West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner, David Jamieson, is calling for London style banning orders for persistent criminal offenders on the region’s public transport network. Currently, transport authorities in the West Midlands have to apply for separate injunctions for each local authority. This means a criminal could be banned from using buses in Walsall but […]

Thanks in no small part to coverage from local radio and newspapers in the area, what was conceived as a Bristol Lodekka running day turned into something on a rather larger scale with an array of 15 buses and coaches of local interest providing thousands of free rides on four services around the streets of […]

Paris based international transport providers, RATP Group’s financial results for 2014 showed group revenue increased by 3.4% from 2013 to €5,257m/£3,845.5m in 2014. The Group’s subsidiaries’ contribution to revenue rose by 13.7% amounting to €914m/£668.4m, 17.4% of the Group’s overall revenue, a tripling over the past six years. Earnings remained consistently high and stable at […]

Euro6 engine emission regulations are extremely stringent and complying with them has cost the engine manufacturers billions. One of the reasons for this is because politicians have been disappointed that the results obtained by bench testing earlier generation engines to satisfy previous regulations have not been equalled in everyday operation. Chris Peat talks to manufacturers […]

At the time of going to press, it is understood that Dereham based Konectbus has won the contract to operate the Norwich Park and Ride operation. The contract also includes running Norwich bus station. No official announcement has yet been made, with a standstill period in place to allow time for objections before the contract […]

Operator Howard Snaith and Partners of Otterburn, Northumberland, has been found not guilty of Conspiracy to falsify tachograph records. On 23 March 2015 at Newcastle Crown Court, Howard Snaith and Partners and Alison Snaith along with a number of employees were found not guilty of these allegations, which were found to be without any foundation […]

Highlights of last week’s Budget include the announcements that Fuel Duty is to be frozen and the Severn Crossing toll is to be reduced. Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, announced the Budget on 18 March. It is the final one before the general election in May. Osborne claimed the nation is ‘walking tall again’ […]

Mercedes-Benz has been announced as the official partner for Coach and Bus Live’s Skills Test. Forming part of the live interactive content of the event, which returns to the NEC Birmingham on 30 September and 1 October, visitors will have the opportunity to test their skills behind the wheel of a range of latest Mercedes-Benz […]