The Second Reading of the Bus Services Bill is due to take place in the House of Commons today (Monday 2 June). The new legislation is aimed at improving buses and boosting local control of services. The Bill has been brought forward from the House of Lords and has had its first reading in the Commons. […]
Buses are the safest form of transport in London, TfL‘s latest casualty figures suggest. In TfL’s annual casualty statistics, buses were recorded as the safest way to travel on the roads, carrying more people than any other public transport mode in the city. In 2024, 13 people were killed in collisions involving a bus (11 […]
Contactless ticketing and vehicle location technology provided by INIT will remain on Nottingham’s buses for a further six years. Nottingham City Transport (NCT) has agreed to renew its contract with the firm. The new agreement will see INIT provide Account Based Ticketing (ABT), enhancements of the planning, driver dispatching and rostering system, and an upgrade […]
Camira is introducing what it describes as the transport sector’s first interior fabrics made from marine plastic waste. Launching on United Nations’ World Environment Day on 5 June 2025, the new SEAQUAL Collection is crafted from plastic bottles recovered from oceans, rivers and beaches. In partnership with the global SEAQUAL INITIATIVE, each metre of Camira’s […]
Phillips International Travel director, Julian Phillips, has published a booked called The Glorious M6. It is now available to order from all bookshops and online retailers. The book is a 124-page guide to places of interest that can be seen from or visited within a short drive from junctions of the M6 motorway. Although sections […]
Following a successful demo of the coach, Johnson Coaches of Lincolnshire has added a Neoplan Tourliner to its fleet. It is the operator’s first ever Tourliner. The 13.1m Neoplan Tourliner P10 is the first of two new coaches purchased by the operator. It has an MAN D26 440bhp engine coupled with a ZF EcoLife automatic […]
Spanish coachbuilder Sunsundegui has now entered liquidation. As a result, 341 jobs are lost. B&CB originally announced the company’s woes in September 2024, when the manufacturer filed for administration so it could buy time to negotiate with its creditors. The company was burdened by €48.8m debt and has been under insolvency proceedings since November 2024. […]
Alexander Dennis has delivered a new Enviro400 double-decker and two Enviro200 single-deckers to English operator Weardale Motor Services. The new Enviro400 is the third of the type for Stanhope, County Durham-based Weardale and is fitted with 84 high-backed seats alongside an additional tip-up seat in the wheelchair space. The Enviro200 additions include an 8.9m vehicle […]