North East Bus Operators Association (NEBOA), the umbrella organisation for the region’s bus operators, has written to candidates in the forthcoming local elections to highlight issues involved in a proposed Quality Contract (QC) scheme.
Newport Bus’ X30 bus service started serving the University Hospital of Wales on April 30, becoming the first direct public transport link between Newport and the Hospital.
Keith Dyball, Stagecoach Midlands’ highly respected and well liked Engineering Director, passed away on April 27 after a year-long battle with cancer. Keith was 64.
The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has blamed the high cost of fuel for pushing the economy back into recession. After it was revealed April 25 the UK economy had declined by 0.2% in the first […]
The Institute of Road Transport Engineers (IRTE) is encouraging bus and coach engineers and mechanics to compete with their peers as part of an online test, covering three disciplines – electrical, body and mechanical – […]
Renowned London operator Redwing Coaches has received 14 new Mercedes Tourismo luxury coaches. Ordered last September at a cost of £2.8m, the vehicles arrived on schedule in March.
Worries about the consequences of route monopolies lead to CC referal The OFT has referred the completed acquisition by McGill’s Bus Services of the Arriva Scotland West local bus business to the Competition Commission. The £10m […]
Five Mercedes-Benz Citaro articulated ‘bendy’ buses were introduced on the inter-campus shuttle service for the University of Hertfordshire, on April 15. A spokesman for Uno told CBW its conventional services were bursting at the seams […]
PHILIPPINES Representatives from the Filipino city of Cebu have endorsed a proposal to introduce Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) to the area, with a planned launch in 2020.
GERMANY Marwyn European Transport plc (MET), a subsidiary of Marwyn Management Partners plc (MMP), has acquired the contracted bus services of Norbert Welter GmbH, the German transportation business.
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