Arriva bus drivers in Essex and Kent are balloting for strike action over low pay. The 800 drivers being balloted for industrial action in a dispute over pay belong to trade union Unite. The ballot closes on Friday 12 August and if the workers vote for industrial action then strikes could begin before the end […]
Leeds City Council has taken delivery of ten accessible Class B Mellor Orions. The new buses join a fleet of 20 Mellor vehicles already in service with the Council. The 16-seater Orions will be deployed across Leeds City Council’s region, providing school and adult services for its communities. Orion’s signature low-floor design allows for easy […]
One of Wrightbus’ founders, Sir William Wright, has passed away at the age of 94. Sir William founded Wrightbus in Ballymena with his father Robert Wright after WWII. Sir William pioneered aluminium bus framing in the UK in 1976, the first low-floor bus in 1992, first British designed and built EV bus in 1999 and […]
TransMach has helped reduce fare dodging on Keolis’ trams in Nottingham. The Nottingham Contactless Project enables customers to travel on NCT buses, the Linkbus network and the tram. For the city’s non-gated tram system travel is paid for by simply tapping the ticket validators with contactless devices. To reduce instances of fare dodging, Keolis Nottingham […]
Allison Transmission is to introduce its latest electric axle, part of the Allison eGen Power family, at IAA Transportation 2022 (20-25 September, Hanover). eGen Power is a drop-in solution compatible with many existing chassis, helping OEMs to accelerate their vehicle development programs. It features fully integrated electric motors, a two-speed gearbox, integrated oil cooler and […]
Kidderminster-based Woodstones Coaches has taken delivery of an Irizar i4 built on Scania’s latest KNI360 generation chassis. It has 57 reclining seats, climate control air conditioning and Alcoa Dura-Bright alloy wheels. It is built to full PSVAR specification with a wheelchair lift and destination signs. Richard Meredith, owner of Woodstones Coaches, said: “We are now […]
Harry Tinson has been appointed as Sales Director for Parts and Services at Wrightbus. Harry spent the past three years leading the parts and service team at JCB to achieve record sales. He has also recently received his Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Warwick. Harry said: “I am thrilled to be […]
A very interesting statistic came my way a couple of weeks ago; that if the Chancellor dropped 10p per litre tax on road fuels, the cost to the public purse would equal that of the government making all bus travel free. The expert writer admitted that the recent price hikes in fuel may have skewed […]