Torotrak Group and Wrightbus have completed the in-service trial of a Wrightbus StreetLite fitted with Torotrak’s Flybrid mechanical kinetic energy recovery system (KERS). The trial was conducted with Arriva on a standard route in Gillingham, Kent from March 2015. According to its manufacturer, the test successfully demonstrated the performance of the Flybrid KERS under real […]
Floods plagued many operations over the festive period. Press reports abounded about buses’ trials and tribulations during the challenging weather. One of the operators that faced adverse conditions on several fronts was Arriva’s Yorkshire Tiger, which experienced flooding in the vicinity of one of its depots and a damaging fire at another, According to its […]
DfT has announced the winners of funding for the fitment of technology to cut harmful emissions on 439 buses in England. The £7m of the Clean Bus Technology Fund 2015 has been distributed to 18 local authorities to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions in pollution hotspots. The money has been awarded to: Birmingham (Centro) (27 buses, […]
Renowned artist, Bradley Hutchings, was commissioned to capture two periods of the ‘golden age of coach travel’: one from the 1930s and the other from the 1950s. Bradley was able to create the two artworks using old photographs of the Empress coaches from the private collection of Empress’ Stephen Dine. They feature the operator’s first […]
A steel splint has been installed to repair the cracked section of the bridge. Splints continue to be fitted at another seven truss end links as a precautionary measure. This work can be safely completed with the bridge open and overnight lane restrictions. The bridge should reopen to HGVs in mid-February. Stagecoach bus and coach […]
Described as ‘a seasoned bus professional’, Richard Hall FCILT is currently the MD for RATP in London where he has been responsible for leading over 3700 people, across 11 operating sites, operating contracted bus services for TfL as well as a developing commercial bus and coach operation launched in 2015. Starting his career in coaches […]
Stagecoach has taken a cautious outlook, with a modest revision to full year expectation of adjusted earnings per share. Press reports have suggested that the terrorist attacks in Paris have slowed revenue growth since the company reported a rise to £1,970.4m (2014: £1545m) for the six months ended 31 October 2015. Recent revenue was reported […]
Senior Traffic Commissioner for Great Britain, Beverley Bell, has published a revised set of statutory documents. The changes will see the introduction of a streamlined process for direct transport manager replacements and additional nominations. For the first time, a role description for transport managers and what they are expected to do is provided. A new […]