Bus News
TfL improves Oyster top-ups
TfL has made improvements to Oyster. Passengers who top up their pay as you go credit or buy Travelcards using Oyster online can now collect their purchase from any Tube or rail station, tram stop […]
Technology
Bus News
Abellio chooses 21st Century for CCTV
21st Century Technology has announced a three-year bus systems and services contract with Abellio. With immediate effect, 21st Century will supply and install CCTV and associated communication technology on all new Abellio buses and provide […]
Features
Tyre service revolution
Premium manufacturers are switching from tyres as a product to tyres as a service, while less-established brands are fighting to raise the quality of their offerings. Richard Simpson asks which is the right approach for […]
Bus News
Millbrook acquires Leyland Technical Centre
Millbrook, provider of vehicle testing and validation services, has announced the acquisition of a new site in the UK. The CSA Leyland Technical Centre provides test services to the commercial vehicle, automotive and off-highway sectors […]
Features
Fuel for the future, food for thought
The acceptability of diesel as a fuel for the UK’s urban buses now hangs in the balance, with a few locally-elected politicians likely to decide its fate. However, asks Richard Simpson, can they be trusted […]
Features
Watch the tele
The addition of cameras to telematics systems allows operators to coach and monitor drivers with many benefits, including reductions in accidents and fuel consumption. However, the introduction of such systems is not without potential pitfalls, […]
Bus News
UK debut for 3D bus scanning
Rapido Trains Inc. – a Canadian manufacturer of model trains and buses – has recently expanded into the British model market. Its recent offerings in OO and N gauge have each won ‘Model of the […]
Bus News
West Yorkshire MCard smartcard 20% growth
Over 16.3 million MCard journeys made in 2016 – 20% rise on previous year As numbers of MCard transactions made in West Yorkshire top 16 million, West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) Chairman, Cllr Keith Wakefield, […]
Bus News
First Aberdeen becomes contactless
First Aberdeen has become the first operator in the North East of Scotland to offer a contactless payment scheme, the Aberdeen Evening Express reported. Andrew Jarvis, Managing Director of First Bus in Scotland, said: “We’re […]
Bus News
Bluestar brands USB ports with Alfatronix
Go-Ahead Group-owned Bluestar has teamed up with specialist automotive power supply company Alfatronix to install distinctive USB charging points across its bus fleet. The Eastleigh-based bus operator believes it was among the first in the […]
