Swedish operator, Karlstadsbuss, is now running three Optare Solo electric buses on centre services 11, 12 and 13 in Karlstad. According to Optare, the buses save about 80% energy when compared to an equivalent diesel or gas bus. The electricity used to power the vehicles is generated by Karlstad energy. The 9.2m Optare Solo EVs […]
It now just a few days until this year’s Catch the Bus Week co-ordinated by Greener Journeys takes place from 29 June to 5 July. Over 160 organisations including all the major operating groups and many local authorities across the country are now understood to have committed their support to this celebration of the benefits […]
Economy airport shuttle bus operator, easyBus, has launched a new service between London Heathrow Airport and London city centre (Shepherd’s Bush). The route begins operation from 1 July 2015. To celebrate the beginning of the service, the operator is selling every ticket for travel between 1 and 14 July inclusive at the price of £1 […]
Although it had been rumoured for some years, the announcement by Mercedes-Benz that it would definitely cease production of the Vario in 2014, still came as a shock to the bus and coach industry. There were still some that thought Mercedes-Benz was crying wolf and would backtrack the decision at the twelfth hour. It didn’t, […]
Benefits of CCTV and forward facing cameras are by now well known: they save costs by helping keep insurance claims down, dissuade vandalism and help prove blame for accidents amongst a plethora of other advantages. However, it can be a complicated area in terms of working out what system is best for what application. Chris […]
Like onboard Wi-Fi itself, Mobile Onboard is a rapidly developing entity. Specialising in the supply of Wi-Fi and mobile ticketing solutions for PCV applications, the company is heading towards exciting new horizons, having introduced a number of developments and enhancements to its products and services of late. With the technology it provides becoming ever more […]
The biennial UITP Congress and Exhibition was held in Milan from 8 to 10 June. Bus manufacturers and their suppliers occupied a large oblong lower hall. The rail industry was in a larger upper hall, making me think that Roger Davies might have some comments about overheads on top of the bus industry! Curiously, several […]
Through changes in brand and legal entity, red buses have continuously served the citizens of Salisbury for the past century. Today’s Salisbury Reds operation of Go South Coast can trace its ancestry directly back to the formation of the Wilts and Dorset Motor services in January 1915. To celebrate, Go South Coast staged a charity […]