The two lorry drivers who caused a severe crash on the M1 which killed eight people have been jailed. Seven passengers and the driver of a minibus were killed when FedEx driver David Wagstaff collided […]
GM Coachwork’s Lynne Johns has worked her last day for the company, after 29 years of service. Lynne used to live next door to CEO Dave Vooght when he took over GM in 1988. Dave […]
CHINA Yutong has won a bid from Zhangjiakou in Hebei Province to supply 25 fuel cell buses. As the host city of the 24th Winter Olympic Games to be held in 2022, Zhangjiakou is taking […]
The Confederation of Passenger Transport UK (CPT) has published a short online survey designed to help the industry during its on-going discussions with key decision makers regarding the five proposed Clean Air Zones (CAZ) and […]
The consultation into a Clean Air Zone (CAZ) for Nottingham is currently running. The city council estimates that the survey, (which can be found online at www.transportnottingham.com/consultations/improve-air-quality-nottingham/), should only take five minutes. The closing date […]
Oxfordshire County Council has said it will be more closely monitoring coach parking after complaints of coaches blocking a cycle lane on St Giles, the Oxford Mail reported. The county council said its officers had […]
Reading Buses has announced the creation of a new, direct link from the town of Bracknell to Heathrow airport. From May 8, the Green Line 703 will depart hourly from Bracknell, taking in LEGOLAND Windsor […]
Backhouse Jones has claimed that ‘the floodgates may be about to open’ for a number of appeals on payment of the Mersey Gateway Bridge toll, after the Traffic Penalty Tribunal (TPT) recently ruled that such […]
Shares in FirstGroup have climbed considerably after the operator rejected a hostile takeover approach from US private equity group, Apollo Management. FirstGroup said it had received an all-cash offer, but said the offer had ‘fundamentally […]
PORTUGAL The first pure electric BYDs have been ordered by a Portuguese operator. The Coimbra Municipal Public Transportation Service, SMTUC, is to buy eight 12m BYD ebuses, the contract having been signed by Manuel Augusto […]
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