An initial eight bus lanes in Coventry have been suspended for nine months under an Experimental Traffic Regulation Order which came into force on January 16 2017. The results of this phase will be reviewed after six months when Council officers will report back to Council so further decisions can be made. Leader of the […]
Go Ahead owned Bluestar has taken delivery of ten new ADL Enviro400s for use on the Bluestar 1, Southampton to Winchester, service representing further investment in its services in and around Southampton. Bluestar MD, Andrew Wickham, said, ‘Bus travel in Hampshire is popular and I’m delighted that we’ve been able to invest almost £7m in […]
Transdev will use 44 Iveco Magelys coaches in eight French cities to transport the teams in the 25th Men’s Handball World Championship. The Magelys touring coach was crowned ‘International Coach of the Year 2016’. It has a 400hp Cursor 9 Euro6 engine and features Lane Departure Warning System (LDWS) and Advanced Emergency Braking System (AEBS) […]
On Saturday, Reading Buses formally launched the Scania Euro6 gas bus with an event in the town’s Broad Street described by CEO Martijn Gilbert as a ‘regal affair with royalty aplenty.’ The company will be the first to operate the new type of super environmentally friendly bus. Alongside the display of the promotional vehicle in Reading […]
Near empty buses running on routes may, despairingly, be a familiar sight in some parts of the country, particularly rural areas. Although these services provide a vital service to those who rely on them, cost cutting pressures on local authorities mean they often fall victim to budget cuts, threatening their existence. This is causing accessibility […]
The Boxing Day operation of free bus routes in west Cumbria by the Workington Transport Heritage Trust (WTHT) is a well established event in the heritage calendar. In its early years, it provided a number of local services around Workington which were the only buses operating in the area on that day. Subsequently, the introduction […]
An ‘Obsidian’ jewel in the yard of Step 1 Travel of Horncastle, Lincolnshire is it’s new Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 516 Bluetec mini-coach, converted by Excel Conversions. Chris Peat met with Step 1 Travel proprietor Philip Heath to inspect this new vehicle. He also took the opportunity to see some more of Phil’s fleet and talk to […]
Fresh paintwork is something that benefits vehicles new and old, whether to breathe new life into an older vehicle or as part of an upgrade of a newer vehicle to a higher specification for a more premium service. You may have read about refurbishers and paintshops that can carry this work out, but what about […]