Graham Belgum has been appointed President of Optare Group, taking on the strategic and operational leadership role at the company and reporting to the Head of Global Bus at Ashok Leyland. He joined Optare on 2 March 2015 as Business Process Excellence and Aftermarket Director. Since then, he has been instrumental in delivering a series of […]
The bus industry is being asked to demonstrate how it is rising to the challenges of the modern technology-driven consumer society in the 2016 UK Bus Awards. Nominations are now open for the Awards which have undergone a number of changes including the replacement of the Innovation Award with a new category, New Horizons. Making […]
Manchester’s guided busway is now open for business. With the vast majority of the construction programme complete, services on the route began operating last Sunday (3 April). Prior to the first day of operation, a launch event was held which Chris Peat attended. The project is designed to enable people to enjoy faster, more punctual […]
Travelling to the recent Transport Focus event in Manchester, leaving the car near the M60 and catching Metrolink looked a good option online. The new P+R site at Sale Water Park has plenty of space, good lighting and security fencing, yet I didn’t see a sign to it until I was on the adjacent M60 […]
Warwickshire operator Catteralls Coaches has collected its second Irizar integral, a 12.9m 70-seat i4. It is powered by the DAF MX11 326bhp engine. The operator took delivery of a 14m tri-axle i6 in 2015 and another i6 will join the fleet at Easter. MD of Catteralls, Paul Catterall, said, ‘I have to say I’m very […]
Norfolk operator, Marett’s Chariots, has added another Mercedes-Benz Tourismo to its fleet following positive experience with the example it took in at the beginning of last year. The latest one is built to Touring specification and features 53 seats in stylish Travel Star Eco upholstery with leather headrests and dual 19inch LCD monitors paired with […]
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 […]