Intended to be staged biennially in the build up to the FIAA bus and coach exhibition in Madrid, the Minibus Euro Test returned last week after last year’s planned event was a Covid casualty. Organised by the Spanish magazine autobuses & autocares, IFEMA Madrid and the FIAA on behalf of the International Bus & Coach […]
Routes to be operated by the Highland Council’s new in-house bus operation have been revealed. The Highland Council can confirm details of the first of their new in-house bus services which will start early in January. A few public bus services will begin on Wednesday 4 January, with further school services beginning on Monday 9 […]
Lynx’s Coastliner 36 service is to benefit from DfT funding to allow it to continue to run its summer timetable throughout the winter months. This means that on Sundays and Public Holidays there will be an hourly service running from King’s Lynn to Fakenham along the coast (instead of every two hours). There are also […]
TfL is marking ten years since contactless payment using a bank card was first introduced as a new way to pay on London’s buses. The system, which evolved from TfL’s successful Oyster card system and was developed in partnership with the wider banking industry, allows customers to benefit from the ease and convenience of using […]
Worcestershire-based Elgar Coaches has improved its workshop facilities with the purchase of mobile column lifts from Totalkare. The family-run operator is a long-term user of Totalkare vehicle lifting equipment, with working legacy models in the workshop including the SVL and RG, which was first manufactured by Totalkare in 1980. Upgrading to the T8AC lifting system […]
Stagecoach has provided transport for a charity day out to help the Queen Consort decorate a Christmas tree. Stagecoach has helped six children with complex, lifelong illnesses and their Roald Dahl Nurses to enjoy a festive day out at Clarence House through its community and charity ‘Giving for Good’ initiative. The children, who are supported […]
Buses powered by electric or hydrogen batteries could lure millions of additional passengers onto public transport, according to new research into public attitudes towards travel. Research by ComRes for Go-Ahead’s Zero Emission Centre of Excellence has found that only 26% of the public view bus travel as a ‘green’ form of transport – on a […]
National Express West Midlands is continuing its journey to net zero by 2030 with the opening of its new depot in Perry Barr, Birmingham. Full operations have now begun at its new, environmentally-sustainable bus and maintenance garage. After making their last departure from the current 90-year-old depot on the morning of Saturday 10 December, the […]