Sightseeing buses were once the cinderallas of the fleet, old double-deckers shorn of their roof parading slowly around historic cities and seafonts for perhaps a few months of the year. With increasing popularity and longer seasons, operators realised that easier access and lower emissions were essential to sustainability resulting in significant numbers of new build […]
Nominations for the seventh annual UK Coach Awards can now be made. For 2015, the awards are maintaining their strong emphasis on getting nominations from the customers, particularly group organisers and tour operators who actually use coaches and know the operators and drivers who serve them best. However, the operating categories are once again open […]
Stagecoach East Scotland has launched 14 ADL Enviro300s for its Kirkcaldy and Glenrothes routes. The 41 seat single deckers gradually began operating on routes 37, X37, 38, 39, 40 and X40 following their official launch. They represent a £2m investment by Stagecoach. Each bus features fresh branding and free wi-fi access. Staff from the operator […]
A ‘significant and successful’ year is how Go-Ahead described its performance in the past 12 months ended 28 June 2014. Having won the UK’s largest rail franchise, the operator also reported good progress towards its goal of a bus operating profit of £100m by 2015/16. Group revenue was up to £2,702.4m (2013: 2,571.8m) and operating […]
In the presence of stakeholders and guests from across the industry, Transport Minister, Baroness Kramer, has officially launched Reading Buses’ £1m gas station. The project, partly funded by a one off Gas Bus Infrastructure Support Grant from the DfT, supports Reading Buses’ current fleet of 34 Scania ADL gas buses and is scalable for future […]
Dr William Wright CBE, founder of Wrightbus, has been announced as the 2014 Innovation Founder, an award celebrating the achievements of some of Northern Ireland’s most successful entrepreneurs. The accolade is part of the Northern Ireland Science Park Connect INVENT2014 Awards. It recognises distinction in founding, leading or building an eminent local technology or life […]
Over 1,000 local authority vehicles are set to be given pollution reducing technologies after Transport Minister, Baroness Kramer, announced successful bidders for the £5m Clean Vehicle Technology Fund (CVTF). Seventeen local authorities have been awarded a share of the grants. Vehicles involved in the funding total 1,163 and include buses, coaches, taxis and emergency vehicles. […]
Buses are failing to support the 360,000 blind and partially sighted people in the UK, with only a limited number of buses fitted with audio-visual (AV) technology, according to Guide Dogs. The charity claims 19% of buses have AV technology, with the majority of these (97%) in Greater London. A new survey by the organisation […]