Spain’s major bus and coach show highlights the latest developments from the country’s manufacturers as well as those from the rest of Europe and beyond and this year’s event reflected the increasing optimism within a Spanish market that was hard hit by the recession, especially in terms of the public transport market. There are less […]
Switzerland’s PostBus operation is to place 19 ADL Enviro500s in service by the end of 2018. They are the first vehicles for PostBus to have been produced in the UK and the first British double deckers in Switzerland. They will be used in Eastern Switzerland, which the company says has become its ‘hub’ for double […]
Bath Bus Company is celebrating 20 years of serving the Bath area. To mark the occasion, it has painted a bus in the company’s original livery of 1997, comprised of bright cream and red. It also carries a number of the brand names, which have applied over the past two decades. Formed by four former […]
TfL is taking part in the Joint Initiative for Hydrogen Vehicles across Europe (JIVE) project. JIVE is aimed at paving the way towards the commercialisation of hydrogen fuel cell (FC) vehicles, which includes: addressing the high ownership costs relative to conventional buses, ensuring the FC buses can meet the high availability levels demanded by public […]
With £4.4m funding from the Government’s Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) awarded in July 2016, NCT in partnership with Nottingham City Council, initiated investments expected to total £17m that will deliver the largest fleet of gas powered double deck buses in the country so far, together with associated fueling facilities at its depot in […]
CaetanoBus recently hosted the National Express Engineering Forum. The event is organised by the operator and discusses technical developments in its fleet. Held at the CaetanoBus plant in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal, several companies attended, including National Express UK Coach, Travelstar European, Mike DeCourcey Travel, Chalfont Coaches, Go South Coast, Bruce Coaches, National Express […]
Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, is building what is considered the world’s largest public transit system in just five years. Managed by The High Commission for the Development of Arriyadh (HCDA), the project includes 24 bus routes covering 1,900 km with 3,000 stations and stops, as well as six metro lines covering 176km. At […]
Northwest Coachlines has ceased operating. The company operated the Terravision X40 airport transfer service between Liverpool John Lennon Airport and Manchester Piccadilly/Oxford Road stations. The booking company gave details of alternative transport options for those looking to travel between the two stations on its website. DMC Corporate Services, a specialist in corporate recovery and forensic […]