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De Lijn orders VDL Citeas
Flanders bus operator goes for the local option to upgrade its fleet with 121 new vehicles BELGIUM De Lijn has ordered 66 VDL Citea SLE-120 hybrids and 55 VDL Citea SLE-120 diesels from VDL Bus […]
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Stagecoach Manchester launches charity partnership with children’s hospital
Nurses from the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital have helped to celebrate the launch of their new charity partnership with Stagecoach Manchester. One hundred nurses, who were all involved in treating children injured in the Manchester […]
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Seatbelts to be made compulsory on Scottish school buses
Members of the Scottish Parliament have unanimously backed plans forcing all school buses to be fitted with seatbelts. Currently, legislation leaves it up to Scotland’s 32 local authorities to decide whether or not buses taking […]
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NX Coventry artic travels to Preston for tram investigation
One of National Express Coventry’s articulated Mercedes-Benz Citaro G buses was spotted recently on the streets of Preston. The Midlands vehicle was running around the Lancashire city as part of an investigation into possible tram […]
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Transdev launches new Leeds-Manchester Cityzap express
The route connects Manchester and Leeds utilising a fleet of refurbished single-deckers which feature USB charging points and WiFi Transdev has launched a new Cityzap express service between Leeds and Manchester. The operator held a […]
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Vamooz partners with PeoplesBus in Liverpool
Transdev Blazefield’s Vamooz has entered a partnership with PeoplesBus to offer the on-demand service in Liverpool. Transdev Blazefield plans to gradually increase the coverage of the service to include the whole of the UK. The […]
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Electric Citaro expected next autumn
Mercedes-Benz has announced that it will be starting series production of a city bus with all-electric drive system based on the Mercedes-Benz Citaro towards the end of 2018. Hartmut Schick, Head of Daimler Buses, said: […]
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Scottish Transport Minister joins First Glasgow for contactless rollout
Scottish Transport Minister, Humza Yousaf MSP, has hailed the introduction of contactless payment technology on all buses operated by First Glasgow. Attending the official launch of the new technology on November 6, the minister said […]
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Ian Downie joins Pelican Bus & Coach to sell electrics
Former Wrightbus Managing Director – Sales & Customcare hails Pelican’s reputation for looking after customers Pelican Bus & Coach has recruited Ian Downie to lead its bus sales operation. As Head of Yutong Bus UK […]
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Blanket ban on diesel could reduce bus services by 80%
Greener Journeys and Professor David Begg argue that Euro 6 diesel buses should be front and centre of all air quality improvement plans Greener Journeys has claimed that a blanket ban on all diesel vehicles […]
