This year’s South East Bus Festival will feature the 50th anniversary of the Leyland National single-deck bus going into production in 1972 as its main theme. The event is to be held at Kent Showground near Maidstone on Saturday 2 April. It is hoped that a good display of preserved Leyland Nationals will mark the […]
The Scottish Government has published its route map outlining steps needed to reduce car kilometres travelled by 20% by 2030. Minister for Transport, Graeme Dey, said actions such as free bus transport for under-22s and low emission zones are being looked at to encourage people to use cars less. The route map sets out a […]
Alexander Dennis Ltd (ADL) is restarting production of Plaxton coaches at its Scarborough factory. Coach building had been temporarily paused at the site after the pandemic caused demand to slow. ADL has continued to sell existing stock of Plaxton coaches. Demand for Plaxton coaches continues to rebound, which the manufacturer says is driven by interest […]
A decision to roll out new smart motorway schemes is to be paused. The stoppers on these projects could be removed after five years’ worth of safety data is available for schemes introduced before 2020, as the Department for Transport (DfT) invests £900 million to improve safety on existing All Lane Running (ALR) motorways. While […]
21st Century Passenger Systems, part of Journeo plc, has been named as a supplier on Crown Commercial Service’s Transport Technology & Associated Services (TTAS) framework. This framework is designed to help customers with decarbonisation across their procurement portfolio and is free to use for local authorities, other public sector bodies and charities. Crown Commercial Service […]
FPT Industrial, the global powertrain brand of Iveco Group (MI: IVG), and its partner battery tech company Microvast Holdings, Inc. will provide the complete battery system for the new Crossway bus produced by IVECO BUS, and will power a new e-Daily base vehicle which launches late this year in LHD and RHD. Microvast is building […]
Independent bus operator Grant Palmer Limited, of Bedfordshire, has invested over £250,000 in two new ADL Enviro200 buses. Operating 35 buses across the county and in to Luton, Hertfordshire, Milton Keynes and Northamptonshire, GPL has been serving Bedfordshire since 1999. The new buses have high-backed seats with seatbelts and USB charging points. The new buses […]
A local policing team is looking into a trend for bus surfing in Corwen. North Wales Police’s Conwy and Denbigh Rural Safer Neighbourhood team is investigating those taking part in the dangerous activity, which involves hanging onto the back of buses as they leave the depot. An update on the team’s Facebook page said: “Those […]