Transport Minister, Baroness Kramer, formally marked the completion of over £40m of construction and engineering works to improve transport in Portsmouth. The new M275 Tipner Interchange junction and park and ride site together with the Northern Road bridge replacement were among the first major construction schemes awarded funding by the current government. Between them they […]
In its interim report from January to March 2014, Scania’s operating income rose to £205.6m/SEK2,257m (2013: £176.1m/SEK1,933m) and earnings per share rose to £0.2/SEK1.95 (2013: £0.16/SEK1.75). Net sales rose 9% to £1,925.3m/SEK21,126m (2013: £1,762.6m/SEK19,341m). Cash flow amounted to £66.5m/SEK730m (2013: £8m/SEK-88m). Order bookings for buses and coaches were lower than in the same quarter of […]
Lloyd Morgan Group has announced that it has been appointed the sole Auditor to both CoachMarque and The Guild of British Coach Operators. Lloyd Morgan Group will contact all members to introduce themselves and arrange a mutually acceptable date for all future audits. The company claims this illustrates its status as being the lead compliance […]
Leader of the Labour Party, Ed Miliband, has said that he plans to ‘herald the biggest devolution of power to England’s great towns and cities in a hundred years’ as the next stage of Labour’s plan to lower the cost of living. He highlighted the interim conclusions of Andrew Adonis’s Growth Review, which recommended the […]
In late May 2014, the first Finnish VDL Citea Electric will be delivered to Veolia Transport Finland. The vehicle is to participate in the Finnish eBUS project, the Finnish government’s multi-year research project into electric vehicle systems. The Citea Electric will be included in the service roster of Espoo, a city that is part of […]
Reading Buses has introduced more buses on the special X9 service provided for the benefit of people working at Foster Wheeler’s headquarters at Shinfield Park in Reading. The operator is adding two more journeys in the morning and two in the afternoon to meet growing demand. Two new journeys have been added in the morning […]
National Express Dundee is unveiling a faster bus service between Broughty Ferry and Dundee city centre. The new X5 route will be in operation from 5 May and means reduced journey times to the city centre and Ninewells Hospital from Broughty Ferry. The X5 will travel a similar route to the existing Service 5, but […]
Nottinghamshire-based Magpie Brewery has launched a new beer named after a trentbarton initiative to help drinkers avoid the temptation of driving home. As part of the bus firm’s Nightbus campaign the customers can use a £5 zigzag day ticket until 4.00am in the morning until end of April. Zigzag group tickets can also be used […]