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 […]
National Express has unveiled a UK wide network of direct services to Glastonbury Festival (24 to 28 June). It is the only coach operator currently selling tickets to this year’s event. National Express’ service offer has been designed directly in response to feedback from the operator’s Glastonbury customer-base. It serves the festivals from 73 towns […]
Two years ago, while waiting for a bus to college, Joel Kidd had an idea. He was surprised that there was no way available to him to find out where the bus he was waiting for actually was. The computer whizz-kid soon turned his skills and knowledge towards developing a system to track his local […]
Following on from their successful product launches of the new height adjuster, SideRiser 2 (SR2) and the posture improving ProBax seat at Euro Bus Expo last November, Kirsty Flatt caught up with David Cattanach, Director of A.E. Harris (parent company of Chapman Driver Seating) at their manufacturing plant in the Jewellery Quarter of Birmingham, to […]
The APSE event is held every year at the Hilton Hotel, Coylumbridge, Near Aviemore in the Highlands of Scotland. In recent years it has become one of the most important dates in the calendar for producers of wheelchair accessible mini and midibuses and this year was no exception. The event is built around a conference […]
A new display at Bolton bus station has been put in place to commemorate the city’s industrial heritage. Bolton ‘caddow’ quilts have now been applied to the glazed waiting area at Moor Lane Bus Station to mark the beginning of the transition to the new interchange. Artist, Kate Maddison, has produced a modern caddow to […]