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The thin end of the wedge
Our bus industry insider is not encouraged by recent changes in the political landscapes, but there is some optimism I think few would disagree that 2016 has been a largely bad year for the bus […]
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Church of Scientology UK takes ADL delivery
Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) has delivered seven new Enviro200 midi buses to the Church of Scientology UK. The vehicles will be based at Saint Hill Manor, near East Grinstead, West Sussex, which is the church’s […]
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Update to traffic commissioner guidance
The Senior Traffic Commissioner’s Statutory Documents have been updated and republished. The changes took effect on January 1, 2017. Operators and licence applicants have been advised to pay particular attention to the following changes: Transport Managers (Statutory […]
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Scania tests wireless charging
SWEDEN The Nordic region’s first bus service featuring wireless (inductive) bus stop charging is now starting. A newly developed electric hybrid bus from Scania will be operated in regular urban traffic in Södertälje, Sweden as […]
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KVB fully electric route
German city converts entire route to full electric articulated bus operation GERMANY KVB’s route 133 in Cologne has been converted to fully electric bus operation. VDL Bus & Coach has delivered eight articulated Citea SLFA […]
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National Express Coventry depot celebrates three decades
Depot has grown to hold 139 buses and 450 employees, with 26 different nationalities working on the network The end of 2016 marked 30 years of operation for the National Express Coventry bus depot at […]
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Stagecoach Merseyside strike called off
A planned strike by bus drivers at Stagecoach Merseyside has been called off, the Liverpool Echo reported. The strikes were planned to coincide with closures of the Wirral rail loop line. Around 120 bus drivers, […]
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Transdev holds passenger survey for new fleet spec
Transdev Burnley is investing £4.6m in a new fleet of buses for its Mainline network. The new vehicles will be launched in Spring 2017 on Mainline routes serving Burnley, Colne, Nelson and Padiham. Before Christmas, […]
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TfGM releases air quality strategy
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has set out the Greater Manchester Low-Emission Strategy, Air Quality Action Plan and Climate Change and Low-Emission Implementation Plan to improve air quality in the area, on behalf of the […]
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NXWM revises route numbers as Platinums roll out
Six services receive X route numbers to represent the express limited-stop nature of the routes National Express West Midlands (NXWM) has changed the numbers of several services to begin with the letter X, while also […]
