Arriva has introduced 18 ADL Enviro400s to Southend, representing an investment of £3.8m. The vehicles have free 4G Wi-Fi, USB charging points and 73 seats upholstered in E-Leather. They will run between Rayleigh, Thundersley, Hadleigh, Leigh, Westcliff, Southend, Southchurch, Bournes Green, Thorpe Bay and Shoeburyness. They feature ‘stop-start’ technology that reduces fuel consumption by stopping […]
Go-Ahead owned Salisbury Reds has launched ‘The Stonehenge Tour’, which runs from Salisbury Rail Station and the city centre, through to Stonehenge itself and then onto Old Sarum on the return journey. The firm has invested in new ADL Enviro400 MMCs, fitted with individual headphones for the passenger commentary that was developed in close consultation […]
Representing an investment of over £5m, Stagecoach North East has welcomed a fleet of 24 new ADL Enviro400 MMCs. At the official launch, newly appointed Stagecoach North East MD, Steve Walker, in his formal first engagement for the company unveiled one of the new buses at the Green Transport Event at Newcastle’s Quorum Business Park. […]
Nottingham City Transport (NCT) has been awarded ‘hero’ status by a new national campaign for fair fares for under-18s. The campaign is run by two 16 year olds, who became fed up of the way travel companies charge adult fares to teenagers still in education. NCT won the accolade for moving the adult ticket threshold […]
Figures from First Manchester have revealed patronage on its Vantage guided busway continues to grow, with 45,000 people a week now on board. Since starting in April, the service has carried over 940,000 people in total. A Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) survey suggested fewer cars are on the road thanks to the service, with […]
Go South Coast which operates Poole-based Morebus, has stepped in to buy Excelsior Coaches following the decision by former owner Ken Robins to retire and exit the business. ‘We are delighted to have the opportunity of continuing and developing this excellent coach operation under the Excelsior name from the existing depot in Bournemouth,’ said Go […]
Brighouse based Ladies Only Travel (trading as LOT) is understood to have gone into liquidation and will no longer be operating any bus services. West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s Bus Services team is looking for alternative arrangements for the tendered services for which it provides financial support. LOT also ran Bradford City Bus as a commercial […]
East Yorkshire Motor Services (EYMS) turned 90 years old on 5 October 2016. To mark the occasion, the operator has launched a bus in colours representing the four main liveries used over those 90 years. The Wrightbus Gemini’s front has the current burgundy and cream colouring, the centre section is the National Bus Company (NBC) […]