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Green Bus Fund fleet goes into service

The UK’s first fleet of Green Bus Funded-vehicles are now in service in Oxford.

ADL to launch left-hand drive hybrid bus

Alexander Dennis is planning to launch a left-hand drive single-deck hybrid bus in continental Europe this autumn.

Refurbished Tridents for Norwich P&R

Plaxton Aftercare has refurbished 14 Tridents for operation by Norse Commercial Services on park-and-ride services in Norfolk.

Facebook promo from Arriva Yorkshire

Arriva Yorkshire is the latest bus company to have its own Facebook page.

Simple guide for Edinburgh visitors

Lothian Buses has launched a simple-to-use guide to help visitors to Edinburgh to use its services.

Volvo signals complete bus product

Volvo is intending to bring a complete bus to the UK, perhaps as early as 2013.

Volvo’s ideas factory

The rapid pace of change in all business sectors means that today’s manufacturers need to invest heavily in nurturing new technologies that will improve their performance and their customer’s bottom line.

Warning of Beeching-style bus cuts

The bus industry has issued dire warnings of what it calls “Beeching-style cuts” to services if the government scraps Bus Service Operators Grant.

All Optare integrals to be built at Leeds

Optare is refocussing its assembly operations with the production of all integrals at Leeds, including its new double-decker now under development.

Go-Ahead loses 40 to Abellio in tenders

Go-Ahead’s London Central company has lost three routes requiring 40 buses to Abellio London, the former Travel London business.

Complainant videos “rude” bus driver

A man who complained that a First Manchester driver refused to use the doorway ramp to help his wheelchair-bound mother get off a bus used his mobile phone to video the incident, which is now posted on the Manchester Evening News website.

Optare wins major Dutch order

Optare has won a €3million (£2,5million) order for 25 Optare Solos from a leading Netherlands operator.

Welsh moves at MAN

A change to the management structure at MAN Truck & Bus UK sees Vince Welsh relinquish his current bus and coach responsibilities to become UK aftersales director.

Passenger rights stumble forward

The European parliament this week approved new rules designed to give bus and coach passengers the same right to compensation as those travelling by air and rail, although negotiations are continuing on some of the details of their application.

Wrightbus' cheeky midi

Wrightbus is now firmly committed to its role as a complete vehicle builder.

Aitken attacks McGills "innuendo"

Against a background of a planned police investigation into money laundering by bus and taxi companies, Scottish traffic commissioner Joan Aitken has spoken up in defence of McGills Bus Service in Greenock and attacked “the festering presence of gossiping innuendo” about the company.

Citylink Gold raises comfort levels

New luxury express services, Citylink Gold, were announced this week running between Glasgow and Aberdeen and Glasgow and Inverness.

More cash for low-carbon buses

The government this week announced a further £15million of funding for low-carbon buses in England.

Leeds bus corridor funding OK

Transport minister Norman Baker has confirmed that funding for the A65 bus corridor in Leeds will not be cut in the forthcoming spending review.

Buses are high earners, says DfT

A report commissioned by the Department for Transport concludes that the big five UK bus operating groups appear to be earning average returns above the cost of capital, a measure which the report’s authors say marks what would in theory be earned in a fully competitive market.

Watchdog calls for Countdown rethink

London TravelWatch has urged Transport for London to reflect passengers’ priorities when cutting spending, as it becomes clear that there will be fewer electronic Countdown real-time information displays at bus stops than originally planned, in part because of advances in other areas of technology.

Hard-shoulder for M77 buses

Transport Scotland has confirmed a pilot scheme which will allow buses to use the hard shoulder on an 8km section of the Glasgow-bound M77 motorway in the morning peak.

Destinations: Joining the dots

With quite a few months of successful trading under his belt, ex Bright-Tech operations director, Graham Cope, does not regret setting up Candella.

Interpreting rules on braking systems

Had the thickness of your brake discs checked lately? If not, then maybe you should.

Setra savings in USA

An improvement in fuel economy of 10.

Blue Bird closure

Around 350 workers will be made redundant at the end of August when school bus maker Blue Bird closes its factory in LaFayette, Georgia, and centralises production at its main Fort Valley plant, also in Georgia.

Idling cut

A number of bus and truck industry trade associations are supporting a summer campaign to reduce engine idling time in the Washington DC and Baltimore regions.

Fuel cell record for UTC

UTC Power is claiming durability records for its latest generation bus fuel cell system.

