£30m of government funding for investment in green buses has been announced by Transport Minister, Andrew Jones. Bus operators and local authorities across England have been awarded a share of the Low Emission Bus Scheme (LEBS) funding to buy low emission buses and install chargepoints and other infrastructure. In total, the 13 successful bidders will […]
The 100th coach to enter the fleet of Steel’s Coaches of Addingham, West Yorkshire since its establishment in 1940 is a Barbi. Commenting on why this vehicle was chosen, Proprietor Tim Steel said, ‘Quite simply, the Barbi Galileo 10.8m variant ticks all the boxes, perfect versatile size, 45 reclining seats and courier, two plug doors, […]
Alexander Dennis Ltd (ADL) has delivered ten bespoke Enviro200s to First Glasgow in a £2.1m deal. The buses have a high specification interior and will be used on the operator’s Glasgow Airport Express service. The 11.8m buses have extra leg room, fold down tables, 4G Wi-Fi, USB charging points, wood effect flooring and audio-visual display […]
First Kernow is believed to be the first bus company in the UK to reduce fares when it is raining. The Cornwall operator announced that when there is a downpour its fares on its day tickets will automatically be half price, making them £6 for adults, £3 for children and £12 for a family group. […]
Belle Vue Manchester has secured a two year deal with inspiresport, whose tours offer youngsters the chance to play and train at leading clubs. inspiresport organises over 250 tours each year for schools, youth groups and sporting academies, enabling them to be professionally coached at world class facilities for football, cricket, netball, rugby, hockey, tennis […]
First West of England has warned Pokemon Go users to keep clear of its depots. The popular game that was launched last week uses a phone’s camera and GPS system to allow players to find and capture the virtual Pokemon in real life locations. There have been a number of news reports of gamers trespassing […]
Reading Buses will be launching a school summer holiday service to Legoland Windsor and Thorpe Park. The 900a to Legoland and the 900b to Thorpe Park will run every day from 23 July until September. Buses will run an express service, only calling at certain stops on the route including Reading Station and Bracknell Bus […]
Campaign for Better Transport, along with 13 other organisations, have written to the Department for Education and DfT, urging them to take action to protect school and college transport. Public Transport Campaigner from Campaign for Better Transport, Lianna Etkind, said, ‘The recent report, School Transport Matters, has shown that years of devastating cuts to school […]