A number of towns and cities in England will benefit from £5m in funding to reduce pollution from local buses, Local Transport Minister Norman Baker announced. Local authorities will be able to bid for grants of up to £1m from the Department for Transport’s Clean Bus Technology Fund. This will allow them to upgrade local […]
Paignton Bus Station has reopened following a renovation project. It has had its roof canopy replaced, new lighting fitted and fresh signage installed. Stagecoach South West Engineering Director, Mike Bishop, said, ‘I’m very pleased that this major renovation has been completed on time, enabling us to keep passenger disruption to a minimum.’
Group revenue for Arriva rose 11.6% to £3,211.1m/e3,757m in 2012 (2011: £2,877.7m/e3,367m), according to its financial review of the year. The company’s EBITDA was £363.4m/e425m (2012: e300m/£256.5m), up 30.8%. It was awarded 11 contract wins, extensions and acquisitions across five countries during the year, bringing around 5,300 new employees and adding 1,200 buses, as well […]
According to information obtained by the Campaign for Better Transport through a Freedom of Information request, if BSOG, the main support for buses, is cut then one in seven bus journeys would be lost. It claims this would cost the economy £3.7bn by 2022. Over 30 organisations, including the WI, the RNIB and the National […]
Transport Secretary, Patrick McLoughlin, has announced £165m worth of funding to tackle congested roads across England. This is the second tranche of funding from the £190m Local Pinch Point Fund, first announced in December 2012. A further 62 schemes have won department funding, bringing the total number of projects financed by the fund to 72. […]
Doncaster based Minis to Midis has added Bulwark Bus and Coach Engineering Ltd of Chepstow as a third support agent. It joins the existing agents of GB Fleet Maintenance of Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire and Johnsons Redfern of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. The dealer is the agent for Brian Noone Ltd and Paramount Conversions Ltd of Ireland. Bulwark will […]
DAF Trucks has announced a new Euro6 Paccar MX-11 engine generation for buses and coaches. The new engine is compact and designed to offer optimum fuel efficiency, low weight and noise levels combined with excellent performance and maximum durability. The new power unit has a displacement volume of 10.8-litres and is scheduled to go into […]
Somerset based wheelchair restraint specialist, Unwin Safety Systems, has formed a joint venture with Autoadapt AB, which has purchased a 50% equity stake in CN Unwin Ltd. The Swedish company’s product portfolio, which includes the Braun lift range, is seen as being complementary to Unwin’s flooring systems, wheelchair restraints and seat fixtures. The partnership was […]