A three month consultation on West Yorkshire’s transport systems is now underway. West Yorkshire Combined Authority, in partnership with district authorities, First West Yorkshire, Arriva and Transdev, is working to produce new 20 year West Yorkshire Bus and Transport strategies. As part of this process they are holding over 70 drop-in sessions to find out […]
Malta Public Transport has invested in 33 new Otokar Kent C buses adding to the 143 Otokar Vectio C delivered from September 2015. The new 12m buses are designed to carry more people than the previous 9m versions and will be servicing the busiest routes. The 33 Euro6 Kent C right hand drive buses are […]
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 […]