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New Wright’s HQ proposed
A new headquarters for the Wrights Group will result if the proposed Gateway project, a public/private partnership to develop a 97-acre site adjacent to the Ballee estate, Ballymena, goes ahead.
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TfL abatement programme expands
A further 800 Transport for London (TfL) contracted buses are to be fitted with Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) equipment following a £500,000 contribution from the Department for Transport.
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Lothian pulling together
According to Edinburgh Evening News, Lothian Buses’ Interim Chairman Tony Depledge has held one-to-one discussions with three executive directors – Operations Director Bill Campbell, Engineering Director Bill Devlin and Finance Director Norman Strachan. The men […]
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ADL buys 250 Gyrodrives
Alexander Dennis (ADL) is to buy 250 Gyrodrive electric flywheel systems from GKN Hybrid Power over the next two years.
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ADL’s big Canadian win
Alexander Dennis to establish a chassis assembly plant in Ontario to facilitate delivery of order Metrolinx in Toronto, Canada has signed an agreement with Alexander Dennis (ADL) to purchase 253 fully accessible low-height double-deckers. Metrolinx […]
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ADL to open manufacturing facility in Ontario
Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) has confirmed that it is to establish a new manufacturing facility in Ontario, Canada.
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Lothian’s Euro 6 Volvo Gemini 3s on the road
The first of Lothian Buses 25 Euro 6 Wrightbus Gemini 3-bodied Volvo B5TLs have started entering service on route 3 (Clovenstone – Mayfield).
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Poo bus goes on the road
UK first attracts national media coverage in both newspapers and on TV The UK’s first bus running on human sewage and food waste was expected to enter service with Bath Bus Company (BBC) on Monday […]
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Bus Partnerships Best Practice Guidance
The Department for Transport (DfT) has commissioned Atkins and The TAS Partnership to produce best practice guidance on bus partnerships, covering England (outside London), in response to requests from local authorities and bus operators for […]
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First Bus first with nationwide Pingit
First Bus has become the first nationwide public transport company to offer Barclays Pingit as a mobile payment option. The announcement comes as it completes the roll out of mobile ticketing across its operations, enabling […]
