Transport Secretary Christopher Grayling, has appointed Claire Gilmore as the new Traffic Commissioner for Scotland. Following the retirement of the current Traffic Commissioner, Joan Aitken in February next year, Claire will then take up her […]
A fire at the Go-Ahead Group owned Metrobus Orpington depot during the early hours of Wednesday 21 of this month has resulted in 11 vehicles being destroyed and a number damaged. The London Fire Brigade […]
Five ADL Enviro200s with Level 4 autonomous technology on board could enter service in 2020, operating autonomously across the Forth Road Bridge Stagecoach East Scotland is to host the trial of the first autonomous full-sized […]
A driver for First in Essex who was sacked having tested positive for cocaine has been awarded almost £40,000, after a tribunal ruled he was unfairly dismissed. 62-year-old Kenneth Ball drove for First from 28 […]
“We believe that electric buses are the future,” says Engineering Director National Express West Midlands has begun a trial of a BYD-ADL Enviro200EV – the first fully-electric bus to operate in Birmingham. The operator has […]
Alan Peters, Managing Director of Bristol operator Abus, has praised the industry’s ‘community spirit’ following a fire at the company’s depot earlier this month. In a statement, he said: “In the early hours of 5 […]
Warrington’s Own Buses has announced an increase in frequency to Gemini Retail Park as part of ongoing improvements to the town’s bus network. The new Connect 17 service leaves the Interchange every 15 minutes bound […]
The Office of the Traffic Commissioner recently published the results of a public consultation into financial standing requirements for restricted licences. Currently set at £3,100 for the first vehicle and £1,700 for each additional vehicle, […]
NCT now has the largest biogas fleet in the world Scania and Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) have delivered the final of 53 biogas-fuelled double-deckers to Nottingham City Transport. Now the world’s largest biogas fleet, the […]
The popular coach route along the coast of south Devon, the A379 from Dartmouth to Slapton has been fully re-opened. A section of the A379 that runs between Slapton Ley nature reserve and Slapton Sands […]
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