DfT has announced £15bn of investment to increase the capacity and condition of the country’s roads. The government is investing in over 100 new road schemes over this parliament and next, 84 of which are brand new. More than 1,300 new lane miles will be added by schemes being delivered over the next parliament on […]
TfL and the Mayor of London has set out plans for a major new investment in bus services to help meet the rising demand of the city’s rapidly growing population. To respond to this growing demand, funding for over 500 extra buses is planned over the course of the business plan, which is expected to […]
Birmingham’s International Conference Centre was the venue for the recent Passenger Focus afternoon conference, Longer distance journeys: Are we well connected? Kirsty Flatt attended to find out more about the work that they do in the bus and coach industry. Proceedings began with a welcome from long serving Passenger Focus Chairman Colin Foxall who has […]
The ROSCO award for safe driving was presented before lunch by Chairman of EYMS and ROSCO, Peter Shipp, to John Noble of Ipswich Buses who, out of 42 years driving experience with the company, has achieved 35 years of continuous safe driving. Arriva claimed the top three places in the Young Manager of the Year […]
Regardless of what you have in your fleet, brand new, second hand or vintage, they all have windscreens. If you think they are just glass, then you’re not quite right, there is a lot more to them than that. Here, General Manager of Esprit, the windscreen crack and chip repair kit specialist, Neil Skidmore, has […]
Anthony’s Travel have taken delivery of a new Euro6 EVM Avantgarde 19-seater. Based on the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 516 Cdi, it is powered by a 163bhp common rail direct injection diesel engine coupled to a seven-speed G-Tronic gearbox. Luggage space is accessed via the rear 270 degree hinge doors with a luggage partition to close off […]
Registered care home charity, Lillian Faithful Homes of Cheltenham, has taken delivery of an executive wheelchair friendly minibus based on a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 516. The vehicle features automatic transmission, 16 leather reclining seats, a full flat floor for wheelchairs, LED lighting, an under floor tail lift, USB sockets, phone chargers, two fridges, saloon air conditioning […]
GKN Plc has become a preferred partner of Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL). The agreement will see the bus manufacturer buy 250 of its leading edge Gyrodrive electric flywheel systems. The vehicles with these systems are set to be introduced across the UK during the next two years. ADL will focus initially on the introduction of […]