Lothian Buses and Edinburgh Trams have launched their new Transport for Edinburgh brand identity at the tram stop in St Andrews Square. The newly formed Transport for Edinburgh brings Lothian Buses, Edinburgh Bus Tours and Edinburgh Trams together into a combined group with integrated operations and common ticketing. Services such as finance, marketing, human resources […]
Electric Bus Operations The final two sessions of the conference featured seven presentations on the operational application of electric buses. The high profile system recently launched in Vienna was described by Peter Wiesinger of Wiener Linien GmbH. Vienna’s extensive tram system circles the city centre, the centre itself being served by four localised bus routes […]
Time capsule When the last load of concrete was being laid in an area of the depot floor just in front of the offices, the opportunity was taken to put in a time capsule containing artefacts including current timetables, images and company communications as well as tickets, RIDACARDs, drawings and even a piece of seat […]
Public Transport Campaigner, Campaign for Better Transport, Martin Abrams, said, ‘Cuts to bus services are now reaching critical levels. We have seen services lost year on year and with further deep cuts planned next year, some authorities may stop supporting buses altogether. This is a watershed moment. If Government doesn’t take action to help support […]
Heathcotes Ltd of Chesterfield have taken delivery of an EVM Sprinter X-Clusive VIP Extended minicoach. The ten seater is based on the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Euro5 519CDi with a 191bhp V6 Common Rail Direct Injection diesel engine with seven-speed G-tronic automatic gear box. It features EVM’s plug type entry door, an integrated three stage entry step […]
A second Solo SR has been added to the fleet of Ross Travel Group, bringing the Yorkshire company closer to achieving an all low floor fleet ahead of the end 2015 deadline. The Featherstone based family run firm took its first Solo SR in 2010 and has ordered a third for delivery next year. It […]
Cardiff Bus has taken delivery of 30 new single deckers, a mixture of Mercedes-Benz Citaros and ADL Enviro200s, worth £3.5m. The new fleet will be used on the operator’s network covering Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan and Newport. Powered by Euro5 engines, they all feature CCTV, dedicated wheelchair and buggy spaces, real time information systems […]
Stagecoach Group has completed the acquisition of Go West Travel Ltd, trading as Norfolk Green. Norfolk Green, which was last month named Independent Bus Operator of the Year, operates commercial, tendered and school bus services, employing over 160 people. The company operates around 70 buses and carries around 4.6m passengers a year on a network […]