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29 July 2010
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UK
Indian bus and truck maker Ashok Leyland is to take a 26 per cent stake worth about £4,8million in Optare, as a part of long-term strategic co-operation between the two companies.
29 July 2010
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The OFT is consulting on a proposal to extend the public transport ticketing schemes block exemption.
29 July 2010
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UK
In another twist to the £20million Bus Rapid Transit service linking Gosport and Fareham, a protestor has been granted the right to appeal to the Supreme Court.
22 July 2010
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UK
Stagecoach will sell its Preston Bus operations, but will be offering a smaller part of its business in the city than previously planned.
22 July 2010
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A comparative trial between battery-powered and diesel-powered Optare Solos has been running this week on the Stratford-upon-Avon park-and-ride service, operated by Johnsons of Henley-in-Arden.
22 July 2010
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UK
First appears to be winding up its First Potteries operation, with its depots in Birkenhead, Chester and Wrexham being transferred to First Manchester, while its Staffordshire fleet will come under the control of First Midlands.
21 July 2010
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UK
What is claimed to be Britain’s biggest and greenest bus garage at West Ham, East London, has been officially opened by David Brown, Transport for London’s managing director for surface transport.
21 July 2010
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UK
Investment in public transport creates more jobs than investment in the motor industry, according to a study by Ekosgen, commissioned by PTEG, the Campaign for Better Transport and Sustrans.
21 July 2010
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Features
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UK
The customer satisfaction scores recorded by Passenger Focus in its first major survey of bus passengers are good.
20 July 2010
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Features
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Product
Tough economic times are not preventing transmission manufacturers from continuing to launch new products.
20 July 2010
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Features
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Product
Bus fleet operators remain wedded to tyre mileage contracts and Michelin remains a major beneficiary of this policy.
20 July 2010
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UK
The driver of a Go-Ahead bus who fled the country after a fatal accident in Croydon has been extradited from France.
20 July 2010
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UK
Coaches operated by Stagecoach Bluebird between Aberdeen and Braemar are carrying polythene bike bags to encourage cyclists to use the service.
19 July 2010
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UK
Over 50 new exhibitors have signed up for November’s Euro Bus Expo at the NEC.
19 July 2010
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UK
The MCV-bodied Volvo double-decker intended for trial service in London will not now be going to the capital.
19 July 2010
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UK
An industrial tribunal investigating the sacking of a Shearings coach driver has been told by him that the company made “slanderous accusations” about his involvement in fraud and tax evasion.
19 July 2010
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UK
The new £20million global headquarters of FirstGroup have been officially opened by Princess Anne, in her capacity as president of Save the Children, a charity supported by First.
19 July 2010
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UK
All buses operated by First in Doncaster will be low-floor from 1 August as the company unveils 34 refurbished buses representing a £3.
16 July 2010
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International
An example of New Flyer’s new Xcelsior city bus entered trial service with Winnipeg Transit this month.
16 July 2010
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International
Spanish operator ALSA, part of the National Express group, has chosen Scania to deliver 120 out of 147 buses ordered for operation in the city of Agadir.
16 July 2010
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International
Work has started on a BRT network in Amman.
16 July 2010
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International
The IRU’s Smart Move campaign has been launched in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States, as the region seeks to double the number of people using bus and coach services.
16 July 2010
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International
Navistar has signed an agreement to supply diesel engines to Turkish bus manufacturer, Otokar.
16 July 2010
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International
Nine Gillig hybrids have joined the fleet of the Transit Authority of River City, which serves Louisville, Kentucky, taking the number of hybrids in the city to 21.
16 July 2010
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International
Thomas Built Buses is to supply 130 CNG-fuelled school buses to the Los Angeles Unified School District.
16 July 2010
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International
Cleveland’s Health Line BRT service is not providing significantly faster journey times than the conventional bus service it replaced, says the chairman of the Regional Transit Authority’s Citizens Advisory Board.
16 July 2010
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Rapid Transit
The contractor building the much-delayed Cambridgeshire guided busway has been told to complete the entire project by December this year or hand over control of the project to promoter Cambridgeshire county council.
16 July 2010
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Rapid Transit
Midland Metro promoter, Centro, has vowed to fight on for the money to extend the tramline from Snow Hill station in Birmingham to the city’s New Street station.
16 July 2010
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Product
Keltruck has completed the repair and refurbishment of an accident-damaged Enviro200.
16 July 2010
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Product
Plaxton Aftercare has refurbished 14 Tridents for operation by Norse Commercial Services on park-and-ride services in Norfolk.
16 July 2010
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Product
Arriva has won a Company Driver Safety Award at the annual Fleet Safety Awards presented by the road safety charity Brake.
16 July 2010
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Who Buys What
Following what managing director Sean Logan describes as “absolutely superb” feedback from customers and drivers to the ten Plaxton Elites added to his company’s fleet last year, a further six have just entered service.
16 July 2010
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Who Buys What
Lloyds Coaches of Machynlleth has taken delivery of two ADL Enviro300s to operate on its new commercial route X28 between Machynlleth and Aberystwyth.
16 July 2010
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Who Buys What
Six new 13.
16 July 2010
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Tourism
This year’s Group Leisure & Travel Trade Show will be the 14th annual event and includes a number of new exhibitors as the show goes from strength to strength, according to the organisers.
16 July 2010
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Tourism
Professional Blue Badge Tourist Guide Roger Bailey offers an extensive range of tours for those visiting the Heart of England.
16 July 2010
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Tourism
Coach groups taking advantage of all-inclusive entry to the National Motor Museum, Palace House and gardens and Beaulieu Abbey ruins, can also participate in one of Beaulieu’s popular themed tours.
16 July 2010
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Tourism
There are so many places to go and things to see in the East of England visitors can find it hard to fit it all in.
16 July 2010
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Tourism
Coach Tourism Council members have a number of summer and autumn events including a backstage tour of the Royal Opera House in London on 6 August, courtesy of Group Line, and free seaside themed buffet and overnight accommodation at the Rezidor, Southend on 7 August.
16 July 2010
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People
Warrington Borough Transport has a new managing director.
16 July 2010
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UK
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.
16 July 2010
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People
NEIL WIDDOWFIELD has joined Advanced Seating as managing director.
16 July 2010
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People
The House of Commons has formally appointed the members of its transport committee.
16 July 2010
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People
IAN SHUTLER has been promoted to operations manager for Wilts & Dorset’s depots in Poole, Bournemouth and Swanage.
16 July 2010
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People
Transport planner JMP has appointed five new associate directors, all internal promotions.
16 July 2010
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People
KATHERINE INNES KER has been appointed a non-executive director of the Go-Ahead Group.
16 July 2010
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People
PIERRE FLECK (44) has been appointed Irisbus Iveco chief executive officer.
15 July 2010
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Product
Prax Petroleum, one of the largest independent oil importers in the UK, has secured a contract worth around £30 million per annum over a three-year period, to supply diesel fuel to Stagecoach.
13 July 2010
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People
First Aberdeen managing director BOB DORR left the company this week, just over 12 months after taking up the post.