Transport Minister, Nusrat Ghani, has announced the new Ultra-Low Emission Bus Scheme, which provides a £48m funding pot for green buses. The programme will see local authorities and operators in England and Wales bid for a share of the money, which they can use to buy hundreds of new ultra-low emission buses as well as […]
Ian Hall is to retire as one of the founding directors of Irizar UK at the end of May 2018. Besides the day-to-day running of the business in Worksop, Ian also handles coach sales in Scotland. He joined Steve O’Neill as sales director of the fledgling Irizar UK in 2011, having moved from finance into […]
BMW Group and Daimler AG are joining forces to offer customers a single source for sustainable urban mobility services. The two companies have signed an agreement to merge their mobility services business units. Subject to examination and approval by the responsible competition authorities, the BMW Group and Daimler AG plan to combine and strategically expand […]
Stagecoach-owned megabus.com is to launch what it describes as London’s first low-cost sightseeing tour. Tickets for the capital’s new megasightseeing.com service are now on sale, with services beginning on St. Georges Day (23 April). The service is scheduled to take two hours to travel non-stop to around 50 tourist sights. Tickets are available from only […]
TfL is exploring the potential of using a new ‘demand responsive’ TfL bus service to enhance London’s public transport network. TfL is approaching a range of businesses, including traditional bus operators and tech companies, to see if ride-booking technology can be used to create a new TfL bus service that complements the capital’s existing bus […]
Coventry’s final bendy bus has come out of service. National Express Coventry acquired its fleet of Mercedes-Benz Citaro articulated buses in 2003. They have now come to the end of their natural life as working vehicles. As the final one returned to the depot on the final day of service, all the staff from National […]
CPT has reminded the industry that a pilot scheme to allow coaches to pick up on London red routes will commence on Monday 26 March. The project is to run until the end of June. CPT, the London Tourist Coach Operators Association (LTCOA) and TfL have formed an agreement for nominated CPT and LTCOA member […]
Comfortable seats and wifi are amongst passengers’ most favoured aspects of a coach journey, according to a Volvo Buses study. The study was conducted in six European countries (Germany, Italy, Spain, UK, France and Sweden), taking the views of 6,000 people who travelled by tourist coach or long-distance bus. Sleeping, chatting, watching films and reading […]