The European Parliament (EP) has voted to support the testing of commercial vehicle wheels fitted onto non-standard axles as part of the EU Roadworthiness Package. This has also been endorsed by the DfT. The safety issue has been led by Motor Wheel Service Distribution (MWSD) and saw the company’s MD, John Ellis, presenting expert testimony […]
Chalkwell is celebrating 20 years of offering commuter services from Sittingbourne to London. It was in July 1993 that the Sittingbourne based operator began providing an alternative choice of commuting to London with three coaches. In 2000, it extended the area it covered to include Rainham. Four and a half years’ ago it commenced running […]
Turkish bus builder, BMC, is to be put up for sale according to press reports from Turkey. The company was seized by the Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF), Turkey’s body managing fund management and insurance, earlier this year. A sale of BMC to a new owner is expected to bring back interest from the Turkish […]
First Glasgow’s zero tolerance approach to combating vandalism has produced some ‘dramatic improvements’. Broken windows have been reduced from 8,000 ten years ago to just 750 for last year. According to the operator, forging close relationships with the police, the introduction of CCTV to the majority of the fleet, running anti-vandalism programmes and better engaging […]
Eight children who have suffered radiation contamination due to living near the site of the Russian nuclear accident at Chernobyl in 1986 enjoyed a bus ride to the Moors Valley Country Park and Splashdown at Tower Park courtesy of Wilts & Dorset. The operator provided the free travel after it received a request from the […]
Chalkwell of Sittingbourne claims its new commuter service between Kings Hill, Leybourne, West Malling and London has ‘got off to a promising start’. The operator now runs a total of 13 regular commuter services a day to the capital. Passenger numbers during the first week of the new journey were ‘very encouraging’, with customers giving […]
Following First Scotland East’s £1.5m January investment in ten new ADL Enviro300s for service X95 (Edinburgh – Carlisle), it has now fitted complementary Wi-Fi to a further six buses on the route. This means each of the 16 vehicles that run on the X95 are now fitted with Wi-Fi. Additionally, the interior of each vehicle […]
Stagecoach has announced it is to launch a new Citylink Gold service in Scotland using two 15m Volvo based Plaxton Elite 54-seater coaches operated by Parks of Hamilton with leather seats, tables, power sockets, a toilet and free Wi-Fi. From 19 July, the new services will operate between Edinburgh and Aberdeen, with two departures in […]