Paul Whitley, Network Control Centre Manager at National Express, explains to Jade Smith how the Birmingham-based control centre keeps the operator’s service running on time Late last year I visited National Express’ control centre, located […]
After two evidence gathering sessions, the Transport Committee has released its report on Community Transport, criticising the DfT for slow action and encouraging a light-touch to avoid damage to the sector. James Day reports The […]
New Zealand Bus Travel NZ has taken delivery of three 11.5m Wrightbus StreetLite Micro Hybrids powered by Euro 6 Mercedes-Benz engines driving through Voith D824.6E automatic gearboxes. These are the first vehicles that Wrightbus has […]
After absence of several decades, double-deckers return to Sydney in sizeable numbers AUSTRALIA Thirty-eight 86-seat Gemilang-bodied MAN A95 double-deckers have been delivered to Transport for New South Wales by Penske Commercial Vehicles. New South Wales Minister […]
Scottish Citylink has introduced contactless payments across its network of coach services. Scottish Citylink is a joint venture between Stagecoach Group and ComfortDelGro – and the technology has been launched as part of a £12m […]
Reading Buses marked the takeover of Bracknell/Windsor to Central London Green Line service 702 from First Hampshire, Dorset & Berkshire with a running day on Christmas Eve. There was a special timetable operated between London […]
Rossendale Borough Council has agreed to sell its stake in Rosso to Transdev Blazefield. As previously reported in CBW1322, the council met on Wednesday, December 20 to consider a proposed deal, and voted to allow […]
William Wright, 92, founder of Ballymena-based manufacturer Wrightbus, has received a knighthood in the New Year’s Honours list. Having already been appointed an OBE in the 2001 Birthday Honours, for services to industry and the […]
Nu-Venture of Aylesford Proprietor Norman Kemp celebrated his 65th birthday at the firm’s 20th anniversary Medway Bus Rally and Running Day last Saturday (December 30, 2017). Around 30 vehicles attended the event which was based […]
Half a century of the first London Transport Red Arrow services starting in the centre of the capital was marked on Thursday December 14, 2017 by the London Transport Museum’s preserved Red Arrow AEC Merlin […]
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