First Scotland East has received the first five of 18 new Wrightbus Micro-Hybrids intended to operate on Services 20, 21 and 22, linking Livingston, Broxburn and other towns and villages in West Lothian with Edinburgh. First claimed the new buses will sport ‘one of the most eye-catching and imaginative designs anywhere in Scotland’. They feature […]
Spanish operator, Autobuses de Leon, has been named as the preferred bidder to operate Malta’s public transport network. Following the decision by Transport Malta, the island’s transport authority, official negotiations with representatives of the company are set to begin. According to press reports, its offer was €20m cheaper than that made by Island Malta Buses […]
Revenue for French transport giant, RATP, rose 3.3% to €2,674m compared to June 2013, according to its figures. Group net results increased by 4.8% to €198m and its cash flow was at a record high of €527m, up 8%. Its RATP Dev subsidiary took over London Sovereign, with 12 services and 140 buses. The acquisition […]
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has boosted its fleet of yellow school buses with 13 new Optare Versas hybrids. Six schools in Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Stockport and Trafford are set to get their first yellow school bus service, joining 53 other schools across Greater Manchester. Each of the new vehicles cost £210,000 each and are […]
A survey by Arriva has found 91% of bus users have said they would be more inclined to use the bus if they knew exactly when their service would turn up and could plan their journey accordingly. The research was recently undertaken by Arriva buses to support the launch of its new mobile app. It […]
Instead of operating on its usual Green Line Route 6, Nottingham City Transport’s (NCT’s) West Bridgford centenary celebration bus recently picked up NCT Graphic Designer and bride-to-be, Nicola Webster. Nicola had asked her employers if they could provide a bus to transport her guests to West Bridgford Register Office for her wedding to fiancé David […]
The first contract to improve the A9 Perth to Inverness Road from single to predominantly dual carriageway is now out to tender six months ahead of schedule. The contract, the first of 12 dualling sections planned along the route, is the five mile stretch from Kincraig to Dalraddy and is said to be worth £50m. […]
Malcolm Wetherell, a driver based at First Eastern Counties’ Lowestoft depot, is celebrating after clocking up 49 years’ service. He joined the firm, then part of the nationalised Transport Holding Company, in August 1965 when he was 16 years old as an Apprentice Engineer at the Great Yarmouth depot. After completing a five year apprenticeship […]