Buses
Large TfL tender round sees Arriva scoop new service
The latest round of London bus tender results has seen gains for Arriva London North, CT Plus and London Central.
Month: August 2018
Buses
Daimler introduces fourth-gen Active Brake Assist as standard
Daimler has announced the latest iteration of its Active Brake Assist (ABA) technology. First made available a decade ago as an optional extra, the technology was originally only capable of braking automatically for moving vehicles […]
Buses
Stagecoach reveals £56m investment plans for electric buses in Greater Manchester
Stagecoach has announced plans to invest £56m in electric buses and supporting infrastructure for Greater Manchester as part of the company’s partnership with the Mayor, Transport for Greater Manchester and other key organisations
News
Ascendal Group website names Whippet as one of its businesses
A website has been launched by a company called Ascendal Group, which names current Tower Transit Group CEO Adam Leishman as its Executive Chairman and Founder. Adam Leishman delivered a keynote speech at the Latam […]
Buses
Eight new Geminis for East Coast
East Coast Buses, a division of Lothian, has recently launched a fleet of eight brand-new Wrightbus Gemini 3-bodied Volvo B5TLs. Fitted with USB charging points, high-back seats and screens complete with audio and visual next-stop […]
Buses
Meritrule Ltd and Classic Routemasters Ltd have O-licences revoked
Companies found to be ‘fronting’ for former director
Buses
Arriva’s Dunstable to Luton Airport route to run 24 hours
Arriva’s route A buses linking Dunstable to London Luton Airport have begun operating 24 hours day, as of August Bank Holiday Sunday 26. Thanks to the support of Luton Borough Council and the airport itself, […]
Business
AC Williams invests in seven new Tourismos
Lincolnshire operator AC Williams has opted to expand its fleet with seven new Mercedes-Benz Tourismos from Evobus UK – a total investment of £1.7m. Currently, the firm operates over 30 vehicles, its fleet ranging from […]
Buses
Final warning issued to Leicestershire operators
‘Linked operators’ Coach and Bus Services Ltd (sic) Leicester Ltd and Vikingcoaches.com (Viking) were called to Public Inquiry (PI), where the former saw O-licence revocation for lack of financial standing and the latter received a […]
Buses
The Skiers Lodge deregisters services at short notice
Operator which licensed the easyCoach.com name claims ‘sabotage’ forced it to drop its bus services, though the company could face regulatory action