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The onboard bay of contention clarified

Court of Appeal Judges make unanimous landmark ruling over wheelchair priority Bus drivers are not required by law to force able-bodied passengers to vacate designated priority spaces for wheelchair users – the Court of Appeal […]

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Over £3m for Scottish bus projects

Just before the Scottish Government reshuffle that saw him promoted to Cabinet Secretary, Scottish Transport Minister Keith Brown announced Transport Scotland Bus Investment Fund (BIF) second round funding of over £3m for 13 bus projects […]

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Euro 6 MCV at Arriva the Shires

A Euro 6 MCV C123RLE-bodied Volvo B8RLE demonstrator has gone into service with Arriva The Shires at Luton. Powered by a 7.7-litre D8K.280 engine producing 280bhp at 2,650rpm and peak torque of 1,050Nm at 950-1,700rpm, […]

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TfL abatement programme expands

A further 800 Transport for London (TfL) contracted buses are to be fitted with Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) equipment following a £500,000 contribution from the Department for Transport.

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Lothian pulling together

According to Edinburgh Evening News, Lothian Buses’ Interim Chairman Tony Depledge has held one-to-one discussions with three executive directors –  Operations Director Bill Campbell, Engineering Director Bill Devlin and Finance Director Norman Strachan. The men […]

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ADL’s big Canadian win

Alexander Dennis to establish a chassis assembly plant in Ontario to facilitate delivery of order Metrolinx in Toronto, Canada has signed an agreement with Alexander Dennis (ADL) to purchase 253 fully accessible low-height double-deckers. Metrolinx […]