Tyne and Wear’s transport authority (Nexus) is making a change to bus services in the west of Newcastle this month, with a new local route to be launched. The new 71A will connect Throckley, Newburn, Walbottle, Chapel Park, Westerhope and Newbiggin Hall with Kingston Park. From 23 March, it will run every hour on evenings […]
First has invested £5m into its 201 route connecting Airdrie, Coatbridge, Bellshill, Motherwell, Hamilton, Blantyre and East Kilbride. It has bought 31 ADL Enviro300s for the service, which feature leather seats, free Wi-fi and easy access for wheelchairs and buggies. First Lanarkshire’s MD, Fiona Kerr, said, ‘This is great news for our customers, our fleet […]
Daimler Buses finished 2013 as planned, returning to profitability. The Daimler AG division recorded operating profit of €124m/£103.47m after posting an operating loss of €221m/£184.41m in the prior year. Sales rose by 5% to 33,700 units (2012: 32,100), and revenues increased by 4% to €4.1bn/£3.42bn (2012: €3.9bn/£3.25bn). Daimler Buses is looking to significantly increase sales […]
A survey by ComRes for the charity Guide Dogs showed that over 80% of people support the introduction of driver training, as it would improve the experience of disabled bus passengers. This comes as the Government reviews whether PSV drivers must have disability awareness training. The UK is currently exempt from a European regulation that […]
As a result of funding cuts to the All Wales Concessionary Travel Scheme by the Welsh Government, Cardiff Bus has announced reductions to several bus services across its network and changes to a selection of prices in its ticket range. From 20 April 2014, the operator is to reduce the frequency of several of its […]
A new report from local transport authority group, PTEG, claims the Government could make ‘transport work harder for jobs and long term economic growth’ through stepping up investment in urban transport in the city regions. It suggests lower levels of transport spend can explain the 2% GDP gap with Germany. PTEG’s report shows that between […]
VW has announced the availability of Euro6 engines in some of its Crafter CR 35 and CR50 models. The new engine is being made available in vans and chassis cabs with kerb weights between 2,355kg and 2,815kg. It is only available on CR50s with a medium or long wheelbase and CR35s with the long wheelbase. […]
It has been announced that the Busway being constructed in the Greater Manchester region will serve both ends of Atherton town centre. The route has been finalised following constructive discussions with local residents, town centre businesses, councillors and bus operators. The busway will open in 2015, connecting Leigh, Tyldesley, Atherton and Salford with Manchester city […]