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Aston Manor Transport Museum to close
Birmingham’s historic Aston Manor Road Transport Museum looks set to close at the end of the year after its £350k bid to buy its grade II listed Victorian Tram shed home from the city council […]
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Bus News
Thurmaston Bus winding up order
A petition to wind-up Leicester-based Thurmaston Bus was due to heard at the Royal Courts of Justice in London on Wednesday (August 24). As a result, Leicestershire County Council (LCC) released five emergency contract tenders […]
Bus News
Sunday Busway services tripled
Stagecoach is tripling Sunday services on the recently opened guided busway between Cambridge and St Ives. The move follows the 55,895 passenger trips on the route’s first week, as reported in CBW999. A new timetable […]
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Stagecoach Oxfordshire route upgrades
Buses linking Oxford and Banbury are to become the latest to be upgraded to join Stagecoach’s network of high-quality county routes. The changes will start to come into effect on Sunday (September 4) when new […]
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First to trial cycle carriage in Scotland
FirstGroup is to allow bikes to be carried on buses for the first time in Scottish cities as an experiment. According to The Scotsman, the trial will take place this autumn, with bikes filling the […]
Coach News
VDL Futura named ‘International Coach of the Year 2012’
VDL Bus & Coach beat the tough competition and has been awarded the prestigious title ‘International Coach of the Year 2012’. During the ‘Coach Euro Test 2011’, held in Norway, the Futura was chosen as […]
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New sales manager for Tachodisc
Tachodisc has appointed Lee John Slater as sales manager. As an experienced sales and customer relationship manager, Lee will take responsibility for Tachodisc’s existing sales team and key account team, which also includes the company’s […]
Bus News
FirstGroup joins Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group
FirstGroup is supporting Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG) to reduce its carbon emissions. Terri Vogt, FirstGroup’s head of corporate social responsibility, said: “Joining AREG brings about exciting new prospects which will further build on its […]
Bus News
Network Warrington boosts school run capacity
Network Warrington, the trading name of Warrington Borough Transport has taken delivery of three low floor Volvo B7TL double-decker buses to operate on their Hatton and Gorse Covert routes, where school loadings are particularly heavy. […]
Bus News
Uno secure fuel hedging deal
Hertfordshire-based Uno Bus has agreed a fuel hedging deal with Clydesdale Bank. After discussions with three banks, the company opted to work with Clydesdale Bank through its St Albans Financial Solutions Centre (FSC), formally agreeing […]
