FirstGroup has released half-yearly results for the six months ended September 30, 2017. Group revenue increased by 8.1% to £2.77bn, though without the new SWR rail franchise and a favourable foreign exchange rate, the increase […]
Registrations of new coaches and buses fell by 14.2% in the third quarter of 2017, according to figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The Society said it is the third […]
Arriva North West drivers and engineers staged a 24-hour strike on November 20, 2017. Unions have also called further strike dates, which are currently expected to take place on December 4, 7, 12, 13, 14, […]
A campaign to promote the industry is launched after the CPT-commissioned document argues that 75% of decline in the Scottish bus industry is attributable to matters out of operators’ control Independent research by KPMG, commissioned […]
First Bus has appointed two new Commercial Directors for its West Yorkshire and West of England businesses. Martin Hirst and Rob Pymm have joined First West Yorkshire and First West of England, respectively, this month. […]
A schoolgirl from Rugby has fought off competition from across the Midlands to see her artwork appear on the side of a National Express coach. Twelve-year-old Amy Page from Bilton, Rugby, drew her favourite local […]
Xplore Dundee is celebrating its status as one of Dundee’s largest accredited private sector Living Wage employers during Living Wage Week 2017. The operator gained its accreditation almost two years ago, when parent company National […]
SINGAPORE The Land Transport Authority (LTA) of Singapore has ordered 50 Volvo 7900 Hybrids from Volvo Bus as it continues its efforts to build a more environmentally friendly public bus fleet. Delivery will be gradually […]
China ITS International has reported that manufacturer and distributor of engines, China Yuchai International (CYI), through its main subsidiary Guangxi Yuchai Machinery Group, has delivered 200 hybrid buses to Baotou Bus in Inner Mongolia. The […]
Flanders bus operator goes for the local option to upgrade its fleet with 121 new vehicles BELGIUM De Lijn has ordered 66 VDL Citea SLE-120 hybrids and 55 VDL Citea SLE-120 diesels from VDL Bus […]
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