http://www.busandcoach.comLatest news for Bus and Coach Industry ProfessionalsCopyright 2012Plum Publishing LtdFirst is withdrawing its fleet of Wrightbus StreetCars from York.http://www.busandcoach.com/newspage.aspx?id=6395&categoryid=0Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:00:00 GMTThe first of Cambridgeshire’s community minibus schemes, promoted by the council as a flexible alternative to funding conventional rural bus services, carried just one passenger in its first month of operation, although that one person did make three journeys.http://www.busandcoach.com/newspage.aspx?id=6396&categoryid=0Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:00:00 GMTBlind bus passengers are being left stranded and vulnerable, according to a new survey by the charity Guide Dogs.http://www.busandcoach.com/newspage.aspx?id=6397&categoryid=0Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:00:00 GMTPlans to operate 12 hydrogen-powered buses on services in Aberdeen have been approved by the city council.http://www.busandcoach.com/newspage.aspx?id=6399&categoryid=0Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:00:00 GMTIn what at times seems like a never-ending procession of inquiries, the House of Commons transport committee is now getting in on the act, with what sounds like an inquiry into an inquiry, as it plans to look into the Competition Commission’s report on the local bus services market.http://www.busandcoach.com/newspage.aspx?id=6398&categoryid=0Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:00:00 GMTScottish Citylink – part-owned by Stagecoach – and First Glasgow have introduced a through ticket which allows passengers using the Citylink service between Edinburgh, Harthill and Glasgow to continue through to Glasgow Airport on First Glasgow’s 500 Shuttle service.http://www.busandcoach.com/newspage.aspx?id=6400&categoryid=0Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:00:00 GMTReading is currently at the centre of gas bus activity with two operators in the area, Reading Transport and Thames Travel, evaluating MAN’s CNG-powered EcoCity demonstrators.http://www.busandcoach.com/newspage.aspx?id=6402&categoryid=0Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:00:00 GMTSupport for an integrated transport authority for the Bristol area, and potentially in other conurbations, has come from business secretary Vince Cable.http://www.busandcoach.com/newspage.aspx?id=6409&categoryid=0Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:00:00 GMTFirst Glasgow is now displaying quick response (QR) codes at bus stops across the city so customers can instantly access its website by scanning the code using the camera on their mobile phone.http://www.busandcoach.com/newspage.aspx?id=6412&categoryid=0Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:00:00 GMTThe Welsh government has announced reductions totalling £7million in transport grants, a cut of over 20 per cent.http://www.busandcoach.com/newspage.aspx?id=6401&categoryid=0Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:00:00 GMT