When they said would you like to visit a distillery in Scotland I was definitely up for it. Perhaps there’ll be samples to try I thought. OK, so it wasn’t what I might have expected but meeting up with Dickon Posnett, Development Director of Argent Energy and seeing round their Motherwell facility, was definitely worth […]
Electric buses are not sci-fi anymore, with fleets of them operating in a number of locations in the country. London was one of the first places to embrace them and will soon have close to 70 on the road. Locations such as Nottingham have followed. It’s not just buses though, it is all part of […]
With a budget of €22.5m, the ZeEUS (Zero Emission Urban Bus Systems) project is coordinated by UITP and co-funded by the European Commission under the 7th Research & Innovation Framework Programme, Mobility & Transport Directorate General. The ZeEUS project has been launched by the European Commission in the frame of the European Green Vehicle and […]
Figures released by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) as part of their annual vehicle testing and enforcement statistics, show first time pass rates for bus and truck annual tests have increased for the third year running. Overall large vehicle first time pass rate has increased each year from 80.2% in 2012/13 to 81.0% […]
Stagecoach has launched a ‘transformational’ new responsive website. It is designed to allow customers to check live running times for their services and buy travel using their smartphone. The operator describes it as providing the ‘UK’s first nationwide online bus planning service’. The site is also accessible from mobile devices, allowing customers to call up […]
Transdev is running special services in Lancashire on Boxing Day, bringing back buses on this day for the first time in five years. It is to run buses between Burnley and Manchester, Blackburn and Manchester and Blackburn and Darwen. The X43 Witch Way between Burnley and Manchester, the X41 Lancashire Way between Blackburn, Accrington and […]
Nominations for the FTA everywoman Transport & Logistics Awards are now open The awards acknowledge the achievements of some of the most inspirational women in the freight and transport sectors. The categories are: Rising Star of the Year, Driver of the Year, Warehousing, Innovation & Sustainability, Team Leader of Year, Leader of the Year and […]
Southampton based Bluestar, owned by Go Ahead Group, has purchased 18 ADL Enviro200s which will operate on its 18 route. £3m has been invested in the vehicles which link Thornhill, Bitterne, Shirley, Millbrook and the City Centre. Representatives from Southampton City Council – including Leader of the Council, Simon Letts and Cabinet Member for Environment […]