April 2019

East Yorkshire announces £450k investment and new brand

30/04/2019 WebSupport

Scarborough Locals brand will share East Yorkshire’s livery but feature a new logo East Yorkshire has unveiled plans to invest £450,000 in its summer open-top buses and services 12 and 13, which run between Scarborough […]

Labour announces new funding for bus routes

30/04/2019 Madaline Dunn

CPT has welcomed the announcement, and praised the party’s understanding of buses’ importance to air quality and local economies Labour recently announced that it would inject £1.3bn into 3,000 bus routes as a response to […]

Arriva owner Deutsche Bahn sets deadline for expressions of interest

30/04/2019 Madaline Dunn

Deutsche Bahn (DB), the German railway operator and owner of Arriva, has asked for potential buyers to express their interest in the company by 3 May, news agency Reuters has reported. DB made the announcement […]

Older, pre-Euro VI vehicles will need to be upgraded to be able to operate in Lewisham. ANDY STOPPARD

TfL and Mayor launch three Low Emission Bus Zones

30/04/2019 Madaline Dunn

Following closely behind the launch of the capital’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) on 8 April, Transport for London and Mayor Sadiq Khan have introduced three new Low Emission Bus Zones (LEBZ), aiming to further […]

Many still consider the pass to be a ‘vital lifeline’ however, the report stated

Concessionary bus passes should be scrapped, say peers

30/04/2019 Madaline Dunn

The House of Lords Committee on Intergenerational Fairness and Provision published a report last week entitled ‘Tackling intergenerational unfairness.’ Amongst calling for an end to free TV licences based on age and the removal of […]

Managing Director Thomas Hemmerich said the company plans to expand its activities in the UK market in the coming years

MAN poised to increase UK market share

30/04/2019 Madaline Dunn

Ahead of the CV Show, we receive an update on MAN’s plans for the UK market MAN’s lacklustre performance in the UK passenger transport market could be about to receive a boost from a sector […]

Lothian recently announced that it has won funding from the Scottish Government’s Bus Emission Abatement Retrofit (BEAR) programme. The BEAR programme was established by the Scottish Government to help ensure buses and coaches are fitted with approved retrofit technology measures in preparation for the introduction of Scotland’s Low Emission Zones (LEZ). The operator has subsequently been granted £327,604 of Bear Phase 2 funding. The funding received will be utilised to deliver 11 buses and a further 25 buses have been awarded 40% funding, with Lothian committing to paying the remaining 60% of the costs. Claire McVicar, Lothian’s Environmental Officer leading on the Bus2020 project said: “We are fully committed to improving air quality across all our operations in Edinburgh and the Lothian’s through our ambitious Bus2020 strategy, in line with the Scottish Government’s climate change targets. We are delighted to receive further funding from the Scottish Government to assist us in achieving our aims. This funding combined with our own substantial investment, will be used to retrofit 36 of our Euro V buses to Euro VI standard, enabling us to continue to reduce our emissions in some of Edinburgh’s key air quality management areas.” As part of the operator’s Bus2020 strategy, Lothian will only run Euro V or above buses by the end of 2020, accompanied by a reduction in particulates by 75% and harmful NOx emissions by 98% and a removal of 12,000 tonnes of CO2 from its carbon footprint.

Lothian awarded funding from Scottish Government

30/04/2019 Madaline Dunn

Lothian recently announced that it has won funding from the Scottish Government’s Bus Emission Abatement Retrofit (BEAR) programme. The BEAR programme was established by the Scottish Government to help ensure buses and coaches are fitted […]

Allison Transmission announces collaboration with ADL on Enviro500EV

30/04/2019 Madaline Dunn

Two companies form strategic alliance with an eye on the future of electric buses At the recent Advanced Clean Transportation Expo in Long Beach, California, transmission supplier Allison announced a partnership with Alexander-Dennis Ltd (ADL) […]

Aberdeen expands ‘Hydrogen Hub’ plans

30/04/2019 Madaline Dunn

Aberdeen has announced that it will be developing plans to become a global ‘Hydrogen Hub’. Capitalising on the success already achieved in the city, with the Kittybrewster refuelling station being opened to the public, additional […]

Big Picture: 1391

30/04/2019 WebSupport

Phil Halewood took this superb view of one of the 12 new ADL Enviro400s that First Glasgow has introduced on route 77 (City Centre – Glasgow Airport) as it passed the magnificent Kelvingrove Art Gallery […]

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Month: April 2019

East Yorkshire announces £450k investment and new brand

Labour announces new funding for bus routes

Arriva owner Deutsche Bahn sets deadline for expressions of interest

TfL and Mayor launch three Low Emission Bus Zones

Concessionary bus passes should be scrapped, say peers

MAN poised to increase UK market share

Lothian awarded funding from Scottish Government

Allison Transmission announces collaboration with ADL on Enviro500EV

Aberdeen expands ‘Hydrogen Hub’ plans

Big Picture: 1391

Stagecoach: the gloves come off over Nexus’ Quality Contracts

UKCOA announces conference speakers