Passengers in Coventry are to be given the chance to give transport chiefs their views about the area’s network on 29 August. The ‘Your Public Transport Matters’ event will enable the public to talk directly with representatives from Network West Midlands, the region’s integrated bus, rail and tram system. Organised by Centro, the region’s public […]
Nottingham City Transport (NCT) has frozen prices on its Academic Year passes, which went on sale recently. The city’s school and college students will pay £91.50 for NCT’s Autumn Term pass, or just £219 for the full Academic Year. It entitles its holders to unlimited travel in the city, working out at 64p a day. […]
Customcare, the dedicated aftermarket division of Wrights Group, has undertaken a specialist conversion project for city sightseeing bus operator, the Dualway Group. Two Volvo B9TL Eclipse Gemini IIs have been converted into open top sightseeing buses for deployment on a range of routes throughout Dublin. A third vehicle is to undergo the same conversion and […]
Go-Ahead operated route 88 has become the latest on the TfL bus network to be served entirely by New Routemaster buses. A phased conversion of the service is underway. It runs between Camden Town, Mornington Crescent, Warren Street, Great Portland Street, Oxford Circus, Piccadilly Circus, Trafalgar Square, Westminster, Great Smith Street, Tate Britain, Vauxhall, Stockwell, […]
Construction of Bolton’s new transport interchange has reached a new milestone with work now starting on the pre-cast concrete support structure that, when complete, will support the bus roadway and passenger concourse building. To date, TfGM’s contractor, Kier Construction, has completed a number of important groundworks, including the installation of 1,002 concrete piles which will […]
First West of England and representatives from the University of the West of England (UWE) have launched the first of a series of new micro-hybrid Wrightbus StreetDecks for Bristol. These vehicles are part of First’s £15m investment in 62 new buses across the West of England. The operator’s new fleet for the city is to […]
Fire broke out at Dundee based Fishers Tours’ depot on the night of 23 August 2015. It was reported at 23.03, with Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) sending two pumps and an Aerial Rescue Platform to the scene. A statement from SFRS said the depot warehouse was well alight, with 25% of the building […]
Several transport groups have warned that ‘everyday transport’, including bus travel, is at risk. In a letter to the Transport Secretary, Patrick McLoughlin, the organisations note that his department’s unprotected budget faces a cut of 25% to 40% in the Chancellor’s spending review. Since major investment programmes for roads and railways are ring-fenced, they believe […]