Maltese bids

Two consortia have made it to the final round of tendering to run bus services in Malta and Gozo for the next 10 years.

Ethanol for Stockholm

Scania next month starts delivery of 85 ethanol-powered buses to Nobina, which operates on behalf of the Stockholm regional public transport company, Storstockholms Lokaltrafik (SL).

BC bulk buys

The government of British Columbia is spending $12.

New GoSkills board

GoSkills has a new board of directors.

Honorary degree for Ludeman

KEITH LUDEMAN, group chief executive of the Go-Ahead Group, is to be awarded an honorary degree by the University of Salford for his achievements in transport services.

Yorkshire bus drivers get short shrift

First bus drivers in West Yorkshire have been told they cannot wear shorts during hot weather.

Bus crime falls in London

Bus-related crime in London fell by 8 per cent in 2009-10 from the previous year, with a figure of 11 crimes per million passenger journeys.

McKindless fraud trial halted

The trial of two former employees of the failed McKindless bus business in Lanarkshire is not going ahead.

Ireland’s first hybrid for Dublin show

The Dublin Coach & Bus Show organisers are expecting Ireland’s first hybrid bus to be unveiled at the event which takes place in November.

Optare talks at “advanced stage”

Optare has confirmed that talks with a potential partner are at “an advanced stage”.

Oldham clamps-down on behaviour

A two-week operation to clamp down on anti-social behaviour in and around Oldham bus station is underway.

Buses replace coaches on Bristol airlink

First Bristol is using new low-floor buses to replace coaches on the Bristol Airport Flyer service, which links the airport with the city centre.

DVDs for Walsall and Manchester pupils

Pupils from four Walsall schools have launched a short DVD to raise awareness about travelling to school without using the car.

IRU promotes coach partnerships

The IRU and the European Cities Marketing have joined forces to emphasise the need for partnership between operators and city authorities across Europe while promoting and facilitating coach travel.

Demand-responsive arrives in Rutland

The demand-responsive CallConnect service, launched in the Stamford area in September, is this week being expanded to include Rutland, following its introduction to Peterborough in March.

DfT consults on extended VOSA powers

The Department for Transport is consulting on proposals to allow VOSA examiners to stop coaches and trucks for inspection throughout Great Britain.

£238million DLR extension to Stratford

Transport for London has been forced to put back the planned opening of the Docklands Light Railway Stratford International extension, following what it terms ‘delivery delays’ by its contractor Skanska/Volker Rail JV.

Yet more delays in Cambridgeshire

The opening of the largest section for the much delayed Cambridgeshire Busway is still several months away, according to the latest report from scheme promoter Cambridgeshire county council.

iPhone app popular with drivers

Tachodisc reports that more than 2,000 commercial vehicle drivers have downloaded its free iPhone App.

Graysons hosts Chinese ambassador

The new Chinese ambassador to Britain visited Birmingham-based Grayson Thermal Systems as part of an initiative to increase trading links between the company and vehicle manufacturers in the Far East.

ITREC scheme to be enhanced

The irtec licensing scheme for technicians will benefit from  a nationwide network of assessment centres as a result of a new partnership between the Institute of Road Transport Engineers (IRTE) and the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI).

Cooler minibuses and van conversions

UK distributor for Spheros, Webasto is introducing the new Compact Cooler CC145, designed for minibuses and van conversions.


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Stagecoach 700-bus Papal challenge

Stagecoach is to transport around 85,000 people to Glasgow’s Bellahouston Park on Thursday 16 September where Pope Benedict XVI will celebrate an open-air mass.

Revenue up but profits down at Go-Ahead

Revenue was up – by 0,7 per cent – but pre-tax profits dropped dramatically by 24,4 per cent at the Go-Ahead Group in the year to 3 July 2010.

McGill’s expands in Renfrewshire

McGill’s Bus Service is expanding its operations in Renfrewshire with the purchase of Gibson Direct, based in Barrhead.

Volvo offers starting solution on B9TL

Volvo is to offer its I Start system as an option on the B9TL double-decker.

Four routes switch in London tenders

The latest London tenders will see successful bidders needing over 100 new buses in 2011, although a significant number of awards are on the basis of retaining existing vehicles.

BSOG list shows who gets most

Figures showing how Bus Service Operators Grant has been spent among the 900 operators receiving it have been published by the Department for Transport.