Transport Minister, Baroness Kramer, has announced that South Yorkshire PTE (SYPTE) will receive £15.9m from the DfT to enable the long planned Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system to start running in the next two years. An additional £13.9m has been made available from a number of other sources to deliver the project, including a contribution […]
First Glasgow is to celebrate The One service’s first birthday by giving away 250 party bags to customers. Passengers will also be given vouchers to save money when travelling by bus, as well as the chance to win prizes including an iPad mini, shopping vouchers and an overnight stay for two. The One, connecting Helensburgh, […]
Bus workers’ union GMB and Stagecoach have joined forces to present a petition to Tyne and Wear’s transport authority (Nexus) calling for bus contracting plans to be dropped. Over 7,000 people across the region have signed a petition opposing Nexus’s proposals. According to the area’s bus operators, the plans raise concerns over fare rises, council […]
Volvo Buses’ plug-in hybrid reduces fuel consumption by 81%, according to the manufacturer, with the total energy consumption cut by 61% compared to a corresponding diesel bus Euro5. From field tests conducted in Gothenburg, the figures for overall energy consumption, including both diesel and electricity, have exceeded the target. The field test began in June […]
Products Whilst we in the bus and coach industry are familiar with Eberspächer heating and ventilation systems, this is only one aspect of the company’s product ranges and only one of the markets they supply. They are also responsible for the design and development of the major components that they use in their systems. These […]
Focus on feedback Changes and innovations in Stoneridge’s products are largely driven by legislation changes, for instance the One Minute Rule. Its aim is to have the equipment developed and ready before any particular regulation comes into effect. However, when it knows law changes are on their way, the company pro-actively meets with fleet owners, […]
Body Wearing vinyls celebrating two decades of Scania-Irizar collaboration, the coach carried a metallic bronze colour scheme set off by extra dark tint windows and the polished bright work flash that runs from the front along and up the feature pillar. The sloping lower edge of the forward window bays and the bulbous dome that […]
University of Sheffield student, Jodie Wilberforce, has had help paying her student fees after winning £3,000 in a North of England wide competition run by First. In her first year of a dental hygiene and therapy course, Jodie won out of 5,000 other students in places such as Leeds, Manchester and York. She was chosen […]