Registered care home charity, Lillian Faithful Homes of Cheltenham, has taken delivery of an executive wheelchair friendly minibus based on a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 516. The vehicle features automatic transmission, 16 leather reclining seats, a full flat floor for wheelchairs, LED lighting, an under floor tail lift, USB sockets, phone chargers, two fridges, saloon air conditioning […]
GKN Plc has become a preferred partner of Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL). The agreement will see the bus manufacturer buy 250 of its leading edge Gyrodrive electric flywheel systems. The vehicles with these systems are set to be introduced across the UK during the next two years. ADL will focus initially on the introduction of […]
Globally, bus rapid transit (BRT) has grown by 383% in the last ten years, according to new data released by the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy. While costs vary across nations, BRT capital costs are generally less than 10% of the cost of metro and 30-60% of the cost of light rail. The Institute […]
Nottingham City Transport (NCT) has commemorated the late Keith Elliott, President of the Clifton All Whites Football Club. Keith passed away in February this year after serving the club for 45 years. In tribute, NCT has named one of its Navy Line 48 buses after Keith as part of its Clifton Hero competition. Other nominations […]
Arrangements for next year’s South East Bus Festival at Kent Showground are well underway. The annual event includes a large gathering of old and new buses and coaches, free bus rides around the showground, sales stands and model displays undercover in one of the huge exhibition halls, as well as talks by guest speakers and […]
Chalkwell has announced the creation of a new Twitter account for commuter customers. The introduction of this follows a recent survey into communications and traffic updates. The operator is posting live updates about its commuter services and where customers can provide it with instant feedback. Delays of up to 15 minutes will be sent out […]
Working with the Jack Tierney Gallery, based in Cults, First Aberdeen has transformed the interior of one of its buses into the company’s first ‘art on wheels’ internal gallery. The vehicle is used on the operator’s Platinum 19 service between Culter, Aberdeen City Centre and Tillydrone. The project was developed by the gallery’s collection of […]
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 […]