Surrey operator, Passenger Plus, has taken delivery of its first Volvo, a B8R SC5 with Sunsundegui SC5 bodywork. Powered by a Volvo D8K350 six-cylinder Euro6 engine matched to an automatic gearbox, it has a roof mounted Carrier 353 air conditioning unit and heating with automatic control, a Sony entertainment package, front mounted 19inch LED flatscreen […]
Nominations for the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LowCVP) 2016 Low Carbon Champions Awards open in the week beginning 11 April. The Awards celebrate organisations that have made a real difference in the area of low carbon road transport. There are seven categories, ranging from cars to innovation and from fuels to publications. The winners will […]
Motorists are being advised to expect delays on both carriageways of the M74 between junctions four and five, Maryville and Raith, from 2 April for approximately eight days, as part of the £500m M8 M73 M74 Motorway Improvements Project. In addition, a stretch of the M74 between Bothwell and Uddingston will be reduced from three […]
MAN has displayed two new vehicles for the South African market at the Southern African Bus Operators Association (SABOA) conference. One was the MAN Lion’s Explorer is a 65-seater built on the MAN HB 3 chassis with 350hp D20 engine at the MAN plant in Olifantsfontein. The other featured the CLA chassis produced in India […]
Underfunding, severe weather and increased traffic are relentlessly undermining the resilience of the local road network in England and Wales, according to the Asphalt Industry Alliance (AIA). The Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance (ALARM) survey, published by AIA, paints what it describes as an ‘unsettling picture’ and indicates that further decline lies ahead for the […]
The Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS) has released its 2015 Annual Report, the first year of the scheme under the management of the FORS Community Partnership. FORS experienced an overwhelming growth across the UK in 2015, with a 32% increase in accredited operators in the scheme open to operators of vans, lorries, mini-buses, coaches and […]
Arriva Buses has joined forces with IDI Gazeley to improve transport links to Lutterworth based Magna Park. The new X45 service launches on 3 April 2016 and will connect the distribution site with Lutterworth, Glen Parva, Narborough Road, Leicester city centre, Beaumont Leys and Thurmaston. Operating seven days a week, it has been designed to […]
A new bus ticket and zone for Falkirk is to be trialled by First Midland Bluebird. At £4.50, the new Falkirk First Day ticket offers significantly cheaper travel for those living in areas around the town and there will be a Falkirk First Week ticket priced at £15. First said this brings ‘massive reductions’ for […]