From 22 August, the GrassHOPPER pass is to go smart. For use across Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire, the announcement means customers can store the GrassHOPPER ticket electronically on a smartcard, either a StagecoachSmart card, a First Touch card or a GrassHOPPER smartcard. This will mean they will no longer need a paper ticket and can […]
German transport giant, Deutsche Bahn, will have 1,000 Iveco Crossway and Crossway LE buses in its fleet by 2018. DB Regio Bus, Germany’s largest bus operator, has extended the framework contract with Iveco Bus for the procurement of public transport buses for the third consecutive time since 2013. Almost 700 Crossway suburban buses have been […]
New research for Kwik Fit has suggested the average driver knows only 79% of UK road sign meanings, with one in five road signs ‘a mystery’. According to the research, for two in five drivers, not being able to understand a sign or being confused over its meaning has led to problems on the road. […]
TfL has published the public’s top five public transport friendly buggies as part of a campaign to help buggy users travel more easily. Over 700 votes were cast based on a shortlist compiled by organisations including Netmums, Mumderground and 4Children. The buggies chosen were considered to be easy to fold, lightweight and manoeuvrable, with the […]
VDL Bus & Coach on stand C37 in Hall 11 will introduce three premieres during IAA 2016 in Hannover. The new 10.6m VDL Futura FHD2-106 is aimed at the VIP segment seating 34 in a face-to-face arrangement. The 9.9-metre version of the new Citea LLE introduced in May will be presented to the public for […]
Perryman’s Buses has launched three new bus routes in the Scottish Borders. The services run to Hawick (service H1/H2); Selkirk, Bannerfield and Galashiels (service 73); Oxton and Earlston (service 61). The operator has invested £500,000 in four new Alexander Dennis Enviro200s to serve the routes. The 33-seaters have a range of bespoke features, including comfortable […]
Buses on Abellio London operated route 344 between Clapham Junction and Liverpool Street are trialling live traffic information displays on their backs. The digital information boards are thought to be a world first in the effort to provide the city’s drivers with a new source of information to help avoid congestion and improve their journeys. […]
Following the demise of two other Welsh operators, GHA Coaches and Silcox Coaches, in the past two months, another has joined the list. Lewis Coaches of Llanrhystud, Ceredigion, ceased operation on 12 August 2016. A statement on the company’s website said, ‘It is with great sadness that due to business issues beyond our control, Lewis […]