Road Tech Derek Beevor, MD of Road Tech observes that all telematics systems have the ‘dot on a map showing where their vehicle is, that’s not new, that’s not exciting anymore’. He believes one of the main drivers behind telematics now is being able to reduce fuel consumption and says the best way to do […]
The basis of the operation is extremely simple. The Connections team approaches businesses with a requirement for coach hire and offers its vast experience in the field in managing bookings and procuring the services of operators to carry those bookings out. It is the same team that goes out and wins bookings for The Kings […]
Scania is considering Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft’s public takeover offer to the shareholders in Scania. The deal would see all of their shares in Scania tendered to Volkswagen (VW) for a cash consideration of £18.34/SEK200 per share. VW is already a key stakeholder in the Swedish CV manufacturer, owning 62.6%. VW recently reported achieving an operating profit […]
What the Touring did have, and I believe this is something which accounts in some measure for its success, is style. It is a great looking vehicle and it has a wow factor. Even now, 12 years after Esker introduced it at the Dublin Show in 2002, the Mark 1 Touring still has a presence […]
Stagecoach Midlands has completed its £5.6m investment in 37 new single deckers operated out of its Northampton depot. The latest batch of nine new ADL Enviro200s will be used on Daventry’s main bus network comprising routes D1/D2 (The Grange Estate, Danetre Hospital and Southbrook to Daventry town centre and Northampton) and D3 (Lang Farm, Ashby […]
Emily Willox, a pupil at Broomhill Primary, was picked the overall winner of First Glasgow’s Bus Art competition. School children across the operator’s network area were invited to submit drawings, paintings and collages to the bus company on the subject of bus travel. The artwork has been used to decorate the hoardings at the construction […]
Nanjing, the ancient capital of China, is transforming its public transport fleet with an order for more than 1,000 pure electric BYD buses and taxis. Initially the city has placed into service a fleet of 50 BYD ebuses and, before the Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing later this year, the city will take delivery of […]
Europe’s long term lending institution, the European Investment Bank, has agreed to contribute £175m towards the completion of the motorway link between Glasgow and Edinburgh. The investment programme will include both completion of the M8 between the cities and major improvements to the M73 and M74. The new Motorway Improvements Project is expected to bring […]