Optare’s 11.1m Metrodecker demonstrator has been delivered to New Adventure Travel (NAT Group) for the start of a trial in Cardiff. The operator recently acquired a further ten Optare Metrocity buses following what was described as ‘excellent’ in service fuel economy results. This takes the number of Metrocitys ordered by NAT Group to 30 in the last […]
Transdev and FirstBus in Leeds have teamed up to offer a ‘£1 add on’ ticket for destinations in the Leeds city area for customers heading into Leeds from Ripon and Harrogate. The companies have joined forces so customers on Transdev’s ‘the 36’, which serves Ripon, Harrogate, Leeds, can now buy one ticket onboard that will […]
Travel de Courcey has launched 21 buses retrofitted with micro-hybrid systems onto its urban route network in Coventry. The technology was installed in the MCV Evolution bodied MAN vehicles following a £404,000 grant from the DfT Clean Vehicle Technology Fund after an application submitted by Centro, the delivery arm of the West Midlands Integrated Transport […]
Local Enterprise Partnerships, or LEPs as they are more frequently referred to, are a fairly new initiative, announced by the Government in June 2010. LEPs were established by the Coalition Government to replace the Regional Development Agencies. They are made up of local authorities and businesses with the specific aim to promote economic growth and […]
The APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) event is held every Spring at Colyumbridge, near Aviemore in Scotland. It attracts professional transport people employed by Scottish and North English local authorities and the contractors that work for them. As a result it has become very popular with producers of wheelchair assessable minibuses and this year […]
Walk around checks are more than just ticking boxes before you drive off. They are an essential part of the maintenance process, spotting issues before they prove bigger, more expensive problems. It is also about safety on the roads. It saves lives. However, how can you ensure your drivers are doing these checks properly? You […]
The long expected Bus Services Bill has been published following its announcement in the recent Queen’s Speech. It aims to grow bus patronage, tackle air quality hotspots, improve bus services for passengers, enable a thriving commercial bus sector and help cities and regions unlock economic growth. It supports the devolution of a variety of powers […]
Go-Ahead Group subsidiary, Go South Coast, has concluded a £10m deal with Alexander Dennis Ltd (ADL) that will see the introduction of 49 vehicles during the course of the next nine months. The new vehicles include 32 Euro6 Enviro400s, 17 of them high specification inter-urban vehicles that will run between towns and cities on the […]