People 1st has been reviewing the national occupational standards for bus and coach driving. The consultancy and training organisation has been working with businesses across the UK to do this. Following a period of consultation, the standards have now been redrafted and the group requires feedback from the industry. It is asking for operators to […]
trentbarton is running B1G Weekends, a special promotion offering free weekend travel. Those who use the operator’s MANGO smartcard at least once during the week on its H1 service will be rewarded with free travel all weekend on any trentbarton bus. The H12 route links Derby, Heanor and Alfreton, with direct buses every 15 minutes. […]
Stephensons has commenced trials of 16 seat minibuses on one of its rural routes, the D4 between Burnham to Bradwell on Sea. First to be tried will be the Mercedes-Benz CityBus 45 with EVM bodywork, followed by the City 45 built in house by Mercedes-Benz. Both models are fully wheelchair accessible. Stephensons MD, Bill Hiron, […]
Volvo Buses has secured its largest ever order for complete solutions for electric bus traffic. The Belgian cities of Charleroi and Namur have together ordered 90 Volvo 7900 Electric Hybrid buses as well as 12 charging stations. The order from operator TEC Group covers 55 buses for Charleroi and another 35 buses for Namur. ABB […]
Solaris has received an order for 208 hybrid buses from Société Régionale Wallonne du Transport (SRWT) in Belgium. The €105m deal involves both delivery and maintenance of the vehicles for eight years, as well as maintenance of energy storage systems for 16 years. This is the biggest success so far of the Polish manufacturer on […]
Car drivers in London are causing the most pollution per commuter, a study by the University of Surrey has found. Drivers themselves are the commuters least exposed to harmful particulate matter (PM), when compared with those taking the Underground or the bus. The study suggested that those on the Tube are the most exposed to […]
Prime Minister, Theresa May, has praised Mellor Coachcraft’s parent company, Woodall Nicholson. The commendation was made following a question in the House of Commons from Bolton West MP Chris Green. Mr Green, who visited the company last month, said, ‘I recently visited Woodall Nicholson, a world class coachbuilding manufacturer based in my constituency and heard […]
Bus and coach registrations showed a second year of growth, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturer’s (SMMT’s) figures for the fourth quarter of 2016. Demand in the market rose 8%, with a total of 8,779 new buses and coaches registered last year, 2,008 in the final quarter representing a 4.6% uplift on Q4 2015. […]