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BMC to offer Procity CNG
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, […]
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FirstGroup launches heritage trust
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, […]
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London bus workers ballot for strike action
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 […]
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Scania to launch UK gas bus with ADL
Scania is launching a low entry gas bus in the UK in conjunction with bodybuilder Alexander Dennis.
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Stay of execution for Welsh bus funding
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 […]
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Reforms seek to improve passenger numbers
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 […]
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£101m allocated for regional bus initiatives
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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UK Bus Awards launches new award for 2012
The 2012 UK Bus Awards (UKBA) was launched last week at the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport’s (CILT) inaugural Bus and Coach Forum Lecture, along with news that this years competition will feature new […]
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Ideas shared at Young Bus Managers conference
Around 50 of the country’s top young bus managers attended the Young Bus Manager’s Network (YBMN) conference at the Lansdowne Place Hotel in Hove last week. The programme included presentations from Arriva Bus UK MD […]
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First MAN gas bus ordered
Arriva plans to introduce 98 new low-carbon buses worth £26.7m to its UK fleet comprising 77 Volvo Hybrids and 21 MAN EcoCity CNG buses which will run on biomethane. This investment represents the UK’s largest […]
