A range extended electric bus and truck chassis from a new to the industry business begins its testing programme in the UK this month. The company involved, Charge R&D Ltd, is headed by former Optare director, Glenn Saint. Taking the role of Technical Director Charge, Glenn directs a team of 40 engineers. The company has […]
Lord Adonis has resigned the Labour Party whip and become a cross-bench peer to lead George Osborne’s new body to plan infrastructure projects. The National Infrastructure Commission Adonis now heads is intended to take the politics out of infrastructure decisions in order to create a national consensus on what must be done, initially focusing on […]
Total new bus and coach registrations increased 43.9% in September 2015 (compared to the same month last year) to reach 1,134 units, according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. The rolling year figure was 8,658, 16.3% up from the same month in 2014. SMMT Chief Executive, Mike Hawes, said, […]
Travellers are being warned to avoid the Forth Road Bridge area. Demolition works are planned for weekends in October and November, requiring the closure of A90 and M90 (M9 Spur) to all traffic south of Echline Junction. The B800 bridge between South Queensferry and Kirkliston is to be demolished to allow roadworks for the Forth […]
Gordon Hewitt of family run Premier Coaches (Watford) Ltd has passed away. Gordon joined the company founded by his father in 1923 straight from school aged 14. Apart from war service with the RAF continued with an active interest until the family closed the business in 2003. With hard work and enthusiasm he (with his […]
Mike Brown MVO has been named as London’s new Transport Commissioner, succeeding Sir Peter Hendy CBE. Brown has been Interim Commissioner since July, following Sir Peter’s appointment as Chairman of Network Rail. Mike has taken up the new post with immediate effect. He has been TfL’s MD of London Underground and Rail since 2010, where […]
A stakeholder meeting for the UK Coach Awards is being held in London on 20 October at 12.00. It is open to sponsors, supporters and previous nominees and takes place at the Society of Operations Engineers, 22 Greencoat Place, London SW1P 1PR at 12 noon. A sandwich lunch will be provided. UK Coach Awards Chairman, […]
A €1,000 daily entry tax for touring coaches visiting the City of Rome has been proposed. International Road Transport Union (IRU), representing the European bus and coach industry, strongly opposes these plans. In a letter to Rome’s Mobility Department, IRU requested an urgent meeting with city authorities and called for proper consultation with the bus […]