Go North East, Arriva and Stagecoach North East have introduced a new multi-operator smart card, ‘SmartZone’, which allows travel on buses operated by all three of these operators. Valid in Sunderland, Newcastle or North Tyneside, it provides unlimited travel from less than £2 per day. This new initiative follows the launch of the South Tyneside […]
Thought to be the biggest order ever placed for Turkish built right hand drive buses, the deal for 143 Otokar Vectio C low entry service buses placed by Malta Public Transport (the new operator that took on the Maltese bus network earlier this year) is a significant one for the manufacturer, for Malta and potentially […]
A number of key new posts include the appointment of UK Sales Director Ian Mitchell, formerly Commercial Truck Director at Volvo; CEO Simon Elliott, who replaced Des Evans in September 2014 and Paul Gardner as General Manager, a promotion from his previous position of National Key Account Manager and filling the gap left by Ian […]
Regardless of rapidly approaching PSVAR/DDA deadlines that require it, there’s a good case for making buses and coaches even more accessible. However, what needs to be done and how can operators achieve this? Chris Peat has contacted some companies involved in this area to find out what they think and what they can offer. PLS […]
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% […]