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TfL to replace Oyster technology

16/03/2015

Transport for London (TfL) is exploring options to replace the technology which is currently used inside its Oyster smart cards.

Obituary: Peter Hutchinson

16/03/2015

Founding Director of Optimum Oils Ltd, Peter Hutchinson, passed away on Thursday, March 5, aged 68 years.

Insurance costs force Leven Valley Coaches closure

16/03/2015

Teesside-based Leven Valley Coaches is to close after 28 years of operation, the Middlesbrough Evening Gazette reported.

IDTechEx – electric bus technology is moving faster than you think

16/03/2015

Market research company says progressive tendering processes and pollution laws are driving development of full-electric vehicles At a recent IDTechEx conference, with presentations and webinars on the research carried out for the new IDTechEx report, […]

Wrightbus and Arriva trial KERS technology

16/03/2015

Wrightbus has confirmed that a Kinetic Recovery System (KERS) project, developed in a collaborative partnership and partially funded by Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency, is in full service trials with Arriva.

Arriva invests £45m in 232 new buses

16/03/2015

Arriva UK Bus has announced an investment programme worth in excess of £45m in 232 vehicles to upgrade its fleet over the next 12 months.

Stagecoach makes £80m new coach and bus order

16/03/2015

Order includes 56 Plaxton Elites for Megabus and 15 TfL-spec Enviro400s Stagecoach Group has announced an investment of more than £80m in new buses and coaches for services in the UK and mainland Europe.

UK Coach Awards shortlist announced

16/03/2015

Fresh names to join familiar finalists at prestigious industry awards ceremony The finalists for the 2015 UK Coach Awards (UKCA) have been announced, as organisers and judges expressed admiration and praise for the quality of […]