‘Satisfactory’ was how Stagecoach described its trading for the 40 weeks ending 1 February 2015. The third quarter of its financial year saw the company’s UK Bus regional operations achieve like-for-like revenue growth of 2.7%, with passenger volumes increasing 0.4%. Although growth in January was lower than in the previous months of the year, it […]
Rotala plc has announced the acquisition of Green Triangle Buses Ltd, which trades as South Lancs Travel, from Rolling Solutions Ltd and Julian Peddle, the same Uttoxeter based ownership combination that owns D&G Bus. The deal was completed for £900,000 in cash and at completion Rotala paid £368,000 to Green Triangle’s bankers to clear the […]
Arriva UK Bus is investing £45m in new buses over the next 12 months. The operator is implementing a three stage roll out of over 230 new carbon efficient vehicles, which are expected to improve service provision across both new and existing routes nationwide. It is investing in: 165 ADL Enviro400s, 11 ADL Enviro200s, 12 […]
A new law to make it easier for police to catch and convict drug drivers has taken effect in England and Wales. Motorists caught driving having taken illegal drugs face a criminal record, loss of their licence for at least a year and a fine of up to £5,000. The legislation makes it illegal to […]
Heritage has combined with cutting edge technology recently to provide a solution for cleaner exhaust systems. Leyland Bus Parts, a company that traces its history back to the bus building days of Leyland Bus, has joined forces with GreenUrban Technologies Ltd, a designer and installer of the latest exhaust filtration systems. The pair-up combines the […]
Like a lot of technology nowadays, telematics is a rapidly advancing area. A dot on a map on a screen revealing where a vehicle is may have once been impressive, but that’s not so much the case anymore. Telematics has moved on to be much more than that, with one of the biggest trends being […]
Last Friday morning saw six brand new buses lined up in the car park of The Skinners’ Kent Academy on the northern outskirts of Royal Tunbridge Wells for an event to celebrate the complete renewal of the fleet used on the 281 service that is the main cross town bus service. It connects Rusthall, Sainsburys […]
Rover European Ltd of Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, has added a 12.9m VDL Futura FHD2 129.365PR Luxury Coach to its fleet. Its power comes from a 9.2litre 361bhp Paccar Euro5 engine coupled to a six-speed manual transmission. Specifications include a ZF Intarder, 55 Vogel Conturo seats, an air conditioning system, a centre sunken toilet, a water boiler, […]