Bus News
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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International
TKL takes two Solaris hybrids
FINLAND Two Urbino 12.9m Hybrids are the first Solaris buses to be delivered to a Finnish customer – Tampereen Kaupunkiliikenne (TKL) of Tampere. Solaris says fuel consumption is reduced by up to 30% compared to […]
Coach News
Barfoot and Sons fleet fire
Southampton-based Barfoot and Sons was left devastated by a blaze which claimed three coaches and three minibuses – more than half its fleet.
Coach News
Translink Ulsterbus Tours teams up with Ulster Rugby
I.R.F.U Ulster Branch has appointed Translink Ulsterbus Tours as its Official Coach Travel Partner, providing coach services for the Ulster Rugby squad.
Coach News
Menyn’s Private Hire IIP renewed
North Wales coach and taxi operator Menyn’s Private Hire has obtained the prestigious Investors in People (IIP) for a second time.
News
SAE determines hybrid safety recommended practices
SAE International’s Hybrid Technical Committee has completed the technical standard “J2990-Hybrid and EV First and Second Responder Recommended Practice,” which recommends practices for emergency personnel responding to incidents involving hybrid or electric vehicles.
Coach News
Woods wins local award
Woods Travel of Bognor Regis scooped top prizes in the Arun Business Partnership Awards held recently on the south coast. The Elsmere family who own and run Woods, picked up three key awards; Customer Care, […]
Coach News
The end for self-employed drivers?
Criteria set for self-employed drivers to stay on the right side of HMRC HMRC is tightening up its regulations on what makes someone self-employed – according to Just Coach Drivers MD Derek Haggerty. Agencies and […]
International
Nobina orders first Van Hool Exqui.Cities
SWEDEN Van Hool has signed a contract with Nobina, the largest passenger transport company in Scandinavia, to supply 15 hybrid Exqui.Citys for use in Malmö and the Skane region in Sweden from June 2014.
International
60 Conecto artics for Warsaw
POLAND The first batch of Mercedes-Benz Conecto articulated buses, from a total of 60, have been delivered to Warsaw public transport company Miejskie Zak?ady Autobusowe Sp. z o.o. (MZA). For Mercedes-Benz, this is a significant […]
