Tyne and Wear transport authority, Nexus, has opened a short period of supplemental consultation as it moves to complete a proposal for the UK’s first bus Quality Contracts Scheme (QCS). Nexus claims the QCS proposal is aimed at halting a long term decline in the number of people using local buses and protecting services in […]
Catch the Bus Week 2014, a week long campaign coordinated by Greener Journeys to promote bus travel, will take place again this year between the 28 April and 4 May. This year’s event will encourage motorists to try buses. Operators, passenger organisations and local authorities will be highlighting the benefits of bus travel. Participants include […]
Passenger watchdog, Bus Users UK, has become the statutory body for passenger complaints in England, Wales and Scotland under EU Passenger Rights Legislation. The law came into effect in March and is intended to provide better protection for bus and coach travellers throughout the EU. It imposes a number of duties and responsibilities on PCV […]
Transport Minister, Baroness Kramer, formally marked the completion of over £40m of construction and engineering works to improve transport in Portsmouth. The new M275 Tipner Interchange junction and park and ride site together with the Northern Road bridge replacement were among the first major construction schemes awarded funding by the current government. Between them they […]
In its interim report from January to March 2014, Scania’s operating income rose to £205.6m/SEK2,257m (2013: £176.1m/SEK1,933m) and earnings per share rose to £0.2/SEK1.95 (2013: £0.16/SEK1.75). Net sales rose 9% to £1,925.3m/SEK21,126m (2013: £1,762.6m/SEK19,341m). Cash flow amounted to £66.5m/SEK730m (2013: £8m/SEK-88m). Order bookings for buses and coaches were lower than in the same quarter of […]
Gloucestershire based Bennetts Coaches has expanded its fleet with the addition of a Mercedes-Benz Tourismo. Powered by a Mercedes-Benz OM 457 (h) LA 260kW Euro5 engine coupled to a six-speed automatic transmission, the vehicle has 49/53 Travel Star Xtra seats, a Professional Line 3 Radio/CD/DVD package, hot drinks facilities, an air conditioning system and an […]
A Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 313 based wheelchair accessible conversion from Stanford Coachworks has been supplied to Princess Marina House in Rustington, West Sussex, a seaside retreat for ex-Service members of the RAF. The medium wheelbase vehicle has a 2.2litre 126bhp Euro5 engine matched to a seven-speed automatic gearbox. Two of its eight seats are fixed just […]
As part of an upgrade to its fleet, Edinburgh based L A Travel have taken delivery of a new Volvo Bus B9R coach with Jonckheere bodywork. Fitted with the rear mounted Volvo D9B engine and incorporating the Volvo I-Shift 12-speed fully automated gearbox, it is fitted with 53 seats, an onboard toilet, a CD/DVD system […]