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Xelabus secures university contract
Xelabus has won a contract to provide all intercampus transport for the Solent University between city centre locations and the Warsash Campus.
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Western Greyhound supports sonic car test
The Bloodhound supersonic car recently visited Newquay in Cornwall in order to fire its hybrid rocket in a hardened aircraft shelter at Newquay Airport. Western Greyhound was on hand to transport the 400 invited guests […]
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New double deckers for Southern Vectis
All 37 of the new buses purchased by Southern Vectis for the renewed Isle of Wight Council school bus contract have now been introduced into the fleet. The firm has recently received 20 ADL Enviro400s […]
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Funding allocated to reduce bottlenecks
Councils are invited to apply for a share of the £170m Local Pinch Point Fund to remove bottlenecks on the highway network.
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Rotala gains £11m of funding from RBS
Birmingham-based Rotala Plc, has received £11m in facilities from the Royal Bank of Scotland Corporate & Institutional Banking (RBS CIB). The finance will support Rotala’s aim of continuing to grow both organically and by acquisition.
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Free buses for the unemployed
Scheme provides free travel for those who are eligible during January More than 800,000 jobseekers are set to benefit from free bus travel in England, Scotland and Wales as part of a new industry initiative, […]
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Reading Transport launch RNIB ‘Swap with Me’ tour
Norman Baker takes part in first RNIB event at Reading bus station which puts bus drivers in the shoes of passengers with visual impairments Norman Baker, along with bus drivers and managers from Reading Transport […]
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Leeds operators accept each others’ tickets on A65 routes
First, Centrebus and Transdev are now accepting each others’ tickets for journeys on the A65 Kirkstall Road bus corridor in Leeds.
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New MCV Volvo buses ordered by Golden Tours
Nine new Volvo B9TL double deck buses, including six open top variants, have been ordered by London-based operator Golden Tours. Significantly, the new vehicles are the first Volvo B9TLs ordered with all new MCV bodywork […]
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CC looks at First Glasgow route plans
The Competition Commission (CC) is investigating First’s plan to withdraw a service and change some others in Glasgow.
