Six staff members of First Bus in Scotland will have the honour of carrying the Queen’s baton in a relay event cumulating at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow this summer. They were selected because of their involvement with community groups, charities and the improvement of public transport services for customers. CEO of FirstGroup, Tim O’Toole, […]
Belgian passenger transport company De Lijn has updated its fleet by taking delivery of 41 VDL MidCity Dial-a-ride buses. The Flemish based transport company will operate the buses in West Flanders, Antwerp and Limburg. The low-floor Sprinter conversions have 13 seats (including 2 folding seats) and 9 standing spaces that can be also be used […]
Almost 50 buses are due to take part in the free to attend Regent Street Bus Cavalcade in London on 22 June. Between 11.30 and 18.00, a range of vehicles will be displayed, including a horse-drawn bus, the Transport Museum’s recently restored B-type bus, a trolleybus and the original Routemaster, as well as the New […]
Ticket schemes are being put in place by West Midlands public transport authority Centro and bus, tram and train operators to help tackle congestion due to the summer closure of the St Chad’s and Queensway A38 tunnels in Birmingham. The nBus Tunnel Special costs £90 and covers all bus travel throughout the region during the […]
Reading Buses annual depot open day will take place on 29 June between 11.00 and 16.00. Alongside a myriad of buses old and new, there will be a variety of stalls, a barbecue and other food and drink outlets in addition to behind the scenes tours. Visitors will also be able to test their football […]
Amy Nicholson, a Revenue Protection Inspector for TfL was awarded a BEM (British Empire Medal) for her bravery during the incident in Woolwich where soldier Lee Rigby was murdered. Her bus was stopped on her journey home and after contacting the TfL control room she was advised of the seriousness of the incident. Despite being […]
Following a countywide consultation process which attracted over 8,500 responses, revised proposals for supporting bus services were agreed by Worcestershire County Council’s Cabinet on 9 June. The original proposal to save £3M by the withdrawal of all support has been replaced by a new package of measures that will save £1.6M whilst limiting the impact […]
Brian Noone Ltd’s agent in Great Britain, Doncaster based Minis to Midis, has announced the addition of the Turas 500C Top-Line, a new top specification model, to its Mercedes-Benz Sprinter conversion range. It features as standard a powered plug door, a coach rear with extra large dropwell boot and upgraded ‘panorama plus’ double glazing with […]