Bus News

Citymapper to the test

Having experienced it firsthand, Mark Curran gives his thoughts on Citymapper’s ‘pop up bus service’ which operated a circular route in central London over two days last week The mapping and journey planning website and […]

Bus News

Ready for the future

Jade Smith attends the two day VDL Bus & Coach e-mobility event 2017, held at the Blue Collar hotel in Eindhoven on May 9-10 VDL Bus & Coach held its 2017 e-mobility event in Eindhoven, […]

ALBUM

Customer focus

Gareth Evans reports on the annual conference of ALBUM, the Association of Local Bus Managers, which was hosted by Blackpool Transport last week in the well-known coastal resort The annual ALBUM conference is known for […]

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Marcopolo Volgren purchase complete

AUSTRALIA Australasian Bus & Coach (ABC) has reported that Marcopolo has acquired the remaining 25% stake it didn’t own in Volgren, Australia’s largest bus body manufacturer. The agreement follows the Brazilian company’s 75% majority acquisition […]

Bus News

Read’s smart Solo refurb

Read Commercials unveiled an Optare Solo at last week’s ALBUM conference in Blackpool, which had undergone a striking refurbishment for Yorkshire Tiger. The result belied the fact the bus is 12 years old. “Refurbishing a […]