German operator, DeinBus, has named one of its buses Claus Weselsky, after the country’s rail and train worker trade union boss. The move comes after bus passengers in Germany have rocketed following train strikes that Weselsky has been involved with (see B&CB 1327, 15 May 15). The company posted an image of the vehicle on […]
First Leeds’ entire network is now fully accessible. The announcement comes after the operator donated its last step entrance Volvo Olympian to Keighley Bus Museum. Now the company’s 400 buses all provide low floor, accessible service with kneeling suspension, a ramp facility and wheelchair area. Its latest investment in accessible vehicles came last year with […]
East Yorkshire Motor Services (EYMS) has converted its ‘poppy’ bus livery recognising the WW1 Centenary to instead mark the 70th anniversary of VE Day. EYMS Chairman, Peter Shipp, said the vehicle was well received locally and has been used by the Royal British Legion on a couple of occasions. He mentioned the new version has […]
CPT, in conjunction with the London Tour Coach Operators Association (LTCOA), has had a ‘productive meeting’ with TfL. Issues were raised surrounding operating coaches in London, in particular parking. Chaired by Ben Plowden, Director of Strategy and Planning, Surface Transport at TfL, it involved Head of Delivery Planning, Lilli Matson and Senior Strategy and Planning […]
Orders received by BASE for the MOBIpeople Explorer and Midi-Explorer have now passed the 20 mark. Recent orders from Festival Travel in Scotland and a repeat order from KB Coaches of Gloucestershire have helped the dealer pass this milestone. MOBIpeople, which recently moved to a new factory near Coimbra in Portugal, has recruited additional staff […]
Wrightbus has announced the development of its ‘Electrocity’ range, which features a number of product choices formulated to save fuel, money and the environment. Specific projects now in product development include the StreetLite and StreetDeck in ‘Electrocity’ format. Both have integral chassis platforms that have been designed to have the potential to be powered by […]
Recruiters from First Midland Bluebird attended the Stirling Careers and Jobs Event for the first time to promote the benefits of a career in transport to students, jobseekers and the unemployed. Information was provided on a range of opportunities, from how to become a bus driver to pursuing a career in engineering or maintenance. The […]
Transdev’s fleet of double deckers on its City Sightseeing service in York is now fully electric. Five vehicles have been retrofitted by Magtec to run completely on electricity. The operator put the world’s first retrofitted electric-powered double-decker onto the service last year (see B&CB 1293, 12 September 2014), after a share of DfT’s Clean Bus […]