As it marks its 20th year in business, Roberts Coaches of Hugglescote, Leicestershire, have taken delivery of a Volvo B11R with Jonckheere bodywork. The 12.6m coach has Volvo’s I-Shift transmission, 53 seats and an automatic function check system. Safety features include the EBS controlled disc brakes and a multiplexed electronics system. It is in addition […]
Work to implement improvements on one of York’s busiest road interchanges, the A19 south of York, is due to start on 11 May. The main works are anticipated to take 16 weeks to complete. These will include the construction of a new inbound bus lane between the two roundabouts which will link into the existing […]
MAN has converted its former Plauen manufacturing site in Germany into a new Bus Modification Centre. Special customer requests are to be implemented here for both Neoplan and MAN makes. A workforce of around 140 will be employed in implementing specific customer requirements for the final equipment of the coaches. The facility will be used […]
Stagecoach Yorkshire has said its customer satisfaction levels are on the rise following the introduction of a fleet of ‘Gold’ buses. According to a survey by the operator, passengers on its X17 Gold service, which operates between Sheffield, Chesterfield and Matlock, have reported increases in customer satisfaction of up to 15%. Meanwhile, more than 90% […]
Buses, coaches, commercial vehicles, classic cars and trade stands will all be present at the Potteries Transport Rally and Running Day on 17 May 2015. The event is being organised by the Potteries Omnibus Preservation Society and takes place at Britannia Stadium, Stanley Matthews Way, Stoke-on-Trent. ST4 4EG between 10.00 and 17.00. There is no […]
Abellio Surrey has extended the use of its ‘Oyster Match’ ticket. Now its passengers between Kingston and Esher can use it. It is already proving highly popular with users of the operator’s 458 and 459 services. Statistics show that over the same weeks this year compared to 2014 Oyster Match tickets nearly trebled on the […]
megabus.com has announced a number of planned timetable improvements to its Benelux network. From 18 May, the company is extending its daily service between Brussels and Luxembourg to serve Strasbourg, once a day in each direction, seven days a week. It is also introducing a new service, which will operate once a day between Rotterdam, […]
Go-Ahead owned Salisbury Reds has take over operation of the bus services to all five park and ride sites in and around Salisbury. When Hatts Coaches went into administration last year, Salisbury Reds took over three of the park and ride sites, with Stagecoach taking on the other two, pending the official tendering process. On […]