Stagecoach London driver, William Bradford, has been crowned UK Bus Driver of the Year 2015 at the competition’s national final in Blackpool. Aged just 22, he is thought to be one of the competition’s youngest ever winners, receiving the first prize of £1,500. He succeeded against over 118 other competitors. He received trophies and cash […]
Volvo Buses is to display two major new products at Busworld in Kortrijk, Belgium on 16 to 21 October 2015. These are the Volvo Dynamic Steering (VDS) stabilisation system and the Volvo 7900 Electric, the manufacturer’s first series produced electric bus under its own brand. VDS is currently being integrated into several of Volvo’s coach […]
With the VDL Futura FHD2 selling well in the UK and Europe and the mid height Futura FMD2 taking off to the point that it now accounts for 20% of Futura sales, VDL has turned its attention to the double deck market with the unveiling of the Futura FDD2 coach. It had been promised at […]
Wales’ Minister for Transport, Edwina Hart, marked the first day of the Welsh Government’s new £15m mytravelpass discounted bus travel scheme for young people by handing out the first passes to youngsters at Swansea Bus Station. Funded by the Welsh Government and developed in partnership with the bus industry and local authorities, the new pass […]
London Mayor hopeful, Tessa Jowell, has released some research suggesting London has the most expensive public transport fares compared with the other top global cities. Her research group compared fares in London with global management consultancy firm, AT Kearney’s list of the other top 20 cities in the world, including New York, Paris, Tokyo, Hong […]
First says its new ‘Your bus 66’ service in York has got off to a ‘flying start’, attracting over 35,000 customers since its launch on 2 August. Provided in partnership with the University of York, the new premium service connects customers between York Railway Station, the city centre, the University and York Sport Village via […]
DfT has made the next step towards ‘obliterating pointless road signs’. A taskforce overseen by Sir Alan Duncan MP has been assigned to tackle the overuse of traffic signs. Research carried out by the Department showed the number of traffic signs has doubled in the last 20 years. Sir Alan Duncan MP’s taskforce will make […]
Worksop’s new £3.2m bus station has opened. Located at the junction of Newcastle Street and Watson Road, the new station replaces existing bus stops on Hardy Street and Ryton Street. The bus station has been designed and project managed by Nottinghamshire County Council with Wates Construction appointed as the main contractor for the site. Work […]