Van Hool has signed a contract to build two hydrogen buses for TfL. The deal falls within the scope of 3Emotion, a European consortium on Hydrogen Fuel Cell Buses, in which Van Hool is acting as project coordinator. The hydrogen powered 12m hybrid (fuel cell and battery powered) Van Hool A330 is equipped with the […]
Manchester’s creative arts centre, HOME, has partnered with First Manchester to enable people across Greater Manchester to access the shared creative theatre and cinema space. In May 2015, HOME launched the Oglesby Inspire Scheme, which has helped provide low cost tickets to specific community groups and those who might not normally have the opportunity to […]
Fares on TfL services rose by 1% on 2 January, in line with the July 2015 Retail Price Index (RPI). However a number of fares, including single bus fares and all but two pay as you go single Tube fares, will be frozen. Travelcard season tickets will increase by slightly less than 1%. The changes […]
FirstBus has repainted a Wrightbus Gemini into the red and cream Huddersfield Corporation livery, last seen on the Yorkshire town’s routes in 1974. The vehicle has also been named after Fred Krigers, who joined the bus industry in the same year as a driver. He went on to complete over 40 years service before retiring […]
A number of people involved in the transport industry were recognised in the New Years Honours. Amongst them were Stephen Leonard Gooding, lately Director General, Roads, Traffic and Local Group, DfT and Clare Moriarty, lately Director General, Rail Executive, DfT, who both received a Companion of the Order of the Bath accolade for services to […]
Between Thursday 14 January and Sunday 17 January 2016, CPT has warned that a number of roads will be closed in London for the London Lumiere light show. Taking place around the West End and King’s Cross, it will mean full road closures will be in place from 16.30 to 23.30 each night. It affects […]
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 […]