Operators are now being invited to bid for the latest round of Scottish Green Bus Fund (SGBF). A further £3m is being made available from this year’s Future Transport Fund as part of the Scottish Government’s commitment to promoting Low Carbon Vehicles. Over the past five rounds of SGBF funding, Transport Scotland has provided grant […]
Hertfordshire based operators, Mullanys Coaches and Reynolds Diplomat, are to work in partnership from 31 October 2015. A joint statement said the deal comes at a time when both operators are in ‘very strong trading positions’ and ‘will only benefit from the efficiencies and cost savings that will accrue’. The two companies say they have […]
ComfortDelGro Corporation has launched its first, direct, non-stop express coach service connecting Stansted Airport with Kings Cross St Pancras. The concession to operate into and out of the airport’s central Coach Station was won following a competitive tendering process run by the airport. Branded ‘Stansted Citylink’, the service is now in operation. The year round […]
Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has unveiled new measures TfL is introducing to ease traffic in the capital and minimise disruption on the city’s roads. Trials of new technology are to be carried out, including a new generation of digital road signs providing people with real-time information on journeys using major routes into London. They […]
There wasn’t room in last week’s Coach & Bus Live 2015 review to more than scratch the surface of the information revealed at a press conference on the ADL stand, who pre-empted the event with a major announcement about their new Enviro400H City bus before staging their customary ‘state of the nation’ media briefing at […]
Edinburgh based Duddingston Private Hire has taken delivery of its second Noone Turas. A new Iveco 70C17 based 29 seat Turas 700 joins a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter based Turas 500 with 16 seats and two tables. Both vehicles are fully air conditioned with double glazing and large luggage capacity. The new Turas 700 was supplied by […]
Bath Bus Company, part of the RATP Group, has taken delivery of two new Volvo B5TL double deckers, the company’s first Euro6 vehicles. Featuring UNVI Urbis 25 bodywork with half canopy upper deck for sightseeing, the buses have a passenger capacity of 79. They will be deployed on tourist routes throughout the World Heritage City […]
Penrith based K&B Travel has added a Mercedes-Benz Tourismo to its fleet. Built to Touring Plus specification, the coach has 49 seats in part-leather fabric, Luxline upholstery, dual 19inch LCD monitors, air conditioning with overhead service controls and Wi-Fi, as well as a centre toilet and onboard kitchen with hot water boiler. Power is delivered […]