All operators are invited to the official opening of the Institute of Transport Administration’s (IOTA) new training centre in Bedfordshire this weekend. The event, on Saturday 27 July, also marks the 40th anniversary of Cozy’s Travel – on whose site the train centre is located – as well as the 80th anniversary of IoTA. Founded […]
Family-owned coach group Daish’s Holidays has upgraded its fleet with nine Mercedes-Benz Tourismos. The new coaches replace older vehicles in the company’s 35-strong fleet. Each has 51 seats with fold-out tables and adjustable footrests, toilets and an extensive luggage capacity. Paul Harper, commercial director at Daish’s Holidays, said: “We’re excited to introduce these new Mercedes-Benz […]
A bus industry consortium is to deliver 252 new zero-emission buses and coaches to Scotland’s roads, backed by Scottish Government’s Zero Emission Bus Challenge Fund (ScotZEB 2). Eight operators are to be supported by £41.7 million grant funding, which is to be led by electric vehicle fleet specialist Zenobē, to deliver the buses along with […]
To mark the 70th anniversary of the Routemaster, the Routemaster Association staged a birthday gathering. The event was, appropriately, held at Chiswick Business Park which is on the site of London Transport’s Chiswick works where much of the development work on the iconic bus was undertaken. Routemasters in a myriad of colours attended the event, […]
London’s Superloop express bus network has reached its first anniversary. One year ago, TfL launched the SL8, the very first route to carry the Superloop branding. New data shows the average increase in passengers on all Superloop corridors (including parallel routes) since the June 2023 baseline is 11%, 9% higher than the network average. The […]
MAN is to launch its SafeStop Assist, an active intervention system brings the vehicle to a safe stop automatically in emergencies. It is designed to overcome the dangers of a driver becoming suddenly unable to act due to unforeseen events. If the system detects that the driver is no longer active, it intervenes in the […]
Irizar UK has delivered the first six of a total nine i6 Integral coaches to First Bus South for its RailAir service. The coaches will assist in expanding the RA1, scheduled service, which runs between Reading Station and Heathrow Airport, with the increase in service operating every 20 minutes. The vehicles seat up to 49 […]
NewPower – the Wrightbus re-power business – has received its first order from First Bus to have 30 vehicles swapped from diesel to battery-electric. NewPower was launched just weeks ago by world-leading bus manufacturer Wrightbus. It is the first OEM to offer a repowering service to help speed up the decarbonisation process by eradicating diesel […]