TfL has welcomed news that a strike planned for 22 September by members of the Unite union, who work for London United, has been suspended, following talks at ACAS. Two 24-hour strikes were due to take place on 19 September and 22 September. The planned strike action would have affected bus routes in south west […]
As a result of a trial bus service, residents of Milton Regis are to have an extended route, which will serve the supermarkets and the town. The Chalkwell operated 11 route comes to an end next month, but to cover its withdrawal the new extended 7 service will commence on 3 November. The number 11 […]
Nottingham City Transport (NCT) has been commended by the University of Nottingham’s President of the Students’ Union, Harry Copson, for its decision to upgrade the 34 service to double deckers. This service runs between the City, Derby Road and University Park with a frequency from every five minutes on weekdays, every 20 minutes during the […]
Arriva is to launch its latest Sapphire premium branded service on Arriva North East’s 5/5a and X3/X4 between Teesside and Redcar in Cleveland. A total of 24 new Wrightbus StreetLites will be introduced to these services, providing an investment of over £4.5m. All vehicles are equipped with free wi-fi, power points to charge phones and […]
National Express has launched a new service from The University of Bristol’s Stoke Bishop campus, which houses 2,500 students, to London. The service comprises six outbound and eight return coaches. For the first three months, a ticket to the capital starts at a special rate of £5. It has a journey time of just under […]
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) and Manchester City Council have made plans to improve a number of bus priority routes through Manchester city centre. The local authorities are writing to over 500 people who gave feedback during a major summer 2013 consultation that helped shaped the scheme. It is thought the bus priority package would […]
From next month, Stagecoach owned megabus.com is to launch a new network of services in the Benelux region, in addition to opening a dedicated base in Belgium. It is to run the new daily service linking Brussels with Luxembourg and Rotterdam from 6 October, offering fares from €1. The new depot, located near Brussels at […]
Metrobus, part of the Go-Ahead Group Plc, has placed 18 Wrightbus Eclipse Gemini 2 bodied Volvo B7RLEs into operation on its Fastway service in Crawley. They are part of a significant investment to upgrade the Fastway service, which was first launched 11 years ago. Their power comes from the rear mounted seven-litre diesel D7E 290hp […]