Greener Journeys has published the findings of the consultation on the creation of a Transport Knowledge Hub to support Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) with the tools and information they need to make transport capital investments aimed at driving local economic growth and jobs. The organisation said the response from the KPMG led consultation was ‘very […]
Volvo Buses has highlighted the benefits of electromobility in Rio during the recent C40 Mayors Summit. The event saw world leaders gather in Mexico to discuss a low carbon future. Cities are being urged to adopt electromobility transport solutions and include electric and hybrid vehicles. Volvo has supplied 3,000 hybrid and electric buses globally. The […]
An investment of over £180m in bus services in Leeds has been proposed. The aim of the spend is to double passenger numbers within ten years and improve air quality. It forms part of the new Leeds Transport Strategy, which would see a total of £270m of improvements made to the public transport networks in […]
Roy McCarthy Coaches has placed an order for a 12.2m short wheelbase Plaxton Panther, the first of its type. The new Panther will be on a Euro6 Volvo B8R chassis with ZF automatic transmission. It will have 49 seats, centre toilet, fridge, boiler and a radio PA system. The announcement comes weeks after the Macclesfield […]
Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has committed to phasing out the purchase of diesel buses. He revealed that no more pure diesel double deckers will be added to the capital’s fleet from 2018 and that all new single deckers for central London will be zero emission. The announcement was made during the launch of the […]
TfL wants to match bus services with demand in London in a smarter way with additional services provided to support residential growth areas across the capital, particularly in outer London. The forthcoming Business Plan, subject to sign off by the TfL Board, will see total bus mileage maintained across the city over its five year […]
The Office of Budget Responsibility (OBR) was quoted as forecasting growth of 2.1% in 2016, then downgraded to 1.4% in 2017, with 1.7% growth in 2018, 2.1% for 2019 and 2020 and 2% in 2021. Debt is to rise from 84.2% of GDP last year to 87.3% this year, peaking at 90.2% in 2017-18. In […]
Government’s Transport Select Committee has stated the Bus Services Bill is a major opportunity to transform passengers’ experiences of bus services. According to the body, the Bill goes some way in helping overcome the challenges of lack of competition, high fares and cuts in services. It claims local authorities and operators face a number of […]