hilsea Depot, will see the development of a purpose-built electric bus depot within two years. The site […]
Bedfordshire-based Grant Palmer is celebrating a year of operation of its Houghton Regis busway service. The Hi route runs daily, up to every hour, serving customers at Houghton Regis North. Buses use the Luton and Dunstable guided busway to provide quick links to Luton as well as nearby employment at the White Lion Retail Park. […]
Moderated by President, Stephen Telling, and attended by operators, manufacturers and suppliers from across the UK, UKCOA’s event covered a wide range of technical and regulatory challenges that the industry is facing now and in the immediate future. Welcoming UKCOA members and guests, MD Volvo Bus UK & Ireland, Domenico Bondi, expressed his admiration for […]
The new Retail Sales Director of Volvo Bus in the UK and Ireland, Josef Gisslow, says that it’s ‘business as usual’ at the Coventry Bus and Coach Sales Centre, despite the impending closure of the company’s coach production plant in Wroclaw, Poland in 2024. Josef, who has transferred from Gothenburg, said the factory closure with […]
After cancelling tours and leaving customers out of money, the police are now investigating Harmony Coach Holidays. Police Scotland is enquiring after receiving a report of suspected fraud in relation to the company. The Hamilton-based tour operator had taken deposits and full payments before sending the news that holidays had been cancelled. Refunds have not […]
Miles Dorrington has been named as the new Traffic Commissioner for the West Midlands Traffic Area. Miles has been acting Traffic Commissioner in the region since the retirement of his predecessor, Nick Denton, in June 2022. He now takes on the role permanently. The Senior Traffic Commissioner, Richard Turfitt, said of Miles’ appointment: “I am […]