Coventry-based King Long UK is to move away from the BMC franchise following an “amicable commercial divorce” and will concentrate exclusively on sales, aftersales and support of King Long products. The former franchise holder, BMC […]
Go-Ahead Group-owned Plymouth Citybus has made a significant investment of £1.6m in 10 41 leather-seated Volvo B7RLE buses. The new Volvo Euro 5 vehicles have now gone into production at the Wrightbus factory in Northern […]
Competition watchdog decision removes final constraint relating to 1995 acquisition of Maidstone & District Arriva Southern Counties has been released from its Undertakings by the Competition Commission (CC). The operator was initially bound by the […]
Inverness-based coach firm Highland Translink has been granted a public service vehicle operator licence by the Traffic Commissioner for Scotland, Joan Aitken, following a Public Inquiry (PI) last month. Following the firm’s application for a […]
Bugler Coaches has introduced away breaks into its repertoire after enjoying a successful 2011. The Bath-based operator experienced a 20% rise in demand for day trips last year, and had 12,000 people travelling with them.
Luckett’s Travel of Fareham has ordered a pair of DAF-powered Irizar Integral coaches from Irizar UK. The vehicles are 12.9m long, 3.5m high versions of the i6, equipped with DAF MX 300 12.9 litre Engine […]
Authority says switching engine on and off does not result in damage The CPT has backed a new campaign encouraging London drivers to turn off their engines when their vehicle is stationary for more than […]
First Glasgow is now displaying QR codes at bus stops across Greater Glasgow to help customers instantly access its website when on the move. First customers can now scan a QR (Quick Response) code at […]
The Cambridgeshire’s Guided Busway is celebrating its one millionth customer, just five months after it opened. The route is operated by both Stagecoach and Go Whippet. The millionth passenger, who boarded on Thursday (January 12), […]
Ralph Roberts, MD of McGill’s Buses has said 99% of routes will be retained in the takeover of Arriva Scotland West. McGill’s announced in mid- December it had agreed terms with Arriva for the purchase, […]
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