Rotala plc has announced the acquisition of Green Triangle Buses Ltd, which trades as South Lancs Travel, from Rolling Solutions Ltd and Julian Peddle, the same Uttoxeter based ownership combination that owns D&G Bus. The deal was completed for £900,000 in cash and at completion Rotala paid £368,000 to Green Triangle’s bankers to clear the […]
Arriva UK Bus is investing £45m in new buses over the next 12 months. The operator is implementing a three stage roll out of over 230 new carbon efficient vehicles, which are expected to improve service provision across both new and existing routes nationwide. It is investing in: 165 ADL Enviro400s, 11 ADL Enviro200s, 12 […]
A new law to make it easier for police to catch and convict drug drivers has taken effect in England and Wales. Motorists caught driving having taken illegal drugs face a criminal record, loss of their licence for at least a year and a fine of up to £5,000. The legislation makes it illegal to […]
Wilson’s of Rhu in Scotland has ordered two new Wrightbus StreetLites. They are set for use on commercial routes around Helensburgh and the surrounding areas in Argyll. Sourced with the assistance of Transport for Scotland’s Green Bus Fund initiative, they are 8.8m and 9.5m in length and both feature the Cummins Euro5 engine and Wrightbus’ […]
West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s new £6m Castleford Bus Station has been opened. It has been designed to provide the 12,000 people who use it every day with a more comfortable waiting environment, better information and improved facilities. In addition to a covered waiting concourse, the new facility features 24 hour monitored CCTV, electronic departure information, […]
Cabfind.com, the transport on demand specialist, has been acquired for an undisclosed sum by Transdev Plc. The acquisition is part of the French owned operator’s wider strategy to expand further into the UK transport industry. Cabfind.com, which is headquartered in Birkenhead, Wirral, is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Transdev. Set up by local brothers […]
West Midlands bus passengers have been complaining about the removal of front windows from bus shelters. The region’s transport authority, Centro, has been taking away the covering so adverts can be better seen in an effort to attract more advertising revenue. Birmingham Councillor, Jerry Evans, has argued Centro has put revenues before passenger comfort, with […]
Registration is now open for the IRTE Skills Challenge, which this year takes place between 1-5 June 2015 at the S&B Academy in Bristol. This annual event champions the work done by bus and coach technicians throughout the UK and Ireland. Operators large and small are invited to test their technicians against each other in […]