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Birmingham’s route 50 goes Platinum
Well-known Birmingham route 50, today operated by National Express West Midlands, is set to receive Platinum branding.
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Six routes transfer in latest TfL tender results
The latest round of TfL tender results have been announced, with six routes changing hands and one new route finding its first operator. Additionally, TfL has committed to upgrading all of the Euro V vehicles […]
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Scottish Green Bus fund awards Glasgow over £1 million
First Glasgow and Glasgow Airport have been awarded a total of £1.14m by the Scottish Green Bus Fund. The fund, which has been awarded to encourage more low carbon emission buses onto Scotland’s roads, is […]
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Arriva Durham calls Unite argument a ‘false flag’ as strike begins
The week-long strike goes ahead after Unite rejected Arriva’s most recent pay offer Arriva Regional Managing Director, Nigel Featham calls the week-long industrial action unnecessary as the drivers ‘are amongst the best paid in the […]
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Mayor of London responds to London bus injury statistics
Those injured by the London transport network remains worryingly high The most recent Transport for London (TfL) bus safety data has revealed that between July 2017 and June 2018, a total of 719 people were […]
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East Coast Buses launches contactless travel
Lothian Buses subsidiary East Coast Buses launched contactless payment on its services on Thursday 20 December. The technology has been fitted to all East Coast Buses vehicles and allows passenge rs to pay for their […]
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Rosso introduces new student ticket
Transdev-owned operator Rosso has launched a money-saving ticket aimed at students. The GM Saver Student Term Ticket offers unlimited travel on all of its buses within Greater Manchester ticket zones which includes Ramsbottom, Bury, and […]
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Stagecoach UK Bus removes casual drivers from business
In a change of policy, Stagecoach UK Bus is no longer to employ casual driving staff. Letters were sent out to all staff affected in the days immediately after Christmas. In two different letters seen […]
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Electric bus batteries used to store solar energy
The inauguration of what is probably Europe’s first ever energy warehouse using electric bus batteries is currently under way The reuse and recycling of batteries is a key issue as increasing numbers of cities plan […]
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Mercedes-Benz supplies first fully electrical eCitaro to Hamburger Hochbahn AG
Mercedes-Benz delivered the first series production model of an urban bus with a fully-electric drive system to the public transport company Hochbahn AG in Hamburg. Head of Daimler Buses, Till Oberwörder said: “Hamburger Hochbahn AG […]