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. […]
West Midlands transport authority (Centro) and Arriva Midlands has signed a £9m partnership deal that will bring about new buses, Swift electronic ticketing and refurbishments to Dudley bus station. The agreement will see the operator’s premium Sapphire brand buses rolled out and pledge 22 initiatives between 2014 and 2016 with the aim of making bus […]
During the week commencing 24 November 2014, the Quality Contract Scheme (QCS) board will be holding directions hearings with the main parties concerning the QCS proposed by the north east’s transport authority (Nexus). Kevin Rooney, Traffic Commissioner for the North East of England, is the chairperson of the QCS Board. Board members will be Alan […]
Daimler Financial Services is on track to set new records in 2014. The company is currently leasing or financing more vehicles, including buses, than ever before. In the first ten months of the year, the company initiated roughly 1.1m new financing or leasing contracts worldwide with a total value of €38bn/£30.26bn (up 13%). For the […]
Transport Manager of Bradford based Skyway Travel, Fazal Karim Ali, has been disqualified from applying for or holding an operator’s licence in Great Britain for a period of seven years. The company’s licence has been revoked with effect from 23:59, 21 November 2014. Mr Ali’s wife, Farmida Akhtar, has also been disqualified. Traffic Commissioner, Kevin […]