Speed limits for lorries over 7.5 tonnes have risen from 40mph to 50mph on single carriageways and from 50mph to 60mph on dual carriageways. The change is intended to modernise an antiquated restriction, according to DfT. The department claims the previous speed limit did not work, saying that it is broken by about three quarters […]
TfL is to increase the frequency of route 308, operated by Tower Transit, to meet increased passenger demand. The service runs between Wanstead and Clapton (Lea Bridge Road) via Forest Gate and Stratford. The route was greatly enhanced as recently as January 2014. As part of the package of bus improvements to serve the Olympic […]
Isle of Wight Bus and Coach Museum now occupies new premises. Reopened this Easter, the museum is now located at The Bus Depot, Park Road in Ryde. Vehicles on display range from a 1934 Dennis to a 1990 bus from the same manufacturer, as well as a Bristol, Bedford, Volvo and a continental Renault amongst […]
Work is underway on Bolton Interchange, which will replace the existing Moor Lane bus station. The new site should provide improved waiting areas, passenger facilities, information, safety and security including a cycle hub, retail outlet, shop mobility and modern public toilets with a baby change facility. It will directly connect bus and rail services via […]
Leigh Bus station is undergoing a £1m facelift as part of TfGM’s bus priority investment which will see a guided busway linking Leigh, Atherton and Tyldesley with Salford, Manchester city centre and beyond. The busway will offer a minimum of four buses an hour between Leigh and Manchester during the day from Mondays to Saturdays […]
Bury Council, in partnership with Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM), has awarded the contract for a jointly funded enhanced bus station in Radcliffe Town Centre as part of a regeneration programme for the town. The bus station will be relocated to the current Dale Street car park and will offer stepped seating areas, stair and […]
Norwegian transport operator, Boreal Transport Norge, has purchased two 100% electric buses from Dutch manufacturer EBUSCO. The vehicles will commence service in the city of Stavanger, the country’s third largest metropolitan area, on 7 April. They were developed and built by the Helmond based company, which is the first Dutch manufacturer to build a 100% […]
Bedford’s multi-million pound bus station has brought improvements including an award winning revamp of Allhallows Car Park, the New Greyfriars surface car park, new paving, seating and tree planting, enhanced shop fronts and better disabled access. More improvements are also planned on surrounding shops together with a new departure hub including a satellite waiting area […]