Bluebird Vehicles Ltd has been placed in administration. Gareth Harris, Howard Smith and Brian Green of KPMG were appointed as Joint Administrators of the Scarborough based manufacturer on 3 July 2014. As such the company has ceased trading. The affairs, business and property of the company are being managed by the Joint Administrators. The manufacturer […]
FirstBus has announced an investment of £20m for 109 new buses which will initially carry passengers at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. The new buses currently being delivered are Wrightbus StreetLites and ADL Enviro400s. They will sport bespoke Glasgow 2014/First Bus branding emphasising the company’s ‘Personal Best’ campaign and will form part of a 380 […]
Transport improvements are set to be brought about by a series of Growth Deals announced by the Government. The £12bn pledged is aimed at helping boost local economies. The money is expected to provide support for local businesses to train young people, create thousands of new jobs, build thousands of new homes and start hundreds […]
Anyone tuning in to Channel 5 to see ‘On the Yorkshire Buses’ on 7 July, the date we originally reported, may be disappointed. The channel has rearranged the TV show to air on 11 July at 20.00.
TfL require a supplier to refurbish a number of original Routemaster buses which will continue to operate in London and also to facilitate the sale of a number of additional original Routemaster buses no longer required for service. Any interested party is asked to express an interest in this requirement by emailing Terry Davis [email protected] […]
FirstGroup aims to increase its graduate intake by around 65%. In September 2014, 23 graduates will begin working for First in the UK across its Bus, Rail and Group functions. Its graduate scheme this year attracted a record 1,023 applications. The operator’s graduates undertake a workplace training schedule over two years at various locations across […]
Since the launch of the Sheffield Bus Partnership 18 months ago, overall passenger numbers for journeys have grown by 740,000 (0.9%). Fare paying passengers have risen by nearly 10%, an increase of 4.65m, although ENCTS passengers dropped by 9.6% (2.55m) and child travel by 12.4% (1.35m). Records also show continued improvements in punctuality and reliability, […]
According to market research company, IDTechEx, supercapacitors are improving faster than lithium-ion batteries in most respects. A gradual increase in the supercapacitor component and decrease of the battery component is a real prospect according to the company, which forecasts that the global market value for supercapacitors will be $6.5bn (£3.8bn) by 2024. Commenting on supercapacitors, […]