Ten local councils have come together to stage a conference with the aim of securing the future of public transport in the North of England. The Total Transport North 2015 event is to be held at the National Railway Museum in York on 23 October, in a bid to highlight the issue of funding for […]
Driving along the M74 into Glasgow on a glorious autumn morning, the ‘Is your car ready for winter’ message on the overhead signs seemed somewhat premature. However, the destination was the landmark Riverside Museum where Transport Minister, Derek Mackay MSP, was launching Scotland’s winter road maintenance programme alongside a display of some of the hardware […]
The Transport Benevolent Fund (TBF) has changed status to become a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO). A CIO is a new form of structure that provides charities with some of the operational benefits enjoyed by limited companies, but without some of the burdens. The new charity’s title is now Transport Benevolent Fund CIO, known as TBF. […]
Stagecoach has invested over £2.5m in new ADL Enviro200 MMC (Major Model Change) buses for Winchester. The vehicles will be used to operate on routes 1, 3, 5 and Spring, serving the city centre. The network will be re-branded with a fresh theme inspired by King Alfred the Great. In addition to the customary CCTV […]
Groups like Transport for the North (TfN), a conglomeration of local authorities and combined authorities in the north of England, formed to allow them to speak to the Government with a single voice, are one step closer to receiving a statutory role. The government is to propose amendments to the Cities and Local Government Devolution […]
Altas Commercial Transport from Lithuania export primarily Mercedes-Benz Sprinter based minibus conversions across Europe. The company showed an example of its Tourline XL high specification coach conversion and premiered its new Cityline city bus with plug-in hybrid drive. Two examples of this i-PHEV (intelligent plug-in hybrid vehicle) were present including one outside to test drive. […]
Originally more a coach show than a bus show, the balance of the Busworld exhibition, staged last week in Kortrijk, Belgium, has changed over the years. Europe’s, and almost certainly the world’s, biggest event dedicated entirely to bus and coach, it attracts manufacturers from all over the world with a growing Chinese presence. Bigger every […]
Enrico Vassallo, CEO of Optare PLC has announced his decision to ‘move on and pursue other career opportunities’ after two years with the Ashok Leyland owned company. A release issued by the company said, ‘Enrico has led the business through challenging and demanding times over the last two years and has been instrumental in making […]