As part of a project that sees the Belgian manufacturer lead a consortium of 14 partners across six European member states, Van Hool is to commission 21 hydrogen fuel cell buses. Between 2015 and 2019, the 21 vehicles will be used in London, Rome, Rotterdam, Cherbourg and Flanders. The project, which has been given the […]
To improve the punctuality and reliability of its bus services and cope with the circa 20% increase in patronage on its Bristol buses, First West of England is carrying out some rescheduling. The changes to the timetables are intended to fix issues with the punctuality of buses on key routes, while similarly taking into account […]
This year’s Showbus, to be held at Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire on 20 September, will have a special ‘Tiger display’, to which Leopards, Cheetahs and Panthers (Leyland and Plaxton) will be invited. When the coach and bus rally was last held at the Abbey in 1992, Leyland was a strong supporter of the event, with its […]
Launched in September 2014 as the first ‘Grand Yorkshire Connection’ MAX route, Arriva’s 268 has been extended beyond Dewsbury. It now provides a link between Bradford and Wakefield with a host of new intermediate journey opportunities. The Wakefield extension operates up to every 20 minutes, whilst the core Bradford to Dewsbury section retains its frequency […]
A barge belonging to the Beverley Barge Preservation Society has been transformed following the donation of some surplus bus seats by East Yorkshire Motor Services (EYMS). The boat is called The Sun and was an old Mud Carrier. It has been restored by the Society in a three year project, during which time they approached […]
NCT finalist in European awards Nottingham City Transport (NCT) has been named as one of the finalists and Ruban d’Honneur recipient in the 2014/5 European Business Awards. Selected as one of ten finalists in the award for Customer Focus, the company will now go on to compete in the third and final round of judging […]
First is celebrating the first anniversary of running bus services from Rusholme since the acquisition of Finglands in February 2014. The celebration was marked today with local Rusholme Councillors and Chair of the Transport for Greater Manchester Committee, Councillor Andrew Fender. Since the take over, customer journeys have grown from under 50,000 per week in […]
A recent independent survey revealed nine out of ten customers are satisfied with their local bus service. The survey, carried out by GFK NOP, interviewed over 4,000 Arriva Yorkshire and Arriva North East bus passengers as they travelled throughout the region. The findings show that 94% of Arriva Yorkshire customers and 93% of Arriva North […]