During a recent visit by UK coach operators to the Yutong factory at Zhengzhou, Pelican Bus & Coach signed a new long term dealer agreement for the UK and Ireland. The deal takes the company’s distribution agreement into the next decade. Richard Crump, who signed on behalf of Pelican, said, ‘Everyone at Pelican has put […]
Northern Ireland’s Infrastructure Minister, Chris Hazzard, has announced a £45m investment programme for a modernised ticketing system. Parkeon has been awarded the contract to design and deliver the new ticketing network. The development is intended to transform travel and lead to an increase in the number of people using public transport in line with a […]
First Bus has launched the new ‘X1 Steel Link’ service between Rotherham and Sheffield. This follows the completion of the £29.8m Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) North scheme. The service will run on a new BRT ‘Tinsley Link’ road built over the River Don and under Tinsley Viaduct, to provide a more direct route for buses […]
Alexander Dennis Ltd (ADL) is to receive Scotland’s largest ever research and development (R&D) grant. The Falkirk based firm will receive £7.3m from Scottish Enterprise (SE) to accelerate its £31m low carbon vehicles programme. This is expected to create 101 new jobs and secure 126 existing jobs. The project aims to take advantage of the […]
easyBus has expanded its airport shuttle bus service with a new route serving Manchester Airport. The new service will operate 60 times per day commencing 21 October 2016, running between Manchester Airport bus and coach station and Manchester University and Central Manchester. Online booking can be made from 2 September at www.easyBus.com. An introductory offer […]
London’s proposed Hopper fare is to become operational on 12 September. Expected to make using the bus in the capital cheaper and more convenient, it will mean an estimated 30m bus journeys currently costing £1.50 will now become free every year. It will allow passengers to change onto another bus or tram for free within […]
Their arrival was marked this week with a press launch at Wolverhampton’s Dunstall Park horseracing track with two of 37 buses scheduled for the 529 and 126 services present. Both were fully branded for the 529 between Wolverhampton and Walsall with those for the 126 Wolverhampton to Birmingham service scheduled to arrive soon. Apart from […]
Havering Community Transport Ltd has received two Mellor Coachcraft Orions. Paid for using DfT funding, the minibuses are based on the Fiat Ducato Maxi and have a rapid side sliding electric door, a front ramp with centre handle, a four position lift up roof hatch, a powered extractor fan, windows with sliding units, a driver’s […]