A €1,000 daily entry tax for touring coaches visiting the City of Rome has been proposed. International Road Transport Union (IRU), representing the European bus and coach industry, strongly opposes these plans. In a letter to Rome’s Mobility Department, IRU requested an urgent meeting with city authorities and called for proper consultation with the bus […]
After 45 years, East Yorkshire Motor Services (EYMS) buses will once again be running through the historic North Bar arch at Beverley. EYMS is launching a new service to the newly developed Flemingate Centre in the town. The Wykeland Group, developers of the £70m shopping and leisure scheme, has announced that a new shuttle bus […]
Following news that Volkswagen AG, parent company of Scania and MAN, has been found to have manipulated the emissions of its cars, the Volkswagen Supervisory Board has said the company will ‘leave no stone unturned in getting to the bottom of this’. The Board claimed it would call those responsible to account and take the […]
Information on Sheffield’s bus service changes and new, lower priced tickets is now being published online. The changes are part of planned improvements to the city’s bus network being introduced on 1 November. Details are being made available at www.travelsouthyorkshire.com/futurechanges as bus operators finalise their new timetables. Lower price multi-operator tickets for bus users offering […]
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) and Manchester City Council has introduced a Dutch-style bus stop and cycle lane on the city’s Oxford Road. A common urban feature in the Netherlands, the new style bike lane is designed to make it safer for cyclists passing bus stops. Instead of overtaking a bus, the rider can cycle […]
National Express has been named preferred bidder for a contract to operate buses in Porto, Portugal. The bid was led by National Express’ Spanish business, ALSA, who will run the services. The contract will run for ten years and is expected to generate revenues of around €500m/£368.96m over the life of the contract. National Express’ […]
Otokar Europe has completed a delivery of 62 buses to Malta, bringing the total of new midibuses on the island from the brand up to 142. They are all Vectio C RHDs and are operated by Malta Public Transport. The buses are being used to increase the overall performance of the island’s bus network, helping […]
Efforts to reduce the backlog of people waiting for Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) clearance have been called for by trade union GMB. DBS clearance is required for anyone working with children and vulnerable adults, including PCV drivers working on school contracts. GMB says that allowing this backlog to develop is ‘inexcusable’ on the part […]