Princess Coaches Ltd of Southampton has added another Scania Irizar i6 to its fleet, a 12.2m example on a Scania K 400 EB4x2 chassis. Its power comes from Scania’s 400hp engine coupled with a fully automated Opticruise gear selection system. It has 49 seats, footrests, rear seat tables, powered entrance and main locker doors, a […]
Having 41% of the market in France in 2015, Heuliez Bus is again the leading supplier of hybrid buses in the country. The manufacturer has also recently supplied Madrid and Barcelona with 30 GX Hybrids. Since 2010, over 400 standard and articulated hybrid buses have been produced by the manufacturer, with 150 other units on […]
Arriva Yorkshire has unveiled a series of network and route enhancements for the Castleford, Pontefract and Knottingley area. To be introduced on 22 February 2016, it will see over 300 route miles affected by the changes. These include more direct links to Junction 32 and Leeds, simplified direct links to Wakefield from Castleford, Pontefract and Knottingley and […]
Stagecoach South West has launched its South West Falcon express service. The route runs 24 hours a day, connecting Plymouth, Exeter, Taunton, Bristol Airport and Bristol city centre. A £1 special introductory fare offer is available on it until 27 February 2016. It makes 19 journeys, seven days a week. Coaches will run hourly across […]
Last year’s inaugural UK Bus Summit, organised by Transport Times, was the best of a number of conferences addressing the key issues facing the bus industry, attracting a stellar array of speakers from all sides of the debate. This year’s Summit, held at the QEII Centre opposite Westminster Abbey, was only slightly less impressive in […]
…on Merseyside A million tickets have been sold on Merseytravel’s Walrus smartcards since the card’s launch in November 2014. It is estimated that over 40% of new UK smartcards issued during the last 12 months have been Walrus cards. Tickets currently available in ‘smart’ format are pre-paid weekly and adult four-weekly Solo tickets, which can […]
Bus Users UK has welcomed the recent pledge made by bus operators to have ticketless travel up and running across the UK by 2022. The country’s five main operators announced plans to implement this in January. The campaign group wants to see smart ticketing on all buses outside of London to be introduced as quickly […]
Bus and coach technicians have until 31 March to enter the IRTE Skills Challenge 2016. The annual event invites operators from the UK and Ireland to test the skills of their technicians and apprentices against each other in a series of mechanical, electrical and bodywork tasks. The competition, which involves theoretical and practical assessments, is […]