Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has said there are now over 10,000 smartcards being used every week on buses in its region, not including concessionary trips. The figures, from Greater Manchester Travelcards Ltd (GMTL), which manages multi-operator and combined bus and tram ticketing in Greater Manchester, also show that the ‘get me there’ smartphone app […]
Greener Journeys has published the findings of the consultation on the creation of a Transport Knowledge Hub to support Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) with the tools and information they need to make transport capital investments aimed at driving local economic growth and jobs. The organisation said the response from the KPMG led consultation was ‘very […]
Volvo Buses has highlighted the benefits of electromobility in Rio during the recent C40 Mayors Summit. The event saw world leaders gather in Mexico to discuss a low carbon future. Cities are being urged to adopt electromobility transport solutions and include electric and hybrid vehicles. Volvo has supplied 3,000 hybrid and electric buses globally. The […]
An investment of over £180m in bus services in Leeds has been proposed. The aim of the spend is to double passenger numbers within ten years and improve air quality. It forms part of the new Leeds Transport Strategy, which would see a total of £270m of improvements made to the public transport networks in […]
Roy McCarthy Coaches has placed an order for a 12.2m short wheelbase Plaxton Panther, the first of its type. The new Panther will be on a Euro6 Volvo B8R chassis with ZF automatic transmission. It will have 49 seats, centre toilet, fridge, boiler and a radio PA system. The announcement comes weeks after the Macclesfield […]
Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has committed to phasing out the purchase of diesel buses. He revealed that no more pure diesel double deckers will be added to the capital’s fleet from 2018 and that all new single deckers for central London will be zero emission. The announcement was made during the launch of the […]
When you first arrive at the offices of GM Coachwork, situated just off the A38 between Ashburton and Kennford, you are not prepared for the sheer scale of the operation. I met with Paul Barber, Minibus Sales Specialist, who has been with the company for 23 years. A friend of CEO David Vooght, he was […]
The launch of the new Crafter is a bit like peeling an onion, we are being exposed to it a layer at a time. So far they have revealed layer one which is the new front wheel drive 3.5/4.0tonners and given us a little bit of information about the rear wheel drive 3.5/4.0tonners and of […]