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Not your average Joe
Joe Somers is a part-time Ticket Inspector for Stagecoach East Peterborough. After being nominated for The Unsung Hero Award at The UK Bus Awards 2016, he looks back on long career working in the industry. […]
Month: February 2017
Bus News
UK is Scania No1
Scania (Great Britain)’s performance in 2016 has given the Swedish multinational much to talk about as Andy Izatt reports Globally Scania delivered 81,350 trucks, buses and coaches in 2016, its 125th anniversary year – an […]
Bus News
Urban congestion examined with transport industry
Members of parliament spoke to three respected industry professionals – Kevin O’Connor, Peter Coates and Professor David Begg – about the topical issue of urban congestion and its impact on bus services. Jade Smith and […]
Bus News
Scania starts trials of battery electric buses
SWEDEN Scania will start its first field tests of coming battery electric buses in the northern Swedish city of Östersund. Three Scania Citywide LF buses will be in operation from the end of 2017 with […]
Bus News
90 electric Volvos ordered
Order from Belgium operator is the largest for electrics received by Volvo Bus so far BELGIUM The Belgian cities of Charleroi and Namur have together ordered 90 Volvo 7900 Electric Hybrid buses as well as […]
Coach News
Travelstar European Ltd moves to £1m new depot
Walsall-based coach operator Travelstar European has moved to larger premises in Portland Street – having outgrown its previous home of 12 years in Marlow Street. The £1m investment has been assisted by Santander Corporate & […]
Coach News
Irizar highlights Mexico as a future growth market
Irizar has said that its Spanish headquarters in Ormaiztegi, along with its headquarters in Mexico, are the group’s new engines for growth, as it released new financial figures. Irizar Ormaiztegi’s turnover is again 50% of […]
Coach News
Scania i-Skool is back
Scania (Great Britain) is once again offering an Irizar-bodied high-capacity school coach, the i-Skool. First customer is Leicester-based Ausden Clark and another has since been sold to Carvers of Ellesmere Port. While its predecessor seated […]
Business
Two new Caetano Scanias for Llew Jones’ expanded Nat Ex work
Second new NX Scania Levante to follow in July for Llanrwst-based independent operator North Wales independent operator Llew Jones has expanded its National Express (NX) coach work, after being awarded the contract to run the […]
Bus News
Thamesdown scraps exact change policy
Thamesdown Transport of Swindon is ending its exact fare policy for passengers travelling on its buses. New General Manager, Alex Chutter, commented: “Since Thamesdown became part of the Go-Ahead Group, we have spent a lot […]
