Bus News
ADL open day
Alexander Dennis Ltd (ADL) held an open day at its Slyfield Industrial Estate, Guildford chassis plant on Saturday (11 May). The company and its predecessors have been part of the local community for over 120 […]
Bus News
Trent Barton and Kinchbus first to invest in ‘tap-on tap-off’ ticketing
Research conducted by Trent Barton found that 80% of customers have a contactless card Trent Barton and sister company Kinchbus have announced they are to roll out what they describe as the UK’s first ‘truly […]
Coach News
Cropleys Coaches take delivery of the first ordered Yutong GT12 in the UK
Following on from Nova Bussing’s delivery of the first Yutong GT12 into service last week, Cropleys Coaches – which was the first UK operator to order the GT12 – has taken delivery of theirs. […]
Coach News
Enterprise Travel awarded CoachMarque accreditation
Enterprise Travel of Darlington has received CoachMarque accreditation, joining 54 other members in the scheme. Enterprise, a member of the European Travel Group of companies, supplies home to school transport, as well as extensive operations […]
Bus News
New ultra-low emission buses for Sussex and Surrey
Ten single-decker Wrightbus Euro VI Micro Hybrid StreetLite buses have arrived in Metrobus’ Crawley depot to begin their first journeys with passengers in Sussex and Surrey. Using stop-start technology, the buses release no emissions at […]
International
First VDL Citea Electric for France
First French Citea Electric is operating on the TAO bus and tram network in 22 municipalities of the Orléans metropolitan area The first VDL Citea SLFA-180 Electric was recently put into service by Keolis Métropole […]
International
Scania’s Smart Factory Lab explores emerging technologies
SWEDEN New digital and Internet-of-Things technologies are rapidly advancing, and Scania needs to be in the forefront of developments to remain competitive. Yet many of these new technologies are insufficiently mature to be introduced into […]
Big Picture
Big Picture: 1392
A sunny April day in Wiltshire certainly seems to get the enthusiasts out. Here, caught in the act, is a 1967 Bristol RELL owned by the Stroud RE Group. A glance at the destination panel […]
Last Stop
Stagecoach bus worker steals over £30k in a gorilla mask
A 39-year- old bus worker from Stagecoach in Worthing stole over £30k from the company, wearing a gorilla mask and his high-vis Stagecoach jacket. Vernon McLellan had disabled the CCTV cameras and proceeded to steal […]
Last Stop
New Lothian bus screens prompt Twitter competition
Lothian Buses has introduced new ADL Enviro400XLB Euro VI vehicles, and along with them screens displaying the latest tweets from its official Twitter account ‘@on lothianbuses.’
