A partnership agreement between The City of York Council and First has provided free wi-fi across a number of the city’s services, including all of its park and ride routes. Forty seven of First York’s vehicles have been fitted with the free wi-fi thanks to a grant of £320k awarded to the council by the […]
I first wrote about John Bruce around 30 years ago when Bruce’s of Airdrie was in its early years. In July of last year John invited me to visit him in Scotland to talk about the company. It specialises in high mileage contract work and had just invested £400,000 in a new Van Hool TX17 […]
Oral evidence sessions into the proposed Quality Contract Scheme (QCS) for the north east’s bus network are to be held by the Quality Contract Scheme (QCS) board in March and April 2015. Chair of the Quality Contract Scheme (QCS) board, Kevin Rooney, indicated that the complexity of the North East Quality Scheme, the changes to […]
Big developments are happening at Banbury, Oxfordshire based Uniform Express Ltd, which is on a path towards increasing its share of the bus and coach uniform market. One of its latest expansions is the acquisition of another uniform supply company, The Work Clothing Group, which has expanded its own range and customer base (more on […]
The Forecourt and Fuel Solutions Roadshows are a series of established regional exhibitions held in five destinations across the country. Organised by Thames Communications based in Gravesend, Kent, the events have been running for a number of years. B&CB attended the show at the Cedar Court Hotel in Wakefield to find out more about some […]
With over 1,700 sold already, 526 of them to Euro6 specification (including 194 Euro6 for the UK), Volvo is leading the way among manufacturers in the supply of hybrid buses. At the beginning of the year (B&CB issue 1260, 24 January 2014) we reported from Sweden on three prototype buses running in service in Gothenburg […]
Clarion Events will be hosting Transport Ticketing & Passenger Information Global 2015, at The Lancaster Hotel, London on 27-29 January. 50 exhibitors and over 400 transport operators are expected to attend, with representatives from across the world focussing on smart fare collection and intelligent systems in public transport. Attendance to transport operators and government bodies […]
Four improved bus services will begin operation from 25 January to cover Merry Hill shopping centre, Halesowen centre, Old Hill, Cradley and Blackheath. They have been introduced by Centro, following talks with local councils. The 12, 13, 14 and 17 services will replace the 213, 214, 217, 240 and the recently withdrawn 297 service and […]