Tyne and Wear’s transport authority (Nexus) is making a change to bus services in the west of Newcastle this month, with a new local route to be launched. The new 71A will connect Throckley, Newburn, Walbottle, Chapel Park, Westerhope and Newbiggin Hall with Kingston Park. From 23 March, it will run every hour on evenings […]
First has invested £5m into its 201 route connecting Airdrie, Coatbridge, Bellshill, Motherwell, Hamilton, Blantyre and East Kilbride. It has bought 31 ADL Enviro300s for the service, which feature leather seats, free Wi-fi and easy access for wheelchairs and buggies. First Lanarkshire’s MD, Fiona Kerr, said, ‘This is great news for our customers, our fleet […]
Daimler Buses finished 2013 as planned, returning to profitability. The Daimler AG division recorded operating profit of €124m/£103.47m after posting an operating loss of €221m/£184.41m in the prior year. Sales rose by 5% to 33,700 units (2012: 32,100), and revenues increased by 4% to €4.1bn/£3.42bn (2012: €3.9bn/£3.25bn). Daimler Buses is looking to significantly increase sales […]
Northampton’s Greyfriars Bus Station didn’t have a lot of friends but it seems the replacement for it isn’t exactly popular either… Roger French will be looking at it in his next French Connection column but in the meantime, why not check out this link for a musical local appraisal of it. https://audioboo.fm/boos/1968249-northampton-bus-station-song I hope you […]
Save money, increase safety Thamesdown moved into its purpose built depot in 2005, relocating from its previous base near Swindon bus station. The new facility provides it with over five acres for its operation. David said, ‘We carry out pretty much everything maintenance and repair wise here, from bus servicing, repairs and MOT preparation. We […]
VDL Group Developments Wim van der Leegte, Chairman of VDL, has been at the helm since the age of 19 in 1966 when he took on running the company his father had established in 1953. One of the principles that drives him is that the companies within VDL should manufacture and employ people within the […]
Some readers may have experienced the coach on brief road runs at the NEC during the show. At that time it had a pre-production engine which has just been replaced with a production unit and there have also been a number of other modifications and refinements made in the interim. The Leopard body marks a return to […]
A survey by ComRes for the charity Guide Dogs showed that over 80% of people support the introduction of driver training, as it would improve the experience of disabled bus passengers. This comes as the Government reviews whether PSV drivers must have disability awareness training. The UK is currently exempt from a European regulation that […]