School transport safety campaign BUSK (Belt up School Kids) has launched its annual safety week which commenced at the beginning of this week. There are three main focuses to this year’s campaign. The first is a new driver training course set up in the memory of Ben Vodden, an 11 year old schoolboy from near […]
Tower Travel ceased trading on 26 September 2016. The York based operator ran school services, as well as private hire. Meetings have been held at St Aidan’s Church of England High School and St John Fisher Catholic High School following the sudden announcement to discuss replacement services to the schools. At the time of going […]
Germany based FlixBus is to expand into Denmark. Together with Danish SME bus companies, the newly established ‘FlixBus Danmark ApS’ is launching a domestic network as well as new cross-border services to Scandinavia and the Continent. From spring 2017, new FlixBuses are planned to connect the country’s large and medium sized cities up to six […]
The Competitions and Markets Authority is investigating the completed acquisition by East Coast Buses Ltd of the East Lothian operations of First Scotland East Ltd. East Coast Buses is a wholly owned subsidiary of Lothian Buses Ltd. MD of Lothian Buses, Richard Hall, said, ‘This step is standard practice under these circumstances and was wholly […]
Engines and Mechanical Components Allison Transmission In its two storey booth, Allison Transmission provided information on its fully automatic transmissions for medium and heavy duty commercial vehicles. One of its newest products is xFE for city and transit buses, which is designed to improve fuel economy by up to 7%. The xFE transmission is designed […]
Arriva, Stagecoach and Merseytravel have signed a new agreement to form the Liverpool City Region Bus Alliance. With an aim to provide improved, more efficient, joined up and better value services, the deal is aimed at delivering over £25m worth of investment in bus services in the first year of the five year partnership. The […]
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM), along with JCDecaux and RATP, have developed what is being hailed as a ‘super’ bus shelter. The facility on Piccadilly, in close proximity to Manchester Piccadilly rail station, features free charging points for phones and other mobile devices, free Wi-Fi, plus news, travel and city information via digital touchscreens. It […]
A busway between Cambourne and Cambridge has been suggested by The Greater Cambridge City Deal, an agreement set up between a partnership of local organisations and Central Government. The largely off road bus route could reduce current bus journey times to just 28 minutes between Cambourne and Cambridge. It would also provide a cycleway and […]