Coach News
Belle Vue Manchester wins inspiresport transport contract
Belle Vue Manchester has won a contract to co-ordinate transport for thousands of youngsters taking part in sports tours across Britain and in Europe.
Month: July 2016
Coach News
LJ Edwards receives pair of VDL Futuras
Moseley in the South recently delivered an identical pair of VDL Futura FHD2 129.370MX coaches to LJ Edwards Coach Hire of Hailsham, East Sussex.
International
VIP Shuttles for the Presidents
MAN Lion’s Coaches and Volkswagen Crafters, all converted at the MAN Bus Modification Center, used at meeting of government leaders in Tashkent UZBEKISTAN At the end of June, the government leaders of China, Russia, Kazakhstan, […]
International
Volvo electric hybrid for Curitiba
BRAZIL Volvo Buses is starting demonstration tests of an electric hybrid in Curitiba, Brazil where it will operate on the 11.2-km Juvevê-Agua Verde route used by around 2,200 passengers a day for six months. The […]
Bus News
CMA: partnerships before franchising
Competition watchdog calls for LTAs to demonstrate that franchising would not have a severe negative effect on competition before it is implemented Douglass Cooper of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has made a blog […]
News
London ULEZ to be brought forward to 2019
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has launched plans to improve air quality in London which include bringing the implementation of the ULEZ forward to 2019 and extending its coverage area.
Bus News
TfL to axe conductors
Transport for London (TfL) has confirmed that the six bus routes in the Capital which currently operate with conductors will operate without them from September.
News
GHA HSE fine cut to £90k
GHA Coaches has had its recent £250k fine for repeatedly failing to comply with Health & Safety Executive (HSE) legal notices to get its lifting equipment examined, reduced to £90k – CBW can confirm.
Bus News
Reading Buses outlines Bus of the Future
Operator reveals some of the futuristic technology it plans to use and improvements it plans to make to the town’s bus services over the coming decades Reading Buses has set out its vision for the […]
Bus News
Extra New Routemaster fuel bill
A Transport for London (TfL) report has highlighted “a further £2m higher fuel costs for New Routemasters with the actual miles per gallon achieved less efficient than that assumed in the Budget.”
