West Midlands transport authority, Centro, has purchased ten automated external defibrillators (AEDs) from the British Heart Foundation, whilst West Midlands Ambulance has donated another one. They have been installed at bus stations in Bilston, Coventry, Dudley, Halesowen, Merry Hill, Stourbridge, Walsall, Wednesbury, West Bromwich and Wolverhampton, as well as in Centro’s head office in Birmingham […]
DB Regio Bus, part of Deutsche Bahn AG, has signed a framework agreement with MAN Truck & Bus for the delivery of up to 815 local and regional buses. Accordingly, Germany’s largest bus transport company will be ordering up to 435 city and intercity buses worth around €100m/£79.7m in 2015 and 2016. For 2017 and […]
Baroness Kramer, Minister of State for Transport, has unveiled a £1.6m fleet of 12 new Stagecoach buses during her recent visit to Exeter. The latest new fleet of vehicles brings Stagecoach’s investment in new buses in Devon in 2013-14 alone to around £10m. These latest additions carry the Ex-citi branding and went straight into service […]
Hampshire based Black Velvet Travel Ltd has been sold to a new owner, Adam Smith. The sale has been arranged by specialists from accountancy firm Chantrey Vellacott. According to a statement from the accountancy practice, Adam has many years of experience in the bus industry and has completed a deal to take over the company […]
New Adventure Travel has taken over the contract to run the T9 Cardiff Airport Express service from First in Cymru. The new operator will begin running the service from 17 August and the timetable will remain unchanged. The route runs between the city centre, Cardiff Bay and the airport. The contract was awarded by the […]
Over 380 nominations have been made for this year’s edition of the UK Bus Awards, a new record in the 18 year history of the scheme. Judging for the contest begins now, with over 40 experienced people participating in the panel meetings over the next few weeks. The 2014 Finalists Announcement and Luncheon will be […]
Van Hool is to present its new EX line of touring coaches for the European market at the ‘International Motor Show IAA Commercial Vehicles’ in Hannover, Germany between 25 September and 2 October. The EX line will initially be marketed in two heights and three lengths. The model palette is composed of more standardised two- […]
Following reports in the German press of the discontinuance of Starliner production, Ian McLean, MAN’s UK Head of Bus and Coach has confirmed that MAN is adapting its range of Neoplan products to meet changing customer demands across Europe. It will be phasing out the Starliner at some stage, probably at the end of 2015. […]