According to Dr William Wright CBE of the Wrights Group, the next five years could see a real breakthrough for the viability of fully electric buses. Dr Wright made his comments following the entry into service of eight wirelessly-charged electric Wrightbus Streetlite EV vehicles in Milton Keynes. Dr Wright said, ‘There is a parallel with […]
Fully trained and experienced PSV engineers have been called for by the Freight Transport Association (FTA) for its new Vehicle Inspection Service (VIS) Health-check Audit. The VIS inspections available from FTA include: roadworthiness inspections, maintenance inspections, pre-purchase inspections, end-of-lease inspections, due diligence inspections and lifting equipment inspections. The FTA Vehicle Inspection Service Health-check Audit has […]
Stagecoach has announced some ‘significant enhancements’ to the Coastliner 700 service between Brighton and Portsmouth. The improvements include more double deckers; a new timetable intended to improve punctuality; more buses between Bognor Regis, Chichester and Portsmouth, an increase in frequency from Littlehampton to Arundel and increased control using real time tracking of the 47 vehicle […]
TfL has confirmed cash fares will no longer be accepted on London buses from 6 July. The decision to move to cash free follows a considerable drop in the number of people paying their fare in cash. This change will not affect 99% of passengers who already pay for their journeys using Oyster, prepaid tickets, […]
East Yorkshire Motor Services (EYMS) has now confirmed its depot at Driffield will close after services finish on 31 May. B&CB announced the possibility of its closure previously (see B&CB 1266, 7 March 2014), when the plan was declared to save overhead costs following big cuts in the money it receives for operating the Concessionary […]
Deutsche Bahn AG, the parent company of Arriva, has received the first production Setra S 431 DT double decker with Euro6 engine. The vehicle forms part of an order for eight vehicles which the transport provider is using to expand its travel programme in Germany. Deutsche Bahn subsidiaries, Regionalverkehr Oberbayern GmbH (RVO) and Südbadenbus GmbH […]
Stagecoach has cut energy consumption at its bus depots in the UK following the introduction of an upgraded energy management system. The operator has a Vickers Electronics energy management system in place that controls heating and lighting at its 110 UK depots. In 2011 it committed to upgrading this technology, which now allows it to […]
Lucketts Travel Group has added Tony Tabner to its team in the role of Business Development Executive. He will be tasked with helping grow the corporate, education and public sector markets served by the Fareham based firm. Most recently working at Condor Ferries, Tony has a wealth of experience in a variety of sales roles […]