Google has celebrated the anniversary of the AEC Routemaster’s first public appearance in London on 24 September 1954 by using an image of the iconic bus on a ‘Google Doodle’. The Routemaster inspired logo on the internet search engine’s home page is the latest collaboration to mark TfL’s Year of the Bus. As well as […]
Irizar UK has secured an order for three i6 Integral coaches from Ellisons Travel, which supplies half the Premiership football team coaches. The Merseyside-based corporate specialist is keeping the exact specification under wraps until Euro Bus Expo, when one of the three will be on show. The model is built to order at the Ormaiztegi […]
DfT has closed its Transport Direct website. The Department claims equivalent travel information services are now widely available online from several other sources. Launched in 2004, the site was the very first journey planner to cover England, Scotland and Wales and has since assisted with 160m travel requests. Deputy Chief Executive of Bus Users, Stephen […]
Scotland’s recent vote for independence has encouraged further debate about the devolution of power elsewhere in the UK, with the bus industry no exception. London style bus powers for local regions were called for by Labour’s Shadow Secretary of State for Transport, Mary Creagh. In a speech during this year’s Labour Conference in Manchester, she […]
Female leaders from the passenger transport sector have been recognised at the 2014 Women 1st Shine Awards. It saw 17 leading businesswomen were inducted into the Women 1st Top 100 Club. The ceremony was held at the London Marriott hotel in Grosvenor Square and was attended by over 150 industry leaders and was hosted by […]
Ford is extending production of its all-new Transit to include the full line up of over 450 model variants. The latest Transit derivatives include Chassis Double Cab, Double Cab-in-Van and extra-long L5 versions. These new variants have debuted at the 2014 IAA Commercial Vehicles Show this week and complete an unprecedented renewal and expansion of […]
Arriva is to make some changes to its buses in Surrey and West Sussex from 28 September. The operator is to introduce a number of improvements too, as well as some measures to improve reliability or to match the service provided more closely to demand. More buses will be laid on for Horsham, with the […]
West Yorkshire Combined Authority is reviewing bus services 435 and 436, operated by Arriva owned Yorkshire Tiger. The routes run between Wakefield and Holmfirth via Skelmanthorpe and Denby Dale. Consultation sessions on the routes are being held until 6 October for local passengers who may be affected by the proposed changes. Comments from passengers will […]