Coach insurance specialist broker, McCarron Coates, has been announced as the ‘Commercial Lines Broker of the Year’ in the UK Broker Awards. The Leeds-based insurance brokers and fleet transport specialists impressed judges with its dedication to their coach sector clients during the pandemic. Its ‘Wish You Could Hear’ campaign, which they launched during the pandemic, […]
Friends of King Alfred Buses (FoKAB) is to run services on Bank Holiday Monday 3 January 2022 in Winchester. In keeping with the policy of recent years, the main Running Day will be in the spring on Bank Holiday Monday 2 May 2022. A smaller operation involving around six King Alfred vehicles will again take […]
Face coverings will be compulsory to wear onboard public transport in England from tomorrow (Tuesday). The return of the coronavirus restriction is in response to the discovery of the new Omicron variant of Covid-19. Additionally, all travellers arriving into the country will now be required to take a PCR test on or before day two […]
Volvo has unveiled its new BZL electric bus platform in the UK. Two versions of the vehicle, a single-decker and a double-decker, were revealed at the manufacturer’s ‘Go Electric’ event at the Volvo Bus and Coach Sales Centre in Coventry. The BZL Electric double deck is to TfL specification and has been developed in conjunction with […]
As more news emerges on automated vehicles in the bus and coach realm, the Society of Motor manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has published a new set of guiding principles for marketing automated vehicles. Developed and agreed by the Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles’ AV-DRiVE Group, the principles provide an outline for responsible advertising and […]
Transport for Wales and CitySwift are partnering on a pilot programme to optimise public transport services using data and machine learning. The programme aims to deliver efficiencies and improve service levels across the country’s bus network. CitySwift’s platform is designed to enable Welsh bus operators to make more informed data-driven decisions and understand new travel […]
Taking note of recent bridge strike incidents, the Office of the Traffic Commissioners (OTC) has issued satnav guidance. The OTC cites the figure of 1,624 bridge strikes on the Network Rail infrastructure alone in 2020/21. Following a bridge strike in St. Helens, the traffic commissioner held a public inquiry and concluded that the primary cause […]
Alexander Dennis Ltd (ADL) has revealed the new livery for the autonomous buses due to launch in Scotland in 2022. The buses are part of the CAVForth trial which will see full-sized autonomous buses running on UK roads for the first time. The new service will be made up of four Alexander Dennis Enviro200 single […]