Arriva’s Gillingham depot was built over 100 years ago and has been serving the local community ever since. The operator says it is extremely proud to still be working from the depot that has served […]
A total of 26 bus services in the West Midlands that had been threatened with withdrawal are to be saved following a review, though others will be withdrawn as Transport for West Midlands was unable […]
A possible industry first is happening in the West Midlands with the introduction of a new Simfor bus driving simulator to help train drivers What is believed to be a first of its kind virtual […]
A rural bus service in Oxfordshire that was due to be converted to a demand responsive (DRT) operation has had a stay of execution after Oxfordshire County Council decided is was ‘no longer pursuing’ the […]
A council in Scotland is to become one of the first in the UK to take some of its bus services back in house and has forecast that it will save £1.4 million per year […]
London operator Metroline has placed an order for 39 zero-emissions buses with Wrightbus for routes in London and Hertfordshire. 39 battery-electric StreetDeck Electroliner double-deckers will help Metroline increase the number of vehicles in its zero-emissions […]
In addition to the ongoing strike action at operators around the country as drivers seek improved pay and conditions, engineering staff at two major operators threatened strike action in early December. 96% of around 200 […]
Transport for London (TfL) is marking ten years since it introduced contactless payment using a bank card on London’s buses, which evolved from TfL’s Oyster card system. On its first day, TfL said that only […]
Bus companies are working together with Leicester City Council to improve journey times and cut congestion by getting rid of duplicate services and co-ordinating timetables on several routes across the city as part of the […]
First is to introduce 68 new Wrightbus GB Kite Electroliner single-deckers at its Leicester depot Work has started to make First’s Leicester depot ready to receive a new fleet of Wrightbus electric single-deckers in 2023. […]
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