A record number of 96 finalists for the UK Bus Awards have been selected from over 400 plus nominations across the country. Following final judging and mystery traveller checks, the winners will be announced at a ceremony in London on 18 November. The annual awards are now in their 19th year and recognise and reward […]
Whittle Coach and Bus of Kidderminster has been put up for sale by its owners, Hull based EYMS Group, following several years of operating losses. EYMS Chairman, Peter Shipp, said he was ‘extremely disappointed’ at having to take this decision. The Group bought the company from Ron Whittle in 2004 with the intention of growing […]
North East Bus Operators Association (NEBOA) recently met with leaders of the North East Combined Authority (NECA) to outline partnership proposals they believe would deliver key improvements for passengers in the region and save taxpayers millions of pounds. Analysis of the Nexus plans conducted by independent economic consultants, Oxera, shows the Quality Contract Scheme (QCS) […]
Guide Dogs has delivered a petition to the government calling for audio visual (AV) technology to be installed on all new buses. Part of the charity’s ‘Talking Buses’ campaign, the petition gained 9,914 signatures supporting AV on buses. The petition was organised following a survey suggesting people who are blind and partially sighted are being […]
Loughborough based Kinchbus has invested £1.5m in eight new Mercedes-Benz Citaros for its Skylink service linking Derby, Loughborough and Leicester with East Midlands Airport. Adding the vehicles has enabled the introduction of a new timetable with buses running every 20 minutes Monday to Saturday and every half hour on Sundays. The buses are the UK’s […]
Volvo Buses has introduced a forward collision warning and emergency braking system. The Forward Collision Warning and Emergency Braking functionality automatically applies full brakes to the bus if a collision with a vehicle in front is imminent and the driver does not react to the initial warning. The solution is due to become available on […]
Brian Noone Ltd of Maynooth, Ireland has confirmed that its successor to the Mercedes-Benz Vario based Turas 800 will be introduced at Euro Bus Expo 2014 at the NEC, Birmingham. The Mercedes-Benz Atego based Turas 900 will be exhibited in association with its UK agent Minis to Midis. Described as ‘a radical new design’, it […]
