Electric steering columns that provide ergonomic adjustability are common in the automotive sector but this technology is yet to make its debut in the commercial vehicle sector. Many manufacturers are interested in the concept, but it is up to technology suppliers to translate this vision into reality. The origins of the electric memory steering column […]
Orbit Coaches has upgraded its workshop with Totalkare equipment. Having purchased three sets of T8AC cabled mobile-column lifts from the workshop equipment specialists since 2021, the Leicestershire-based business has now installed an in-ground brake tester and smoke meter to improve the testing facilities of its in-house workshop. Established in 1995, the family-run business manages a […]
Plans to introduce 20mph speed limits in Abingdon have been put on hold after Oxford Bus Company said the measure would leave it with no option but to withdraw services. “This would make parts of our network unviable, and we would be left with no choice but to withdraw them” – Luke Marion, Oxford Bus […]
National Express is to provide transport for The Festival event at Cheltenham Racecourse to ease any travel disruption caused by rail strikes. The rail strikes announced by the RMT are set to include industrial action on Thursday 16 March, St Patrick’s Thursday at The Festival, as well as Saturday 18 March, the day after The […]
Plans for the franchising of Liverpool’s bus network could move forward with a possible consultation. Mayor of the Liverpool City Region, Steve Rotheram and the Combined Authority voted unanimously last year to confirm franchising as the Liverpool City Region’s preferred future model for running the bus network and services, joining Manchester in a similar move. […]
Prospective students attending the Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) applicant days at the Cambridge campus in March will be able to take advantage of free bus travel on Stagecoach East services. The bus operator has previously partnered with ARU Peterborough to provide prospective students with free bus travel during their open days and applicant days in […]
Ben Colson MBE is standing down as Chair of Bus Users UK after five and a half years in the role. Ben joined Bus Users in 2018 following an illustrious career in the UK bus industry. In 1996 he founded the Kings Lynn based Norfolk Green Bus Company, the only SME to receive the UK […]
Transport Ticketing Global 2023, the world’s largest public transport event for smart ticketing and mobility professionals, returns to Olympia, London, on 7 and 8 March 2023. With a host of new speakers, interactive formats and new exhibitors, the event will showcase the very latest in smart ticketing, mobility solutions and passenger experience. Talking about new […]