Wales has voted to lower the default national speed limit in built-up areas and busy pedestrian streets from 30mph to 20mph. The new slower speed limits are currently being trialled in eight communities across Wales and will be rolled out nationally in September 2023. The new legislation will not apply a blanket speed limit on […]
A zero-emission Equipmake bus is leaving Norfolk today on its journey to Buenos Aires for in-service trials. Featuring Equipmake’s zero-emission powertrain, the bus was developed in the UK and has now completed testing in this country. The single-decker is set to start in-service running in Argentina’s capital in Q3 of this year. It is set […]
In its first event since 2018, the Aberdeen & District Transport Preservation Trust is to hold an Open Day on Sunday 14 August. The event is to be held at the Grampian Transport Museum, Alford (AB33 8AE), between 11am and 4pm. A range of vintage buses and coaches will be on display dating back to […]
Bus Éireann, Ireland’s national bus company, has announced the return of the Expressway Eurolines service linking Dublin with London and Birmingham from 7 July. The Expressway Eurolines service is currently being operated by a contractor on behalf of Expressway, with two return services operating each week. The vehicle currently in use is a new 53-seater […]
A Campaign for Better Transport report claims the competitive nature of Government funding for local transport is disadvantaging rural local authorities and failing rural communities. The transport charity found that the Government’s system of asking local transport authorities to compete against each other for funding is consistently producing the same winners and losers. The Government’s […]
Over 50 years since its rusting hulk was dragged from a Herefordshire field by a group of young Midlands enthusiasts, the Transport Museum Wythall has revealed its 1931 Birmingham City Transport AEC Regent fully restored and probably in better condition than it has ever been. A £500,000 restoration programme, managed for the museum by experienced […]
Mellor has announced the appointment of Jebsen & Jessen Industrial Solutions as the approved distributor of Mellor battery-electric models in Germany and Austria. The partnership will see Jebsen & Jessen oversee the sale and service of Mellor’s Sigma and Orion-E size- and cost-appropriate buses in the region. Headquartered in Hamburg, Jebsen & Jessen operates a […]
Hotel chain and coach company, Daish’s Holidays, has reported a surge in late bookings for summer 2022. It has had a 5% increase for July and 12% rise for August, compared to the same period in 2021. The company cites airport strikes and looming overseas travel disruption as reasons behind holidaymakers’ decisions to sped the […]