Stagecoach has appointed Steve Walker as the new MD for its North East bus operations. Steve is the current Stagecoach North Scotland MD and will take on his new role from 12 September 2016. In the interim period, the business will continue to be managed by Clare Kavanagh, Strategy Director, Stagecoach UK Bus. The news […]
MAN, Volvo/Renault, Daimler, Iveco and DAF have been given a record fine of EUROS2,926,499,000 for breaking EU antitrust rules. According to the European Commission, the companies colluded for 14 years on truck pricing and on passing on the costs of compliance with stricter emission rules. MAN was not fined as it revealed the existence of […]
Stagecoach has become the first UK bus operator to implement a modification to its electric vehicles that allows them to run for longer in between charging sessions. The company, which operates six Optare Solo electric vehicles in Inverness, has worked with Optare to extend the battery range of the vehicles so they can now cover […]
20 more Scania Irizar i6 coaches have now joined the fleet of Hayes, Middlesex based City Circle UK Ltd. This additional batch of vehicles makes the fleet predominantly Scania powered and should ensure its fleet is more than 75% of the way towards being completely Euro6 well in advance of the required date for London. […]
Bus passengers can now use their MCard for ‘Pay As You Go’ journeys throughout West Yorkshire, following a successful trial in the Keighley area. Travel can be purchased using the white ‘Pay As You Go’ smartcard on services run by the county’s three main bus operators: Arriva, First and Transdev. 12 of West Yorkshire’s smaller […]
Group revenue in the first quarter of FirstGroup’s 2016/17 trading year decreased by 1.4% in constant currency. Its revenue growth in First Student, First Transit and First Rail was offset by decreases in First Bus and Greyhound. During the period, First Bus’ like-for-like revenue fell 1.4%, with passenger volumes continuing to be affected by lower […]
GHA Coaches Ltd ceased trading on 13 July 2016. A statement on the Ruabon, near Wrexham, based operator’s website said, ‘It is with regret that GHA Coaches Ltd has ceased trading on Wednesday 13th July 2016 and are no longer operating bus or coach services with immediate effect. We would like to thank our customers […]
Mercedes-Benz has presented its Future Bus, a technology platform intended to ‘set a milestone’ on the way to autonomous and accident free driving. The system includes CityPilot, which is able to recognise traffic lights, communicate with them and safely negotiate junctions controlled by them. It is also designed to recognise obstacles and brake autonomously. It […]