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First York Managing Director to step down
Marc Bichtemann, The Managing Director of First York, has announced that he is to step down later this year. In a tweet on 5 May, Marc told his followers that: “After 20 years in the […]
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New City Sightseeing London tour launches on 20 May
Stagecoach and Grupo Julià are to commence operation of the City Sightseeing tour of London later this month Stagecoach has joined forces with open-top bus brand City Sightseeing and Grupo Julià, a specialist in global […]
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McGills calls for distancing rules on buses to be eased
Scottish independent McGills has called for social distancing rules on buses to be relaxed to cater for increased demand, saying that the current Scottish Government guidance of one metre physical distancing on all forms of […]
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Scottish transport trend data shows slow recovery in user numbers
Monitoring by Transport Scotland (TS) of transport trends during the Covid-19 outbreak has shown a small increase in use compared to pre-pandemic levels over recent weeks. The information gathered by TS, which is used to […]
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End of the road for Manchester strike action
Following an ‘intensive summit meeting’ over two days on Monday 26 and Tuesday 27 April, a consensus has been reached between Go North West and Unite on the way forwards for the operator’s Queens Road […]
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Stagecoach announces year-long charity partnership in support of Oxford Hospitals Charity
A new partnership will see Stagecoach staff working at Banbury, Oxford and Witney depots undertake a range of fundraising activities throughout the year for their fellow keyworkers at the Oxford Hospitals Charity and the patients […]
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First vaccination bus for the Brighton area
The first vaccination bus for the Brighton area welcomed people on board at the Meridian Centre in Peacehaven on 6 May. The mobile vaccination bus is a partnership between Brighton & Hove Buses, Here, a […]
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Volvo tests first electric bus in Mexico
Volvo Buses’ electromobility solutions have now reached Latin America with the testing of a 12-metre Volvo 7900 electric bus on one route of the Mexico City Metrobús system. The bus, which has a battery capacity […]
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Finland’s capital rolls out multimodal contactless payments
UK-based Littlepay, which specialises in payment infrastructure for transport and mobility providers, and currently processes payments for more than 200 operators in the UK, Ireland and Europe, has announced the launch of open loop payments […]
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Karsan wins large order in Ukraine
Turkish manufacturer Karsan has signed a Memorandum for Cooperation with Kharkiv City Council which will see the firm supply 150 six- and eight-metre buses this year. Karsan’s CEO Okan Baş said: “We are glad about […]
