More entrants than ever took part in this year’s IRTE Skills Challenge. Some 60 technicians and apprentices from Abellio, Arriva, FirstGroup, Go-Ahead London, Go South Coast, London United, Metroline, Preston Bus, Tower Transit and Translink entered the competition. The event sees PCV technicians take part in bodywork, electrical and mechanical challenges at SMB Automotive Academy […]
Stagecoach’s new £10m fleet of Van Hool Astromega TDX double deck coaches for its Oxford Tube service represents the largest ever investment in new coaches the company has ever made on the Oxford-London route. Several of the vehicles were displayed at the launch in Oxford, where Chris Peat witnessed the departure in service of the […]
Catteralls Coaches from Southam, Warwickshire, has taken delivery of a Mercedes-Benz Tourismo M. The vehicle has 53 seats with Travel Star Xtra upholstery, folding 19inch monitors, a centre toilet and an entertainment package. A Mercedes-Benz OM 470 hLA Euro6 engine coupled to a six-speed automatic transmission powers the coach. Stability and safety systems fitted as […]
Reading Buses has had to shorten its rural lime 2 route between Mortimer and Reading as part of its 1 September service changes. The service will now terminate at Burghfield Common. CEO of Reading Buses, James Freeman, said, ‘Earlier in the year West Berkshire Council withdrew their grant aid towards the evening and Sunday 2/2a […]
Following approval by the CPT Council, the former School Transport Group is being reconstituted as a Committee. This means it will now have a formal reporting line to the CPT Council. The group has been in existence since 2005, but this development will give members with specific school transport issues the opportunity to contribute directly […]
MIS Fuel Monitoring Ltd (Merridale) of Wolverhampton is celebrating 20 years in the development of fuel management systems. The company has established a broad customer base from haulage and road transport to municipal authorities and emergency services over those years. It started in 1994 with the launch of Merridale FuelFX, thought of as the industry’s […]
Following weeks of testing with bus users in Bristol, the first phase of First’s smartcard programme has been launched. The introduction of the ‘Touch Card’ scheme in the city was marked with an event in Bristol Bus Station. To begin with, the Touch Card is only available for adults using FirstWeek or FirstMonth inner or […]
As part of its strategy to reach global markets, Optare Plc, has launched a new website (www.optare.com). The new online portal is designed to enable mobile, tablet or PC users to easily view the manufacturer’s vehicles and latest news whilst on the move or from their desks. Optare CEO, Enrico Vassallo, said, ‘The website, like […]