Mercedes-Benz has launched the CapaCity L articulated bus, a new longer version of the Citaro based four-axle CapaCity model that has been available since April 2007. The longest Mercedes-Benz bus yet offered, it is 21m in length and provides space for up to 191 passengers as standard. It is around three metres longer than conventional […]
As First Aberdeen’s Platinum Service reaches its first birthday, passenger numbers are set to break through the two million barrier. Passenger growth on the premium service is currently at 5.3% year on year and around 35,000 people now use it every week. By Christmas, over 2m passengers are expected to have travelled on the Platinum […]
Stagecoach owned megabus.com is to start coach services in new locations in Germany as the company continues its European expansion. The operator already operates services between Brussels and Cologne. It is to launch an extension to the route on 16 December, which will link Brussels with Cologne, Frankfurt, Stuttgart and Munich. Fares on the route […]
First Kernow is to further expand its bus network. From February 2015, First will begin operating new services which will link St Columb Major and St Agnes with both Truro and Newquay. This latest announcement follows previous news of new routes in the St Austell area adding to the company’s extensive network. From the 5 […]
Heat Shot, the heated fluid windscreen clearing system, has been approved by Daimler. Approval has been given for them to be installed at factory level in Mannheim or as a customer aftermarket specification in the UK on all Euro6 Mercedes-Benz Citaros. One of the first to have this equipment installed on its Citaros is the […]
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 […]