FirstGroup is ranked 125th of 200 entrants in the 2023 Clean200 report. FirstGroup is one of only six UK companies to be included in the sustainability rankings and is the only passenger transport operator based in Europe to be listed in this year’s report, making the list for the fourth year in succession. The annual […]
Aaron Hill has been announced as the Confederation of Passenger Transport’s (CPT’s) new Director of CPT Cymru. Aaron has a wealth of experience from membership organisations and the third sector, having an extensive background in policy, influencing and external affairs. His previous roles have covered a wide variety of public services, including housing, regeneration, health […]
Travel Cleaning Show 2023 is to showcase what has been described as the world’s first smart low-height industrial cleaning robot. The Swiss-made Kemaro K900 floor-cleaning robot is to join the Travel Cleaning Show 2023, courtesy of industrial floor cleaning equipment supplier Crescent Industrial. Designed to save operators time and effort, the K900 fully-autonomous robot floor-sweeper […]
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. […]