Bus News
Registration opens for Coach & Bus UK
Registration is now open for Coach & Bus UK, the new name for Coach & Bus Live, which takes place from October 4-5 this year at the NEC in Birmingham. The free-to-attend trade event is […]
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Bus News
Priden Engineering to rebrand
Priden Engineering is rebranding as part of a drive to expand into new markets. The firm, which is already serves a host of sectors such as pneumatic vehicles, commercial bodies, trucks and buses, is launching […]
Bus News
Labour manifesto leak: more municipal operators
In the Labour Party’s leaked election manifesto, there were several mentions for the bus industry, mostly centred around increased public control. In the transport section of the document, a statement read: “Our plans for will […]
Bus News
London Sovereign gains TfL contracts
London Sovereign has gained three new Transport for London (TfL) route contracts from Arriva London North in the latest round of London bus tender results. All of the services will utilise Euro 5 double-deckers, though […]
Bus News
National Express revenues up, with UK Bus division improving
National Express has released a trading update for the period of January 1, 2017 to April 30, 2017, announcing that its overall revenue saw an increase from continuing operations of 5.4% on a constant currency […]
Coach News
Scottish Citylink improves services in the Highlands
Revised timetable provides improved connections across Inverness Scottish Citylink has announced service improvements for customers in the Highlands. The coach operator introduced a revised timetable from April 24 that provides improved connections for commuters across […]
Coach News
Leicester’s new bays go live
New bays for visiting touring coaches in Leicester city centre have become operational. The city council has converted sections of pay-and-display car parking on Charles Street, St George Street and Queen Street into five new […]
Coach News
Scania interim report January-March 2017
Scania’s latest interim report states that net sales rose to a record high SEK 28.4bn and earnings for the first quarter reached SEK 3,081m. Higher vehicle and service volumes were partly offset by the high […]
Bus News
New open data partnership in Blackpool
Nimbus Journey Information has announced a new partnership with Blackpool Transport – a six-year contract to deliver open data services for the bus network in the city. The team at Nimbus has been instructed to […]
Bus News
Arriva North West to trial biogas double-decker
Arriva North West is trialling a biogas bus on its number 263 route from Manchester-Altrincham. The vehicle is claimed to be Britain’s first double-decker bus powered by biogas produced by food and water waste. The […]
