National Express West Midlands introduced its first electric double-deckers to service on 5 July after several months delay occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic. The 19 BYD-ADL Enviro 400EV vehicles now operate the 6 service between Birmingham City Centre and Solihull Town Centre that traverses the city’s heavily congested Stratford Road as well as entering the […]
National Express has announced a new coach hire business. National Express Transport Solutions will bring together two existing National Express businesses of The Kings Ferry and Lucketts into a single business division to deliver this. A phased approach is planned, which will initially focus on private hire bookings for one-off events or occasions, as well […]
BASE Coach Sales is launching a PSVAR-specification Midi Explorer. The new model has a wheelchair lift positioned between the axles, which means the luggage space in the rear boot can be maintained while achieving 35-seats plus driver and courier capacity with a wheelchair-lift fitted. The first vehicle to this design, built for KB Coaches in […]
Schools and colleges are confirmed to be going back to full capacity in September. More funding support will be needed as part of collaborative approach to getting pupils safely to school, according to the Urban Transport Group, the UK’s network of city region transport authorities. Stephen Edwards, Chair of the Urban Transport Group, said: “A […]
Heathrow-based Olympia Transport Ltd has taken delivery of a new Scania Touring executive coach. Based on Scania’s 9-litre K 360 IB4x2 chassis, the coach has Touring HD bodywork equipped with 51 half-leather seats, a central sunken toilet, Frenzel drinks unit, DVD player with two monitors, air-conditioning, reversing camera and Alcoa Dura-Bright alloy wheels. Director, Rimal […]
Transdev’s Vitto Pizzuti and Paul Turner have become the operator’s latest directors, moving up to the boardroom. Vitto is Transdev’s new Operations Director based in Harrogate, while Paul is the company’s new Commercial Director, based in Burnley. Vitto’s new role combines responsibility for operational and engineering functions, a new departure for the man who became […]
ArrivaClick has launched in Watford. The demand responsive minibus service will be phased in, complying with government guidance and scaled up as the restrictions around COVID-19 are lifted. Subsidised by Watford Borough Council, ArrivaClick is aimed at delivering a cost efficient mode of transport, priced between a bus and taxi fare. It can be booked […]
OmniSTOPdesign, a software package for creating attractive and accurate passenger transport stop or station information displays, has been completely updated. Its creator, Omnibus, has made it even easier to use. Now that the frequency of services is changing almost daily and other services are restarting, often with fewer staff to manage them, there is even […]