Transdev is to work in partnership with York Pride for an LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) celebration in the city on 20 June. The company has agreed to be a sponsor of the annual event and will provide an open top electric City Sightseeing bus to lead the parade around the city. It will […]
Rather than sending it to a scrap yard, Arriva Southern Counties has donated an unwanted bus at its Harlow depot to the nearby fire station. The firefighters used the vehicle to practice their rescue techniques at the operator’s site. The Fire Safety Roadshow truck was also on hand on the day to provide Arriva staff […]
MAN Truck & Bus UK has partnered with Bath Rugby to encourage more youngsters into rugby with a special community rugby event. The two organisations arranged for some local rugby stars to train over 100 children from the town. Pupils from schools within the White Horse Federation enjoyed two hours of rugby training at the […]
The number of journeys made on TfL’s transport services in 2014/15 has hit new record levels. Around half a billion more public transport journeys are now taking place compared to five years ago, with all elements of the transport network seeing growing demand. A record of nearly 2.4bn passenger journeys were made on the capital’s […]
To make ordering spares easier, Irizar UK’s iService has been upgraded to now include DAF part numbers. The iService ‘portal’ already allows any Irizar operator to log in and check details of a new vehicle from the dealer. The information is specific to each coach and is used to see exactly which optional extras have […]
News that the construction of a dual carriageway in Norfolk has been approved by ministers has received a mixed reception. The 20km Norwich Northern Distributor Road (NDR) from the A47 at Postwick to the A1067 Fakenham road is to receive £150m from the DfT. Consent is subject to there being no legal challenge in the […]
A new electric bus developed by Volvo was displayed at the UITP event in Milan this week. The vehicle is expected to be commercially launched in 2017. The concept vehicle on show is 10.7m long and carries up to 86 passengers. Its energy consumption was described as about 80% lower than that of corresponding diesel […]
First Cymru has been nominated four times in the Wales National Transport Awards 2015. The awards, organised by CILT (Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport), will be presented at a lunch ceremony in Cardiff on 12 June. First have received two nominations in the category ‘outstanding individual contribution’. Mark Jacobs, a staff operations manager based […]