First examples of County Kildare, Ireland based Brian Noone Ltd’s ‘radically’ redesigned Turas 900 based on the Mercedes-Benz 921L chassis are about to enter service. The first vehicles for operators in Britain will shortly be released to agent Minis to Midis and will be available for viewing in early August. The Doncaster based dealer said […]
Chinese bus manufacturer, BYD and Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) have formed a new alliance and confirmed a £19m deal. The partnership will see the introduction of London’s first large scale, zero emission, single deck bus fleet. It will also be the single largest fleet of full size electric buses in Europe. The move follows confirmation […]
Yeoman’s Canyon Travel and DRM Bus have stepped in to ensure the continuation of services of the outgoing First Midland in their area. First announced it was to shut down operations in Herefordshire earlier this month (see B&CB 1334, 3 July 2015). The news coincided with similar closure proposals for Bracknell and Newcastle-under-Lyne in the […]
Arriva has acquired two more bus operating companies in Slovakia. The operator has taken on SAD Liorbus Group and SAD Trnava Group. SAD Liorbus Group currently operates a regional bus network in northern Slovakia, the Zilina Region, as well as city services in three towns. SAD Trnava Group operates a regional bus network in western […]
The new £1.9m Cradley Heath Interchange has opened in the West Midlands. It features a new waiting area, improved access to train services and four connected bus stands with digital timetable information. It has seen an additional two bus stands built on a newly constructed island, replacing the previous bus stop on Forge Lane. The […]
MAN has announced it is addressing its current cost structures and significantly enhancing efficiency to better respond to market fluctuations in the future and to maintain its high competitive level. The company has launched a Group-wide efficiency program, which includes streamlining administrative functions at MAN Truck and Bus and reorganising truck production. What it describes […]
Devolution has begun in the bus and coach industry, with a deal being struck in Cornwall that will give the local authority more powers over the county’s buses. It comes as part of a package of changes designed to give Cornwall new powers to control local services. The move, which comes without the previously stated […]
A decision has been made by the European Commission concerning the Bus and Coach Association’s urging of an investigation into alleged unfair community transport operation (CTO) funding. The Commission looked at two councils’ CTO funding practices, Nottinghamshire County Council (NCC) and Derbyshire County Council (DCC). It concluded that the funding granted by NCC to CTOs […]