Bus News
A push towards making London’s buses safer
Transport for London is working to make its buses safer – but is it a case of too little too late, or even too much too soon, asks Richard Simpson The everyday challenges faced by […]
Technology
Coach News
Volvo Bus supports Warwickshire County Council campaign
A Volvo 7900e bus attends the Leading the Charge event, promoting sustainable transport Volvo Bus held a special event on August 29 in support of Warwickshire County Council’s ‘Warwickshire – Leading the Charge’ campaign. Held […]
Bus News
MAN supplies gas bus fleet to Arriva Merseyside
MAN Bus & Coach UK has delivered nine MAN Eco-City gas-powered buses to Arriva Merseyside. The deal for the 18 tonne, low-entry chassis vehicles was made at the Euro Bus Expo at the NEC last […]
Features
Insurance premiums set to rocket
Changes to the Ogden rate in March of this year are driving injury insurance costs higher than ever. Richard Simpson looks at what operators can do to limit the damage. Coach and bus operators have […]
Bus News
Edinburgh Bus Tours seek a new ticketing system
Lothian’s Phil Lock spoke to CBW’s Dominic Ward about the plans for a new ticketing system When City Sightseeing came to Edinburgh in 2000, replacing the existing Classic Tour, Lothian was able to obtain the […]
Bus News
Apple and Android pay arrive at Stagecoach UK Bus
Stagecoach has introduced Apple Pay and Android Pay through the Stagecoach Bus smartphone app. The Stagecoach Bus app – which was launched last year and has been downloaded by hundreds of thousands of passengers – […]
Bus News
New safety tech to be trialled by TfL
Transport for London (TfL) has announced plans to test new safety technology on London buses. Automatic braking and audible warning systems will be trialled alongside measures including new mirrors to improve the driver’s vision. Earlier […]
Bus News
Metrodecker EV to be trialled on York Park & Ride
The vehicle is the first purpose-built electric double-decker to be trialled outside the capital First York will be the first operator outside of London to trial a purpose-built fully electric double-decker bus. Representatives from City […]
Bus News
Lothian updates app to be multi-lingual
Lothian Buses is now offering bus and tram information through its mobile app in 10 languages as well as English. The Lothian bus app now supports simplified and traditional Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Korean, […]
Bus News
Stagecoach contactless ticketing now available on 3,000 buses
Seven Stagecoach companies – with a combined fleet of more than 3,000 buses – can now offer customers the option of contactless payments. The £12m programme, which was launched last October, allows passengers to pay […]
