It has been the best October since 2008 for bus and coach registrations, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Registrations rose 26.2% in October, with 785 in total, making for a rolling year figure of 8,821, a 17.4% increase. SMMT Chief Executive, Mike Hawes, said, ‘Strong demand for converted buses up […]
The Traffic Commissioner for Scotland, Joan Aitken, has presented CPT’s Bus & Coach Engineering Manager Accreditation to six of the McGill’s Buses team. Designed by CPT in conjunction with People 1st, the accreditation, assesses bus and coach Engineering Managers against a series of new professional standards, whilst allowing them to demonstrate they have the necessary […]
New MAN minibus MAN Truck & Bus is to introduce a new light commercial van, of which there will be a minibus version. Designated as MAN TGE, the new range of MAN light commercial vehicles was developed by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles and will be built together with its twin Volkswagen Crafter in the newly-built plant […]
Arriva Merseyside and a number of partners joined forces to host an event at Liverpool University on the dangers of cycling within buses’ blind spots. Representatives from Merseytravel, Sustrans, Sefton Council, Liverpool City Council and Merseyside Police supported Arriva at the University campus to highlight the issues bus drivers encounter with cyclists travelling within their […]
National Express Group Plc has continued to deliver ‘strong progress’ in the period from 1 July to 30 September 2015 according to its latest Interim Management Statement. Revenue has grown year on year in every division on a constant currency basis, with Group revenue up 3%. Like-for-like Group operating profit rose 7% in the period […]
Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) will launch Latin America’s first fleet of high capacity, low-floor, low emission double deck buses, by the end of 2016. It is to supply a fleet of 90 Enviro500 three-axle vehicles for Mexico City’s new Line 7. It will run 15km from Indios Verdes to Periférico and is expected to carry […]
Operators have welcomed the long awaited report by the Quality Contract Scheme (QCS) Board on the proposed Tyne and Wear bus scheme promoted by the North East Combined Authority through its transport executive Nexus. For Go North East, Kevin Carr, Managing Director, said, ‘The report confirms our belief that the proposed scheme for Tyne and […]
Chancellor George Osborne has announced £100bn of spending in this Parliament for new roads, rail, flood defences and other vital projects. Launching the new National Infrastructure Commission, led by former Cabinet minister, Lord Adonis, the Chancellor said infrastructure will be at the heart of next month’s Spending Review. In his statement, he pledged £100bn in […]