Stagecoach has launched a sixweek trial in Liverpool of a new Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)-powered MAN bus. The 12-metre EcoCity can also run on biomethane, which is already used as a fuel by the group […]
Shadow transport secretary says Labour policy review seeks ‘right way to reverse bus deregulation’ Shadow transport secretary Maria Eagle MP said Labour is looking at reversing bus deregulation. Speaking at last week’s Labour party conference […]
First Bus has introduced a gold standard service for its 25 and 26/26A routes in Stoke-on-Trent and Newcastle-under-Lyme, as part of a scheme to improve customer service. The number 25 service runs from Hanley to […]
Mark Savelli has resigned from his position as FirstGroup’s regional managing director in Scotland and left the group on September 30. Giles Fearnley, head of First’s UK bus division thanked Mark for his “significant contribution” […]
Stagecoach Yorkshire launched a fleet of 21 BAE Systems-powered ADL Enviro 400 Hybrids in Sheffield last week. The first of their kind in South Yorkshire, they have replaced Volvo B6s on route 120, which links […]
D&G Bus along with existing shareholder Julian Peddle, has purchased the remaining shares of Martin Bott and David Stewart of Green Triangle Buses Ltd trading as South Lancs Travel. The deal was completed on Friday […]
FirstGroup’s update predicts a future with slowed growth and squeezed operating margins FirstGroup has released its preclose trading update for the six months to September 30. Promising figures have been discussed, though more difficult trading […]
Optare has released its interim results for the sixth months ending June 30. Highlights include major investment in its Sherburn factory in North Yorkshire. Relocation to the facility began in August and is expected to […]
Wilts & Dorset’s (W&D) successful Poole to Boscombe m2 route has been extended to Southbourne. The addition to m2 will offer a bus up to every seven minutes during weekdays and Saturdays and every 15 […]
Bristol City Council intends to use the proposed Quality Partnership Scheme (QPS) to “put the power back in customers’ hands” and force bus operators to compensate passengers if services are late. Tim Kent, cabinet councillor […]
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