South Wales community transport operator, DANSA, has been given until the New Year to convert its entire operation to O licensing. Traffic Commissioner Nick Jones has told the CTO that running Section 19 and 22 permits alongside O licences is not possible. DANSA appears from records to have four O licences: ‘There has been a […]
Irizar has started work on the development of a new site at Blyth, just off the A1 in Nottinghamshire. This is the first phase in the construction of Irizar UK’s new headquarters. The news comes as Irizar Group celebrates 130 years of transport and engineering heritage. The first phase of development will see the construction […]
A survey of nearly 1,400 ArrivaClick customers in Merseyside has found the service is encouraging more people to swap cars and taxis for public transport. ArrivaClick is an on-demand minibus service that responds to customer demand through an app. It was launched as a pilot in Sittingbourne, Kent, in 2017. Services have been extended to […]
Arriva Bus & Coach is planning a workshop expansion and more than doubling its service team at its satellite aftersales unit in Wellingborough. The site – which was once the HQ for Van Hool – has been an unsung hero of the operation for many years, with much easier access from the Midlands and southern […]
The Confederation of Passenger Transport has warned that, if the UK exits the EU without a deal on 31 October, severe disruption of Channel-bound traffic is likely. “The most up to date estimates currently modelled by the Border Delivery Group are that during the first three weeks after a no-deal BREXIT the flow of HGVs […]
Click the image above to access our gallery of photos Dublin-based Harris Commercials is tilting for the midicoach sector, with a new vehicle, development of its Isuzu AOS Visigo and a re-engineered Higer Super 9. A dominant player in the Irish truck market for many years, Harris has moved into a new development sporting a […]
A highlight of the Cenex-LCV show at Millbrook proving ground was the Cost Effective Electric Bus (CELEB) display. The vehicle is the result of an Innovate UK funded collaboration between Equipmake, Potenza Technology, Millbrook, DePe Gear and Semikron. Norfolk-based Equipmake has begun the final testing phase of the new electric bus powertrain. The electrification company’s […]
A long-distance inter-city electric coach service is set to go into operation for the first time in the UK. The operation, entitled Ember, is to operate electric Yutong TCe12s on a route between Dundee and Edinburgh. The company was formed by Pierce Glennie and Keith Bradbury, who previously worked for iwoca, a company involved in […]