Nottingham City Transport (NCT) is introducing changes to some of its on bus fares on 30 March. It was June 2011 when NCT last increased its fares in the City Area. Since that time, the company has absorbed an 18p per litre increase in the cost of diesel, the BSOG reduction and a doubling in […]
Go-Ahead owned Oxford Bus has updated its website (http://www.oxfordbus.co.uk/) to make it more accessible for overseas visitors to the city. Its text can now be translated into 54 different languages. Additionally, newly installed software converts the information on the webpage into spoken messages for those with sight problems. It is also possible to change the […]
New traffic orders have been put in place around Northampton’s new North Gate bus station following the gridlock caused on its opening day (see B&CB 1266, 7 March 2014). The solution was devised by Northampton Borough Council, Northamptonshire County Council, Northamptonshire Police and local bus operators. County Council Cabinet Member for Transport, Highways and Environment, […]
Passenger watchdog, Bus Users UK, has spoken out against central government funding cuts to free travel for elderly and disabled people. According to the Local Government Association (LGA), the cuts amount to 39% over the past four years and affect not only those with concessionary passes but all fare paying passengers, who it claims are […]
Six new Scania based ADL Enviro300 SG gas buses branded in a bright lime livery have been launched by Reading Buses. They are being used on the 2/2a service spanning the town from Mortimer in the south to Peppard Common in the north. The rebranded service was previously known as vitality. The change brings the […]
Over £650,000 is being spent on cutting congestion along one of Sandwell’s busiest routes. Transport authority Centro has teamed up with Sandwell Council to provide a package of improvements along roads on the No 4 route, which connects Walsall with Blackheath. It is mainly operated by National Express West Midlands, with Diamond also running a […]
According to statistics from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), bus and coach registrations fell 12.1% to 356 units in February, leading to a rolling year total of 7,642, down 4.5%. SMMT Chief Executive, Mike Hawes, said, ‘On a rolling-year basis, performance has been gradually improving since mid-2013. February registrations were down, primarily […]
Following the Highway Agency’s construction works on the M25 between junctions 5-7 and 23-25, in the spring they will be opening the road to operate as ‘All Lane Running’. This means all lanes will be open to traffic, with no hard shoulder. Visit http://www.cpt-uk.org//_uploads/attachment/3026.pdf for further information.