Stagecoach has threatened a legal challenge over plans by the Welsh Government to make cuts to the country’s concessionary travel scheme, describing them as ‘brutal, flawed and unlawful’. Last month, the Welsh Government confirmed a three year funding package of £189m for its free bus travel scheme across Wales. The budget has been cut by […]
Volvo Group has made what it describes as an ‘important strategic step’ with the launch of the UD bus range developed specifically for growth markets. The new brand will initially be launched in India, with additional growth markets to follow over the coming years. The development is expected to expand Volvo Group’s customer base, improve […]
In its annual report for 2013, Scania’s operating income for last year rose to £797m/SEK8,455m (2012: £783.6m/SEK8,300m) with an operating margin of 9.7% (2012: 10.4%). Buses made up 7% of its net sales, which amounted to £8,196.5m/SEK86,847m (2012: £7,512.8m/SEK79,603m). The manufacturer claimed underlying demand for buses and coaches during 2013 was still weak as budgetary […]
A milestone has been reached for the Aberdeen Hydrogen Bus Project with the unveiling of the first vehicles of Europe’s largest hydrogen bus fleet. The city council has taken delivery of four of the ten Van Hool hydrogen buses, with the others due to be delivered in the coming weeks. The Aberdeen City Council-led bus […]
Translink Group Chief Executive, Catherine Mason, has been awarded the 2013 Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport/RSA Award for ‘Outstanding Contribution’ to the industry. The accolade recognises the operator’s significant success in recent years following a programme of development, change and continuous improvement, which has delivered passenger growth, improved efficiency and increased levels of customer care. […]
FirstGroup has donated around £80,000 of advertising space to its UK Charity of Choice, Macmillan Cancer Support. Over 3,100 of First’s 6,500 strong bus fleet across the UK will feature interior adverts supporting the cause’s Not Alone campaign. FirstGroup’s CSR and Community Manager, Katie Smart, said, ‘We hope our partnership with Macmillan and especially the […]
First Aberdeen is to freeze the majority of its fares in 2014 and reduce in price its Adult Day tickets, which it claims is a result of the increasing numbers of customers travelling on its services. The only fare to increase is Stage 3-5 of the Adult Single fare. This is set to be implemented […]
Go-Ahead has used Recite software to help make accessing its website content easier for people with dyslexia, sight problems or those that do not use English as a first language. The programme includes text to speech functionality, translation of text into 52 languages and can make the font larger, allowing users to personalise the site […]