John, himself a Leicester Tigers Rugby Union fan, former player and Chairman of Melton Mowbray RFC, decided that submitting a team in their annual corporate 7s event would make for an excellent corporate hospitality event. He has refereed at them all since the tournament began four years ago and this year was no exception. The […]
Transmissions There is no change to the available transmissions. These are the six-speed synchromesh manual unit and the automated Agile (ZF) system. Hold on to your hats though because coming up fast behind is a fully automatic ZF transmission. We’re likely to see that available around the middle of 2015. Suspensions Big changes here for […]
Coach trip empty leg ‘matching service’, Don’t Travel Empty (DTE) has announced details of a partnership with Dutch firm, Rentautobus. Launched in Norfolk in 2008, Don’t Travel Empty ensures coaches are less likely to be on the road traveling empty. It has seen significant growth in the last 12 months and hopes the new collaboration […]
First Borders has revealed a series of improvements for two services linking the Borders with Edinburgh. Firstly, service X95 on the famous ‘Waverley’ route between Edinburgh and Carlisle via the Borders is receiving a ‘facelift’. Since the beginning of the 16th Century the ‘Common Ridings’ have formed an integral part of Borders tradition. In order […]
FirstGroup owned Greyhound in the US has started its Centennial Tour. To commemorate its 100th anniversary, the journey is intended to showcase the company’s growth and transformation, providing a glimpse of the operator’s history. The tour comprises of two coaches converted into mobile museums, which are touring across the USA, visiting nearly 40 cities over […]
TfL has introduced the ‘One More Journey’ facility for its Oyster cards one month early following a successful trial on around 500 buses operating on 60 routes in the capital. The development is intended to support the move to cash free bus travel, which is being introduced across the capital’s bus network from 6 July. […]
West Midlands transport authority, Centro, has installed 25 Real Time Information (RTI) screens at bus stops along the Warwick Road. The change benefits passengers on the 37 bus route, which connects Birmingham city centre with Solihull town centre. The first of the screens, which display a countdown to when the next bus will arrive, have […]
Xelabus of Eastleigh is to make what it describes as some ‘major changes’ to services from 23 June 2014. The popular X7 service between Eastleigh and Chandlers Ford is to double in frequency from hourly to every 30 minutes during the day. Its X3 service between Eastleigh and Asda will be diverted to serve Boyatt […]