Northern Ireland’s Ulsterbus has ordered 37 Optares, including ten 11.7m Versas and 27 9.2m Solo SRs, all fitted with Mercedes-Benz engines coupled with Allison T260 gearboxes. All vehicles in the £4.9m deal will meet Euro6 standards. The Versa deliveries will commence in August 2014 with the Solos to follow in September 2014. They will be […]
Northern Irish transport operator, Translink, has ordered 42 Wrightbus bodied Volvo B5TL double deckers. They are for use on its Metro Services operating in the Belfast area. The vehicles are expected to provide reduced maintenance costs and dramatically lower emissions. Translink General Manager, Bus Services, Ciaran Doherty, said, ‘We’re pleased to place the order for […]
From 16 May 2014, Pennine Motor Services will no longer trade as a bus company. According to a letter from the company’s Secretary, Maurice Simpson, published in a local newspaper, the closure was partly due to North Yorkshire County Council’s 20% reduction in concessionary travel payments. A further factor cited was competition on Pennine’s main […]
Eight organisations have signed up to take part in this summer’s IRTE Skills Challenge for their first time. The new recruit competitors are Abellio, Metroline, Coastal Coaches, Gwyn Jones & Son Ltd, Paul Clark Services Ltd, London United, Tower Transit and Transdev Lancashire United. They join competition stalwarts Arriva, First Group, Go Ahead London, London […]
In a survey by the charity Guide Dogs, 82% of people with sight loss said their experience with bus drivers has not improved or has got worse over the last year. The survey of 1,300 people found 13% of participants said drivers always responded appropriately to their needs. The research showed only a quarter of […]
The merger follows a consultation last year looking at how the government can reform its motoring services agencies to put customers first, reduce costs and improve consistency. DVSA will be responsible for setting, testing and enforcing driver and vehicle standards in Great Britain and employs over 4,000 staff. This year it will conduct 1.5m theory […]
National Express West Midlands has furthered its recognition of individuals and organisations in Wolverhampton with the naming of a vehicle in honour of a local radio DJ. Dickie Dodd, who broadcasts on Signal 107, has been a respected radio personality in Wolverhampton and the West Midlands for around 20 years and is well known in […]
TfL has launched its new and improved website, designed to make it easier to plan journeys on the move and make the most of all London has to offer. It has been optimised for use on mobiles, tablets, laptops or desktops. Intended to ‘put customers in control’, it features a new ‘Nearby’ function showing all […]