Driven by the pound strengthening against the Euro, the financial criteria to be demonstrated when applying for bus and coach operators’ licenses will reduce from 1 December 2014. The Office of the Traffic Commissioner has confirmed that standard national and international licence applicants will be required to demonstrate £7,000 (previously £7,400) for the first vehicle […]
TfL is to re-route the Docklands Buses operated D8 on 29 November to serve destinations in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, such as the London Aquatics Centre and ArcelorMittal Orbit. It runs between Crossharbour and Stratford International bus station via Canary Wharf, All Saints and Bow Church. The existing frequency of every 12 minutes, Monday to […]
ADL is to establish a new bus chassis manufacturing facility in Ontario, Canada. The move follows a deal with the Government of Ontario’s transportation authority for Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (Metrolinx) that will see the British manufacturer supply 253 new low height double deckers over the next five years. Construction of the chassis facility […]
Summercourt, Cornwall based Western Greyhound has been put up for sale. The operator has enlisted the services of London based property consultant, ES Group, to undertake the sale. Partner, ES Group, Roland Cramp, said, ‘I can confirm that Western Greyhound has instructed us to explore a sale of the company. A number of discussions are […]
A Scania single decker powered by sewage and food waste has entered service with Bath Bus Company, an RATP Dev owned operation. Claimed to be the UK’s first bus to be powered by such fuel, the green vehicle is being trialed on the operator’s A4 Bath to Bristol Airport service. Affectionately named the ‘poo-bus’ by […]
Many options are available for keeping passengers occupied, so much so that an entire market has sprung up around it. The question arises though: what really entertains your passengers? Chris Peat spoke to several suppliers of onboard entertainment to find out what is proving popular when it comes to keeping passengers occupied and what the […]
This was the eighth Coach and Bus Show organised by the Coach Transport and Tourism Council for Ireland, (CTTC), the country’s independent trade association, at the RDS in Simmonscourt, in the suburbs of Dublin. The show is held every two years and when the last one happened in 2012, Ireland was still deeply in economic […]
The West Midlands Integrated Transport Authority (ITA) has appointed Laura Shoaf as Strategic Director for Transport. Laura will work across the seven local councils in the West Midlands and the three Local Enterprise Partnerships (Black Country, Greater Birmingham and Solihull, Coventry & Warwickshire) to champion transport provision in the region at the highest level nationally. […]