October 2023

Reading Buses introduces ‘TOTO’

31/10/2023 Ashleigh Sinclair

Reading Buses is to introduce a new tap on, tap off (TOTO) payment from the start of November, which it says will benefit many existing customers and will also attract more people onto the bus. […]

McCarron Coates puts hearts and minds behind charity challenge

31/10/2023 Ashleigh Sinclair

Eleven members of a team from specialist coach and bus insurance brokers McCarron Coates have completed the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge to raise money for a local charity. The team, drawn from the McCarron Coates […]

First Leicester completes e-infrastructure

31/10/2023 Ashleigh Sinclair

The second phase of electrification of First’s Leicester depot is now fully operational following the installation of overhead gantry charging infrastructure, which using Heliox Flex 180 chargers at ground level, feeding electric cable reels suspended […]

Volvo BZL Electric put through its paces in Sheffield

31/10/2023 Ashleigh Sinclair

Volvo’s BZL demonstrators have been on test with First South Yorkshire as part of a programme to evaluate electric options for its operations The double-deck Volvo BZL Electric demonstrator has been put to test by […]

TfL outlines next phase of ‘Superloop’

31/10/2023 Ashleigh Sinclair

Two new express bus services, part of the Superloop network, will be introduced by spring 2024 following public consultation, TfL has confirmed. New route SL2 will run between Walthamstow Central and North Woolwich, and SL3 […]

TfL property company sets out programme to deliver new homes and workspaces

31/10/2023 Ashleigh Sinclair

TfL’s newly-renamed property company Places for London has set out its programme to deliver homes and work spaces across the capital, with work already underway on thousands of homes. The company also plans to drive […]

Totalkare announces partnership with Hunter for wheel alignment equipment

31/10/2023 Ashleigh Sinclair

Commercial vehicle operators will be able to benefit from the expanded range offered by the specialist workshop equipment provider Workshop equipment specialist Totalkare has announced a new partnership with manufacturer of wheel alignment and balancing […]