Clarkes of London has invested £2.5m in 12 Euro6 Irizar i6 Integral coaches. This investment has been made ahead of normal fleet replacements to ensure the operator can meet the Euro6 Ultra Low Emission Zone regulations significantly ahead of time. The investment is a repeat order for Irizar UK following the previous 12 Irizar i6 […]

Mellor Coachcraft is working in conjunction with Minibus Options to fulfil the accessible coachbuilt vehicle orders generated from the DfT minibus replacement scheme. Mellor’s range is suited to community transports groups, with many of its products featuring ultra flat, full length low floors and wide aperture wheelchair accessible entrances. The vehicles are equipped with optional […]

Five ADL Enviro400 MMC hybrids, the first of 74 to be delivered into London, have been delivered to Go-Ahead London’s fleet. The rest will be delivered progressively between now and the end of the year. They will operate out of Camberwell Bus Garage on Route 35 (Brixton) and Route 40 (between Aldgate and Dulwich Library). […]

Thamesdown Transport is a municipal bus company, wholly owned by Swindon Borough Council (SBC). With an annual turnover of £11m, it operates 85 buses, mostly in the urban area of Swindon. I met up with MD, Paul Jenkins, and some of his team, to find out more about their operation. History Thamesdown Transport is 112 […]

The Upper Tribunal has quashed a decision by the Senior Traffic Commissioner to revoke the operator’s licence of Oakwood Travel, a local bus operator in Blackpool that trades under the name Catch22Bus. The decision is effective from 15 April. The move follows the intervention of the Government Legal Team, acting on behalf of the Secretary […]

Said to be the largest transport festival in Wales and certainly one of the most popular, the Llandudno Festival of Transport attracts all types of road transport to Bodafon Fields on the outskirts of Llandudno, overlooking the town’s splendid bay. It is held in conjunction with the Victorian Extravaganza over the extended May Bank Holiday […]

Crime on West Midlands’ public transport network has fallen 70% in the last eight years, according to the regions transport authority, Centro. The total number of offences recorded on bus and rail services across the region from April 1 last year to March 31 this year fell 6% to 5,822, down from 6,199 for the […]

Plans for the construction of a new bus station for Wigan have been approved by Wigan Council. The proposals submitted by Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) include a single, covered concourse building, modern waiting areas, cycle parking and improved access to and from the town centre. The planning application followed a public consultation exercise held […]