Bus News
DfT commissions report into local bus market
The Department for Transport (DfT) has commissioned KPMG to study the local bus market in England outside London.
Year: 2016
Bus News
TfL to purchase 195 additional New Routemasters
Number of New Routemaster in London will reach 1,000 once the vehicles arrive The Transport for London (TfL) board has been asked to approve the purchase of up to 195 New Routemaster buses.
News
DVSA appoints new Chief Executive
Gareth Llewellyn has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).
Financial
Weak 2015/16 third quarter for FirstGroup
FirstGroup has released an update on trading since its 2015 half-yearly results.
Bus News
Go North East wins landmark personal injury case
Insurance lawyers at Bond Dickinson LLP have won a landmark case for Go North East against a fraudulent personal injury claim.
News
Douglas horse tram granted reprieve
Douglas Borough Council’s horse tram, reported last week as being discontinued (CBW1224), may have been granted a reprieve.
International
VDL delivers for Aachen
German operator see benefit from operating lightweight buses GERMANY VDL Bus & Coach has delivered five Citea LLE buses to ASEAG (Aachner Straßenbahn und Energieversorgungs-AG). ASEAG is responsible for public transport in and around the […]
International
Golden Dragon export landmark
CHINA Xiamen-based Golden Dragon has marked the delivery of its 50,000th bus or coach to be exported. Notably it’s one of 177 Euro 6 buses supplied through Israeli dealer Auto Chen to DAN Corporation. It […]
International
Solaris wins in Italy
ITALY Solaris Bus & Coach has won a tender to supply 300 InterUrbino buses to Cotral based in Rome.
International
Indcar Stradas for TMB
SPAIN Arbúcies, Girona-based Indcar has delivered six Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 516-based Stradas to TMB (Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona), the main public transport operator in Barcelona. TMB consists of two separate companies, Ferrocarril Metropolità de Barcelona ??SA […]
