Bus Vannin, the Isle of Man’s municipal operator, has placed an order for Mercedes-Benz Citaros for the second consecutive year. Ian Longworth, director of public transport at Isle of Man government, said: “The Citaro offers […]
A proposed council-run service, aiming to replace routes lost after First Scotland East’s (FSE’s) decision to rationalise operations in Lothian (CBW1030), has been dropped. Over 200 hundred jobs may be lost and many residents left […]
Council partnership and operator marketing helps double ridership in less than a decade Bus use in East Kent has doubled in less than a decade on Stagecoach services, according to new figures. Figures compiled by […]
BMC UK is proposing to bring the tried and tested BMC Procity CNG SLF bus to the UK. To date, over 300 Procity CNG buses are in service in five major cities in Turkey, Bulgaria, […]
FirstGroup has created a new trust to restore and preserve some of the company’s historic vehicles. The FirstGroup Heritage Trust already has four buses from First’s operations in Aberdeen, dating back to the 1930s. However, […]
Members of the Unite trade union have voted to support an industrial action ballot over the failure of London’s bus operators to agree an Olympic payment. According to Unite, the turn out was 49.6% in […]
Scania is launching a low entry gas bus in the UK in conjunction with bodybuilder Alexander Dennis.
Carl Sargeant, Welsh Government Minister responsible for transport, met with representatives of the regional transport consortia and the bus industry in Wales to discuss a new formula for supporting bus services. The Minister has agreed […]
Extra funding has been given to local authorities to help improve the efficiency of bus services, although some argue it isn’t enough Local transport minister Norman Baker has announced a number of changes aimed at […]
England will see more so-called ‘green’ buses on the roads, reduced congestion and upgraded services, due to a new £101m package of improvements approved by local transport minister Norman Baker Local transport minister Norman Baker […]
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