Transport Minister, Baroness Kramer, has announced that up to £4m is being made available to pilot new and better ways of delivering joined up local transport in rural and isolated areas. The DfT fund aims to promote a better coordination and utilisation of all available transport services in local communities. The department claims the £2bn […]
Arriva has announced the appointment of Kevin O’Connor as MD of its UK Bus division. Kevin, who will sit on Arriva’s Executive Committee, joins the firm on 2 March from G4S where he held a variety of senior leadership roles between 2001 and 2015, most recently as Regional Managing Director of G4S Cash Solutions UK […]
Blind spots can be deadly for cyclists. There have been many occasions where a bus or coach has been involved in a fatal collision with a cyclist, not to mention the many near misses and less serious collisions. There have been a slew of technological developments to combat this problem of late, from camera systems […]
This week, falling fuel costs have prompted Tally Ho Coaches to slightly reduce the prices they charge customers. I doubt many other operators will be rushing to follow suit having carried much of the burden when fuel prices were rising, but for Tally Ho it is too good a marketing opportunity to miss and an […]
The proposed changes The abolition of the paper counterpart driving licence was originally scheduled to take place at the end of last year and has now been pushed back to early summer. What is apparent is that the DVLA haven’t yet got all the processes in place to make this a smooth transition. The accompanying […]
These are exciting times for PLS (Passenger Lift Services), the Smethwick based bus and coach passenger lift manufacturer. Not only has it been incorporated into Mobility Networks, the international provider of access solutions for accessible vehicles, it has also consolidated its operation by moving everything to a single site. This is all topped by the […]
With the aim of significantly reducing the number of people living in areas of poor air quality in London, the ULEZ is planned to halve emissions of nitrogen oxide (NOx) and particulate matter (PM10) from vehicle exhausts in central London. This means more than 80% of central London is expected to meet the nitrogen dioxide […]
Spot Travel has taken delivery of a Euro6 EVM Classic. The minicoach is based on a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, powered by a Euro6 516Cdi 163bhp common rail direct injection diesel engine coupled with a seven-speed G Tronic automatic gearbox. Features include 22 Comfort 80 seats, a Mercedes-Benz Audio 10 upgrade radio/SD entertainment package, saloon speakers integrated […]