Month: August 2015

Ashok Leyland has announced a further commitment to the regeneration of UK Bus manufacturer Optare Branded as Optare’s ‘Customer-focussed business excellence program’ the multi-million pound investment will address business capability and product portfolio to deliver […]

Customcare, the aftermarket division of Wrights Group, has undertaken a specialist conversion project for Dublin-based city sightseeing bus operator the Dualway Group Two Eclipse Gemini 2-bodied Volvo B9TLs have been converted into open top sightseeing […]

Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire (M&SL) has launched a paperless smart ticketing system across the region The operator, which successfully trialled smart ticketing in Lancashire, is now offering a paperless ‘StagecoachSmart’ ticketing option on all […]

Award-winning coach operator does industry proud at celebrity’s final journey Parrys International was in the national spotlight last week when the respected Cheslyn Hay-based coach operator played a key role at Cilla Black’s funeral. Five […]

Right-hand drive Indcar Next-bodied Mercedes-Benz Ategos have arrived in the UK and are now available from the associated Moseley dealerships – Moseley (PCV) in Pontefract, Moseley in the South at Taunton and Moseley Distributors of […]

The London Transport Museum is purchasing three of Mike Sutcliffe MBE’s early Leyland bus restorations The first of the three, a 1914 LNWR Leyland S4 36Ts ‘Torpedo’ charabanc will be handed over at King Long […]

‘Everyday transport’ – local roads and pavements, bus services, cycling and walking – is at risk of very large government budget cuts according to the Campaign for Better Transport, Campaign to Protect Rural England, Living […]

IPPR report makes a case for creating ‘total transport areas’ “England needs a new settlement for buses and other forms of sustainable pubic transport,” says thinktank, the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) in a […]