Bus News
Rotala Plc orders further 20 StreetLite Micro Hybrids from Wrightbus
Wrightbus has announced further sales of its successful StreetLite range with Midlands-based operator Rotala Plc.
Year: 2015
Bus News
Stagecoach East Midlands unveils poppy bus
Stagecoach East Midlands has transformed a bus into a tribute to war heroes ahead of Remembrance Sunday on November 8.
Bus News
Centro wins sustainable transport award
A pioneering £50m project to get people in the West Midlands to switch to greener travel habits has triumphed at the National Transport Awards.
Bus News
Reading Buses chooses Freeway fleet management system
Reading Buses is using Freeway’s fleet management system to capture and analyse maintenance and repair data for all its vehicles, which operate on various routes in Reading and Newbury.
Coach News
High parking fees cause operators to ‘boycott’ Lincoln Christmas Market
Coach operators are outraged at ‘confusing’ Lincoln Christmas Market parking prices Coach operators are boycotting Lincoln Christmas Market this year as it was revealed that parking charges are said to be as high as £212.
Coach News
Trent Barton’s Plaxton Elite Red Arrows arrive
Trent Barton’s non-stop red arrow coach service between Derby and Nottingham is getting a £3m upgrade, with nine new coaches, each with free 4G WiFi and tables at every seat.
Coach News
National Express driver sentenced with 12 month community order
The driver of a National Express coach that crashed into a police car dealing with a broken down vehicle has been sentenced to a 12-month community order.
Coach News
Forth crossing closures planned over three weekends
Essential demolition works are planned near the Forth crossing in Scotland for weekends October 24/25, October 31/November 1, and November 14/15, 2015.
International
Solaris tailor-made in Karlsruhe
GERMANY The height of four Solaris Urbino 10.9 LEs recently delivered to the German city of Karlsruhe is just 2.72m, 33cm less than normal and the lowest yet produced by the Polish manufacturer.
International
RATP to be green by 2025
FRANCE One of the principal development projects in the Paris region is that RATP’s entire fleet of 4,500 buses will be electric or renewable gas and non-fossil fuelled by 2025.
