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HGV speed limit on dual carriageways to rise to 60mph
An increase in the national speed limit for Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) of more than 7.5 tonnes on dual carriageway roads has been announced by Claire Perry MP.
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Coach News
Reduction in Heathrow west ramp charges
Charges for coach operators using the West Ramp Coach Park at Heathrow Airport will be reduced to £21.56 per vehicle for 2015 and 2016. It comes after agreement was reached thanks to CPT working in […]
Coach News
Obituary – Reginald Feltham
Former coach driver and CBW reader Reginald Feltham was taken on his final journey from Frome to Mendip Crematorium, Shepton Mallet by Vintage Lorry Funerals’ 1950 Leyland Beaver lorry. The company specialises in personalising funerals […]
Coach News
LTCOA Visit EVM’s Factory in Ireland
London Tourist Coach Operators’ Association (LTCOA) annual tour 2014, involved a four-day visit to Ireland. Sponsored by EVM,
Coach News
£15bn of road investment announcement
Major new developments include dualling the entire A303 and A358, including a tunnel at Stonehenge An £15bn plan to triple levels of spending by the end of the decade to increase the capacity and condition […]
Bus News
Low-cost app and web solution for small operators
Available as a smartphone app or website or a combination of both, a package available from Find My Bus Ltd gives operators the ability to offer live tracking, enabling customers to follow their bus on […]
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Over £3m for Scottish bus projects
Just before the Scottish Government reshuffle that saw him promoted to Cabinet Secretary, Scottish Transport Minister Keith Brown announced Transport Scotland Bus Investment Fund (BIF) second round funding of over £3m for 13 bus projects […]
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Euro 3 buses can be cleaner than Euro 5 hybrids
Research has shown that some of the oldest vehicles can also be the cleanest if retrofitted with the latest low emissions exhaust aftertreatment technology.
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Euro 6 MCV at Arriva the Shires
A Euro 6 MCV C123RLE-bodied Volvo B8RLE demonstrator has gone into service with Arriva The Shires at Luton. Powered by a 7.7-litre D8K.280 engine producing 280bhp at 2,650rpm and peak torque of 1,050Nm at 950-1,700rpm, […]
Bus News
NXWM announces landmark vehicle investment
A £34m investment into 171 new buses is to be made, supported by real-time information and bus priority National Express West Midlands (NXWM) has announced it is to make its biggest investment ever in new […]
