In the first of what are promised to be regular press briefings, Alexander Dennis Ltd (ADL) invited the press to its Scottish facilities at Larbert and Falkirk last week for an update on what has been happening within the company since their last press conference at the NEC in November 2015. Stuart Jones went along […]
I was in Manchester this afternoon when waiting to cross the road near Piccadilly Gardens, a van pulled up. A man in a yellow vest jumped out and proceeded to strew cones and a road closed notice across the junction, much to bemusement of an approaching bus. I asked the man concerned if he was […]
Armed Forces Day (25 June 2016) was marked by members of the bus and coach industry. Nottingham City Transport (NCT) held a number of displays, celebrations and activities at Wollaton Park for families to mark the event. NCT offered free travel to service personnel, cadets and veterans throughout the weekend from 25 June. Stagecoach South […]
Bus safety has increased in London, according to TfL’s latest figures. For January to March 2016, these show that 1,399 people were injured in incidents involving buses representing a 6% reduction on the previous quarter (September to December 2015) when 1,488 injuries were recorded. 87% of the injuries in the first quarter of this year […]
Transdev has started to take delivery of its latest £4m Optare order. 28 Versas and Solos are entering service across Yorkshire and Lancashire. They feature free Wi-Fi, next stop announcements, USB power points at every seat, new comfortable seats with leather headrests and ‘countdown’ destination displays, letting people know exactly when the bus will depart. […]
Stagecoach Group plc announced yesterday the sale of the retail operations of its megabus Europe business to FlixMobility GmbH, the company behind long distance European coach operator FlixBus. The retailing operations only relate to mainland Europe and includes the design of inter-city coach services; including their timetabling, co-ordination and marketing, as well as the pricing […]
With the unexpected ‘Leave’ vote from the referendum, the UK has embarked on a journey which will see significant change in international relationships and potentially change to the structure of the UK itself. In the short term, the political turmoil and financial uncertainty is likely to have repercussions on prices despite attempts by the current […]
Alexander Dennis Ltd (ADL) has reported strong results for the year ended 31 December 2015. It registered 1,228 new buses in the UK during the 12 months, which is up 12% on 2014. Sales figures of £602m were reported, up 20% on the previous year. Profit before tax amounted to £23m, up from the £13m […]