August 2018

Large TfL tender round sees Arriva scoop new service

29/08/2018 Emily Dougall

The latest round of London bus tender results has seen gains for Arriva London North, CT Plus and London Central.

Daimler introduces fourth-gen Active Brake Assist as standard

29/08/2018 Emily Dougall

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 […]

Stagecoach reveals £56m investment plans for electric buses in Greater Manchester

29/08/2018 Emily Dougall

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

Ascendal Group website names Whippet as one of its businesses

29/08/2018 Emily Dougall

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 […]

Eight new Geminis for East Coast

29/08/2018 Emily Dougall

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 […]

Meritrule Ltd and Classic Routemasters Ltd have O-licences revoked

29/08/2018 Emily Dougall

Companies found to be ‘fronting’ for former director

Arriva’s Dunstable to Luton Airport route to run 24 hours

29/08/2018 Emily Dougall

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, […]

AC Williams invests in seven new Tourismos

29/08/2018 Emily Dougall

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 […]

Final warning issued to Leicestershire operators

29/08/2018 Emily Dougall

‘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 […]