Chalkwell of Sittingbourne claims its new commuter service between Kings Hill, Leybourne, West Malling and London has ‘got off to a promising start’. The operator now runs a total of 13 regular commuter services a day to the capital. Passenger numbers during the first week of the new journey were ‘very encouraging’, with customers giving […]
Following First Scotland East’s £1.5m January investment in ten new ADL Enviro300s for service X95 (Edinburgh – Carlisle), it has now fitted complementary Wi-Fi to a further six buses on the route. This means each of the 16 vehicles that run on the X95 are now fitted with Wi-Fi. Additionally, the interior of each vehicle […]
Stagecoach has announced it is to launch a new Citylink Gold service in Scotland using two 15m Volvo based Plaxton Elite 54-seater coaches operated by Parks of Hamilton with leather seats, tables, power sockets, a toilet and free Wi-Fi. From 19 July, the new services will operate between Edinburgh and Aberdeen, with two departures in […]
Bedford Borough Council has been granted planning permission for a new bus station. In addition to local bus companies, there are a number of coach companies using the existing Bedford bus station without having a formal agreement with either Bedford Borough Council or Stagecoach. The Council has put out a request for any PCV operator […]
Arriva North West has been commended for its commitment to improving environmental standards in passenger transport by the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) North West at its annual awards for Education and Excellence. The awards celebrate educational and commercial excellence in freight and passenger transport across the north west region. Arriva won in […]
A new £2m fleet of 12 ADL Enviro300s have been put into service by First in Bolton. All fitted with Wi-Fi, they are working the 501 route (Chorley Old Road to Farnworth via Bolton Hospital). The vehicles previously used on the 501 will be moved to other routes in Bolton, replacing older buses and ensuring […]
Centrebus is to close its Kimes Buses operation’s depot in Folkingham, Lincolnshire. The first stages of the consultation with staff are now complete, with the ‘vast majority’ of drivers choosing to take continued employment at other sites. The majority of the services will be transferred through a rolling programme during August to other depots. The […]
Stagecoach has made a multi-million pound investment in an automatic vehicle location system to track its 7,000 strong regional bus fleet in the UK. The contract for the technology was awarded to VIX Technology. Work on a pilot is expected to be completed by summer 2014, with the system fully deployed in late 2015. The […]