Volvo Buses has introduced a forward collision warning and emergency braking system. The Forward Collision Warning and Emergency Braking functionality automatically applies full brakes to the bus if a collision with a vehicle in front is imminent and the driver does not react to the initial warning. The solution is due to become available on […]
Brian Noone Ltd of Maynooth, Ireland has confirmed that its successor to the Mercedes-Benz Vario based Turas 800 will be introduced at Euro Bus Expo 2014 at the NEC, Birmingham. The Mercedes-Benz Atego based Turas 900 will be exhibited in association with its UK agent Minis to Midis. Described as ‘a radical new design’, it […]
A new park and ride site has been launched by Hull as part of its plans for the City of Culture in 2017. Stagecoach East Midlands has taken over the service and rolled out five buses complete with free wi-fi for passengers. Run without public subsidy, a frequent service between Priory Park and Hull city […]
Bus and coach registrations were down 23.9% to 788 this September, driven by a fall in converted bus registrations. According to the figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), the rolling year total was 7,444, a 2.8% rise. SMMT Chief Executive, Mike Hawes, said, ‘Solid growth in coach registrations of 5.4% couldn’t […]
Arriva’s Dutch arm, Arriva Nederland, has signed a contract with VDL Bus & Coach for the delivery of 164 public transport buses for the Dutch concessions in East and West Brabant. The order consists of 89 VDL Citea LLE and 75 VDL Citea SLF. Arriva will provide the public transport in these two concessions from […]
TfL has announced that the next bus route to be served entirely by New Routemasters will be the London General operated 453. From 18 October there will be a phased conversion of the route, which runs 24 hours a day between Deptford Broadway and Marylebone station. It is expected to be fully converted to the […]
With the start of the new Benelux operation, megabus.com has strengthened its management team. The new structure is led by Edward Hodgson, MD, megabus.com UK and Europe. In addition to this role, he will continue to be MD of Scottish Citylink Coaches. Stagecoach is currently recruiting for his other previous role of MD, Stagecoach West […]
In a trading update for the six months to 30 September 2014, revenue growth and margin improvement in FirstGroup’s bus division was reported as being ‘on track’. Its UK Bus transformation programme continues to progress in line with its expectations. Both like-for-like passenger revenue and passenger volumes are expected to increase by 2.1% in the […]