International
Setra delivers 2500th ComfortClass 500
AUSTRIA Daimler has delivered the 2,500th Setra ComfortClass 500 to Villach-based operator, Kowatsch Nfg.
International
Iveco Bus launches Afriway
Iveco Bus unveils its locally-built versatile bus at annual convention in Pretoria SOUTH AFRICA Launched at the SABOA (Southern African Bus Operators Association) annual convention at the beginning of March, Iveco’s new Afriway bus range […]
Bus News
Stagecoach announces £97m vehicle order
Order includes almost 480 new vehicles, with investment in regional operations, London operations, express bus and Megabus.com services Stagecoach Group has announced a £97m new vehicle order.
Bus News
Bus depot and fleets question over franchising
A recent parliamentary written answer has shed more light on the Buses Bill, after the shadow transport minister asked about the impact of franchising on competition where existing assets are retained.
Bus News
Stagecoach reshuffles regional management structure
Stagecoach Group has made a number of appointments within its UK Bus senior management team.
Bus News
London Virtual Electric rollout
Last weekend saw the full integration by Tower Transit of the three Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro400VE ‘virtual electrics’ on Transport for London contracted route 69 (Walthamstow Central to Canning Town). There are induction plates sunk […]
Bus News
Arriva welcomes Leicester bus lane investigation’s findings
Arriva has welcomed the findings of a review into the effectiveness bus lanes in use across Leicester, which found they had been successful in improving journey times and reliability for bus users.
Financial
FirstGroup to cease publishing March and September pre-close updates
FirstGroup PLC has elected to discontinue trading updates around the end of its March and September trading periods, in light of changes in regulatory requirements and market practice.
Bus News
GNE invests £500k in Optare fleet for Tynedale Links
Five 29-seater Euro 5 Solo SRs join the rural service for its second vehicle update since 2010 Go North East has invested more than £500,000 in a fleet of five single-decker buses for its rural […]
Coach News
Six new Scanias for NX Stansted services
National Express’ (NX) own in-house UK coach operations, better known as ‘owned ops’ has acquired six new Caetano Levante-bodied Scania tri-axle coaches to operate new journeys from south London to Stansted airport.
