Organisers of Coach & Bus Live 2015 have reported ‘record demand’ for stand space at next Autumn‘s trade show, with over 80% of floor space already taken. With 120 exhibitors already having reserved stands just four months after the launch, there has been continued demand following from the recent Euro Bus Expo 2014. Results from […]
Volvo’s new 7900 Electric Hybrid bus entered scheduled service for the first time on 18 December running on the Innovation Route 109 in Hamburg, Germany. The vehicle incorporates a Euro6 engine, an electric motor and plug-in technology. Charging takes place at the end stop using a pantograph that is integrated with the charging station. The […]
Nottingham City Transport’s (NCT’s) Orange 36 buses have resumed their normal route after diversions through Beeston and Chilwell due to tram works have come to an end. Buses towards Beeston and Chilwell will serve Broadgate and Middle Street to reach Beeston Bus Station, rather than diverting along Queen’s Road East. Passengers have been made aware […]
Scotland’s First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has opened what has been described as the biggest bus depot in the UK. First Glasgow has relocated operations to the newly constructed £20m site in Cathcart Road in the south side of the city. The bespoke facility houses 300 buses and 800 employees, although it has space for up […]
Two Optare MetroCity buses are now in service on route 312 in London. They are Croydon’s first pure electric buses. The service is operated by Arriva and runs between South Croydon and Norwood Junction carrying around 4,700 passengers a day. TfL’s Director of Buses, Mike Weston, said, ‘We now have a total of eight pure […]
‘Robust’ was how Go-Ahead described its trading in a pre-close trading update for the six months ending 27 December 2014. Overall revenue growth in the company’s regional bus business for the period was described as ‘good’, largely driven by increased contract revenue, where associated journeys are not recorded. Its commercial and concessionary passenger numbers have […]
Ipswich Buses has stepped in to serve some areas that had lost a bus service following the withdrawal of a First route in the area. The move followed First’s decision to withdraw service 55 from Bixley Farm to Central Ipswich via Foxhall Road. With funding from Suffolk County Council, the municipal operator is to serve […]
National Express’s coach division has achieved the highest ever mark given on a first audit by the British Safety Council (BSC). The operator was awarded 96% in the safety review. The company also gained five out of five stars and an ‘Excellent’ rating for its approach to safety management. Earlier this year the BSC carried […]