So much focus goes towards running a more efficient fleet. Everything from fuel hedging to driver performance monitoring systems and fuel additives play a part in keeping fuel bills as low as possible because one of the best ways of keeping operational costs down is to reduce the amount of diesel consumed. However, forget the […]
Converting commuter railways to busways could save passengers 40% in fares, according to a report published by the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA). The document, ‘Paving over the tracks: a better use of Britain’s railways?’, claims the reluctance of policy makers to consider more efficient forms of public transport has led to expensive fares and […]
Close Brothers Commercial Vehicle Solutions (CVS) has launched a new Coach & Bus Rental division. Former EvoBus UK MD, Mike Beagrie, has been recruited to lead the new part of the business. Now MD of the Coach & Bus Rental division at CVS, Mike will lead the initiative to replicate Close Brothers’ leasing and rentals […]
BYD has officially unveiled the world’s first long range, 100% pure electric coach. Code-named the BYD C9, it was unveiled at the 2015 United Motor Coach Association Expo in New Orleans, USA. The two-axle coach is 12m long, has a seating capacity of 47 and has a range at motorway speeds of over 300km (190 […]
Sheffield based TM Travel has unveiled its improved Peak Line 218 between Sheffield, Baslow, Bakewell and Chatsworth. The new timetable has faster journey times and there are twice as many buses on the route, providing a bus every 30 minutes on Mondays to Fridays and every hour on Sundays. To promote the enhancement, 218 Bakewell […]
Catching the bus is around 60% cheaper than commuting to work by car despite falling fuel prices, according to a new study by Stagecoach. The study found that bus users save an average of £1,200 a year (or £100 per month) by leaving their car in the driveway. Pump prices are at their lowest level […]
Yutong rolled off 60,000 buses from its production line in Zhengzhou, China, in 2014. The figure is a 50% increase from four years ago when 40,000 vehicles were built in 2010. The 60,000th vehicle was an E7 full electric bus used for receiving the customers who visit Yutong. The manufacturer’s new energy bus production reached […]
MD of Stephensons of Essex, Bill Hiron, has been appointed CPT President for 2015, taking over from Chris Owens, MD of Alpine Travel. Bill has spent his entire career so far in the bus industry, starting with a degree in Transport Management and Planning at Loughborough University, during which he spent a year with Trent […]