A national marketing campaign to promote coach travel is due for January 2022. Brought about by the efforts of CPT and its operators, it will include TV adverts promoting the industry. The campaign, called ‘Get Back On Board’, aims to promote travelling by coach around the UK and highlight the benefits of coach travel more […]
Padam Mobility and Surrey County Council have launch a new Demand Responsive Transport (DRT) service in West Leatherhead, Surrey. “Surrey Connect”, the Mole Valley’s new DRT is managed by Mole Valley District Council on behalf of Surrey County Council and comes into full operation after an extended test period started in May 2021. Currently, the […]
Goodyear is launching a new tyre designed to maximise efficiency and prepare for the future of city buses. Acknowledging the transformation of the city bus market, with greater focus on electrification, Goodyear is releasing the URBANMAX MCA HL+ tyre. Based on the URBANMAX MCA design, the new MCA HL+ is adapted to support additional battery […]
Arriva has received 14 new Volvo-based MCV EvoRas. They are for exclusive use on the Luton Busway A & Z routes, serving Luton, Dunstable and Luton Airport. The new buses represent an investment of over £2.5million. “We are delighted to be able to commit such a strong level of investment into the local area…” – […]
Birmingham-based Grayson Thermal Systems, has sealed a string of new contract wins that has seen it take sales past pre-Covid levels. The designer and manufacturer of cooling and HVAC products to the transport sector has secured more than £8m of orders from customers including ABB, Solaris, Skoda and Wrightbus. Group turnover has now risen to […]
Jane Reakes-Davies, Managing Director at First Bus Cymru, and Paul Dyer, Managing Director at Cardiff Bus, have been appointed as Chair and Vice-Chair of CPT Cymru’s Bus Commission. Jane and Paul will take up their positions on Bus Commission in December. Their role involves helping shape bus policy in Wales. CPT highlights that Jane will […]
Scania GB’s latest sales and service centre, located at Eurocentral in Scotland, is officially open. The £10m investment occupies a 7.8acre plot and contains a fully operational workshop and parts department, with office accommodation and extensive secure parking. The building was recently used as a venue to host Scania’s Net Zero Conference, organised in the […]
Analysis by the CPT has shown a funding gap of more than £5bn between plans by local authorities and bus operators to improve services and available government funding. To deliver the National Bus Strategy local authorities and bus operators were tasked with drawing up Bus Service Improvement Plans (BSIPs) to set out how, with government […]