£1.2bn is to be spent on the roads in the 2017 to 2018 financial year. The money is intended to improve roads, cut congestion and improve journey times. It includes £75m which councils can bid for to repair and maintain local infrastructure such as bridges, street lighting and rural roads. One of the schemes given […]
From 29 January, First Manchester is to add a new Vantage route to the services it operates on Manchester’s guided busway, which was launched in April 2016. The new V3 Vantage service will run hourly every day, between Manchester Royal Infirmary and Leigh. The V1 and V2 Vantage services will continue, but there will be […]
Ten more Low Emission Bus Zones have been announced by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan bringing the total number planned to 12. The Mayor has targeted air quality hotspots where people are exposed to some of the highest levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) pollution and where it is believed older buses contribute significantly to […]
Held for the fourth consecutive year at the Radisson Blu Hotel at East Midlands airport, the annual Coachmarque Conference was staged last week. It has a significant social aspect including a dinner and though Stuart Jones missed this, he was present throughout the following day’s business sessions. According to the organisation’s website, Coachmarque is ‘the […]
Alexander Dennis Inc (ADI) has increased its North American footprint with a multi-million dollar investment in a manufacturing hub in Nappanee, Indiana. ADI is part of the North American arm of Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL). The business had engaged with a contract manufacturer to produce double deck buses in Nappanee since September 2014 but from […]
Go-Ahead has selected the BYD-ADL (Alexander Dennis Ltd) partnership to supply a fleet of 14 10.8m BYD ADL Enviro200 EV buses to operate TfL’s 360 route. This is the first order BYD and ADL have won for the new 10.8m model. The 360 route connects South Kensington with Chelsea, Sloane Square, Vauxhall and the Elephant […]
Arriva Yorkshire has been posting a voucher for a West Yorkshire day ticket to those living on its 268A route. To claim the free day’s travel, customers must fill out the voucher explaining what they will be using the bus for this January, all vouchers will also be entered into a prize draw to win […]
The company’s history can be traced back to the formation in 1945 of two individual Fife businesses, James Moffat and Sons of Cardenden and Williamson’s of Gauldry, the two joining forces in 1978. George joined the industry in 1976 as a semi skilled mechanic and later as a driver for the Williamson family. He had […]