MAN has displayed two new vehicles for the South African market at the Southern African Bus Operators Association (SABOA) conference. One was the MAN Lion’s Explorer is a 65-seater built on the MAN HB 3 chassis with 350hp D20 engine at the MAN plant in Olifantsfontein. The other featured the CLA chassis produced in India […]
Underfunding, severe weather and increased traffic are relentlessly undermining the resilience of the local road network in England and Wales, according to the Asphalt Industry Alliance (AIA). The Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance (ALARM) survey, published by AIA, paints what it describes as an ‘unsettling picture’ and indicates that further decline lies ahead for the […]
The Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS) has released its 2015 Annual Report, the first year of the scheme under the management of the FORS Community Partnership. FORS experienced an overwhelming growth across the UK in 2015, with a 32% increase in accredited operators in the scheme open to operators of vans, lorries, mini-buses, coaches and […]
Arriva Buses has joined forces with IDI Gazeley to improve transport links to Lutterworth based Magna Park. The new X45 service launches on 3 April 2016 and will connect the distribution site with Lutterworth, Glen Parva, Narborough Road, Leicester city centre, Beaumont Leys and Thurmaston. Operating seven days a week, it has been designed to […]
A new bus ticket and zone for Falkirk is to be trialled by First Midland Bluebird. At £4.50, the new Falkirk First Day ticket offers significantly cheaper travel for those living in areas around the town and there will be a Falkirk First Week ticket priced at £15. First said this brings ‘massive reductions’ for […]
Talks have taken place between the owners of the M6toll and the West Midlands Integrated Transport Authority (ITA) over ways of making better use of the motorway network. The meeting was organised following growing calls that greater use should be made of the privately owned motorway, especially when the toll free network is congested. The […]
Miskolc in Hungary has rolled out 75 new MAN Lion’s City CNG city buses, 40 standard and 35 articulated. The 12metre variant is powered by the Euro6 E2876 272hp engine, whilst the articulated bus at just under 19m long is rated at 310hp. The vehicles’ tanks hold 1,460litres of natural gas. The vehicles are part […]
CPT, in association with commercial partners Backhouse Jones, is to hold a one-day seminar for CPT members on 28 April on the possible implications of the UK voting to leave the EU. It will be held at Volvo UK’s Headquarters in Warwick. To book a place, email Amy Scarth at [email protected]