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 […]
Recently liveried in Dickinson Coaches colours is this Mercedes-Benz 0816 DT Sitcar Beluga 3. Powered by a Euro5 engine coupled to a six-speed manual gearbox, it has a Telma retarder and rear air suspension. It features 29 Vogel ECO 40 reclining passenger seats with leather headrest inserts, double glazed tinted side windows, three point seat […]
Blakes Coaches of Tiverton, Devon has taken delivery of another Scania Irizar i6 based on a K 440 EB 6×2*4 chassis with a 440hp Euro5 Scania engine and the manufacturer’s fully-automated Opticruise gear selection system. The vehicle has 53 half-leather seats, footrests, rear seat tables, extra dark tinted glazing, aircraft locker doors, a forward facing […]
Mobile Onboard has announced its new low cost ‘talking bus’ technology. Called Beam Next Stop it integrates with Mobile Onboard’s Beam on-bus wi-fi units to provide passengers with a graphical next stop announcement system that can be accessed from their mobile device and/or large screens installed on the vehicle. The company says Beam Next Stop […]