Transport for London (TfL) is trialling a new safety sound for its fleet of electric and hybrid buses. TfL developed the sound, which is played inside the front of the bus, to ensure all road users are aware of electric and hybrid buses when they are moving at slow speeds. The sound will play until […]
UK dealer for the Chinese King Long coach and bus manufacturer, Kinglong Europe UK, is in administration. Administrators were appointed on 31 December 2019. The development follows the cessation of Christopher Cassar as a person of significant control over the company on 14 August 2019. On the same date, Mark John Walsh was appointed as […]
2020 is set to be a pivotal year not just for our planet as a whole, but for local communities right across the UK. Why? Because for the first time ever there is a political consensus that we are facing a climate emergency which threatens the future of our planet – and something must be […]
In response to the election result, Graham Vidler, Confederation of Passenger Transport’s Chief Executive, has urged Prime Minister Boris Johnson to continue his party’s focus on bus. Graham said: “I congratulate Boris Johnson on his election victory and look forward to working with him and his government to deliver policies that will encourage more people […]
Three Stagecoach drivers from Stagecoach’s Porth depot have spread some Christmas cheer by giving gifts to sick children. Steven Napper, Andrea Kavanagh and Callum Hennesey from the depot collected gifts, selection boxes and toys for LATCH Children’s Hospital in Cardiff. LATCH supports the children and their families who are being treated by the Oncology Unit […]
Alexander Dennis Ltd (ADL) has won an award for its work in support of London’s new Bus Safety Standard. The London transport authority has presented the manufacturer with the Award for Collaboration at the 2019 TfL Supplier Awards. ADL has worked with the Transport Research Laboratory, commissioned by TfL to research and develop the Bus […]
Stagecoach’s operating profit in its bus business declined in the six months to 26 October 2019. Adjusted total operating profit from continuing operations was £79.6m (H1 2019 restated: £87.5m). According to the company, the decrease is due to various factors including 2018’s exceptionally good summer weather contrasting with this summer’s poorer weather. It also mentioned […]
Oxford Bus Company’s on-demand ride-sharing service is to expand its zone into Horspath next year. The app-based PickMeUp service will serve Horspath from 5 January due to popular demand and thanks to funding from Horspath Parish Council. It will serve the village on a six-month pilot scheme, returning public transport to Horspath for the first […]