Winners of the government’s Community Transport Minibus Fund have been announced. Visit www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/418550/community-minibus-successful-bidders.csv/preview to see the list. The £25m fund is intended to support the community transport sector in providing vital services to communities which may not be serviced by a commercial bus service.
Stephen Morris is stepping down as Bus Users’ Deputy Chief Executive at the end of March. Stephen was brought in to Bus Users in 2000, specifically to turn the organisation’s newsletter into a published magazine. He became increasingly involved in policy issues and day-to-day management and joined the full time staff in 2007, helping to […]
It is hoped passengers in Nottingham are not fooled this April over colour changing buses being launched by Nottingham City Transport (NCT). The operator has introduced seven new Scania ADL Enviro400s onto its South Notts route 1, which operates between Nottingham, Clifton, East Leake and Loughborough. The vehicles feature ‘smart paint technology’, according to a […]
Arriva London has placed an order for seven fully electric Optare MetroCitys. The single deckers are to operate on service 312, which will be the first route in London to be operated entirely with fully electric buses. Due later this year, they will join the two Optare MetroCitys currently on the service, which runs between […]
BYD is to supply 13 pure electric 12m ebuses to Nottingham City Council (NCC), along with associated charging equipment. The bus purchase has been facilitated by a £1.4m grant from the DfT Green Bus Fund. The remaining funds of £2.1m have been raised via the NCC Workplace Parking Levy. The vehicles are planned to be […]
National Express owned The King’s Ferry has ordered three more Irizar i6 Integral coaches. The 12.2m 49-seaters to the Kent based operator’s exacting specification follow the purchase of an i6 VIP tri-axle last year, which was the first Euro6 Irizar i6 Integral sold by Irizar UK. The three coaches will be DDA compliant, with destination […]
Optare has supplied a specially customised Solo to London Transport Museum’s new children’s play zone. The All Aboard area at the Covent Garden based museum allows kids to play on a mini fleet of vehicles and dress up in uniforms to become drivers, mechanics, cleaners, station announcers and riverboat captains. It has been designed for […]
£186m has been announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Transport Secretary to create new major roads for Manchester Airport and Morpeth. The works linking the A6 to Manchester Airport and from the A1 at Morpeth into Northumberland are intended to improve two major northern routes and boost economic growth in the region. £165m […]