Chester Council chiefs hailed what has been described as a ‘significant milestone’ in the delivery of the town’s new bus interchange after agreeing to appoint a design and build contractor. Relocation of the existing bus exchange from Princess Street is a ‘key enabling project’ in the £300m Northgate development. To date, £262,000 had been spent […]
Plans have been unveiled to transform travel along Manchester’s Oxford Road, with a major bus priority corridor featuring Greater Manchester’s first ever Dutch-style cycle lanes. Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) and Manchester City Council have developed the proposals which are designed to go hand-in-hand with the recently advertised bus priority changes for the city centre. […]
FirstBus has become the first nationwide public transport company to offer Barclays Pingit as a mobile payment option. Having completed the roll out of mobile ticketing across its operations, the operator has also confirmed that its customers can now pay for their mTickets using the mobile payment app Barclays Pingit. Despite having only recently added […]
Mercedes-Benz has marked the 20 year anniversary of the launch of its Turkish built Tourismo touring coach. Since the vehicle’s release, over 21,000 units have rolled off the production line. Originally built as a high-decker in just one length, the current generation of Tourismo coaches spans a wide range of models. The Tourismo’s formula for […]
Four of Liverpool’s bus lanes have come back into operation following a review. The city’s 26 lanes were suspended in October 2013 to monitor and analyse their effect on traffic flow. As a result of a review by traffic consultants Mott McDonald, it has been decided to remove permanently all the lanes with the exception […]
West Midland political leaders have agreed to commission a ten year transport plan to help ‘unlock the region’s full economic potential’. The ten year strategic transport plan to help meet the level of economic growth required was agreed by leaders of the seven West Midlands metropolitan authorities and the three Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs), which […]
BASE Coach Sales’ unveiling at Euro Bus Expo of the new MOBIpeople range of single deck options marks the latest stage in the company’s ongoing mission to provide vehicles that match operators’ needs and can be operated profitably. The BASE team, with the experience gained from running the 160 strong Holmeswood fleet, has developed particular […]
People using the First operated Elland Road Park & Ride bus service into Leeds city centre can now extend their journeys, free of charge, on the Leeds City Bus, which is also operated by First. Tickets on the latter service normally cost 50p per journey. The number of cars parking at Elland Road Park & […]