Bus News
Bristol to trial geo-fence hybrids
Bristol is to pilot new hybrid buses thanks to a £1m grant from the Government to coincide with the city’s year as European Green Capital.
Year: 2015
Bus News
Bus budget cuts for Sheffield
Reductions mean SYPTE workforce will be cut by 45% from 2010/11 levels Public transport budget proposals aimed at delivering savings of £7.6m for 2015/16 have been passed by the Sheffield City Region (SCR) Combined Authority […]
Bus News
Optare leadership and employees unite
Optare has agreed a three year pay and conditions deal with its operations employees who are represented by UNITE the Union.
Bus News
The Little Red Bus manager jailed for theft of nearly £100,000
A former office manager has been jailed for stealing almost £100,000 from a charitable trust which eventually collapsed as a result of her crimes.
Bus News
Request for London bus fare cut after oil prices drop
Danny Alexander, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, has written to Boris Johnson urging him to cut bus fares in the capital, following a fall in the price of crude oil.
Bus News
£4m for local transport in rural and isolated areas
Transport Minister Baroness Kramer announced on January 14 that up to £4m is being made available to pilot new and better ways of delivering joined-up local transport in rural and isolated areas.
Bus News
TfL welcomes ECJ judgment on bus lane policy
Eventech challenged TfL’s policy of allowing taxis, but not private hire vehicles, to use bus lanes in the capital Transport for London (TfL) on January 14 welcomed the judgment of the European Court of Justice […]
Bus News
D&G takes over Baker Bus
D&G Bus took over the bus operations of Guideissue Ltd trading as Baker Bus on January 11, 2015.
International
Competition in Finland heats up
FINLAND Long-distance passengers have more options following the launch by Omnibus of a new route between Helsinki and Vaasa and increases in the frequency on four of its other routes. Competitor Koiviston Auto, in turn, is […]
International
Malta’s new contractor starts
Spanish subsidiary of National Express takes over from the government in Malta MALTA Autobuses Urbanos de León S.A was expected to take over government-owned Malta Public Transport on January 8, created following the nationalisation of […]
