Wednesday, May 31, 2023

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Translink debuts Foyle Metro battery electric Wrightbus fleet

Translink debuts Foyle Metro battery-electric fleet

Translink has used a public event to show the first examples of its battery-electric buses for the Foyle Metro fleet in Derry. 38 of...
London Bus Museum seeking to raise funds to restore AEC Regal

London Bus Museum in AEC Regal fundraising drive

The London Bus Museum is seeking to raise £350,000 to restore an AEC Regal single-decker. It has chassis that dates from 1931 and was...

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Jobs

National Express – Mobile Charge Hand

National Express are looking to recruit for the position of Mobile Charge Hand based at its operation in Luton. We are currently recruiting for a Mobile...

Legal

Use of funding uncertainty for short notice bus service registration change should cease

Short-notice registrations: Funding reason ‘should cease’

Provision for bus service registrations in England and Wales to be varied or cancelled via the short-notice dispensation using uncertainty over government funding as...

North Dorset Community Accessible Transport loses all S19 Permits

TC Kevin Rooney has revoked the majority of Section 19 permits held by NORDCAT due to the way it had been operating TC Kevin Rooney...

Features

PEOPLE

NCT David Astill (NCT Managing Director), Bernard Allen (Karen's father), Karen Allen and Doreen Allen (Karen's mother)

Three generations of family honoured by NCT

Nottingham City Transport (NCT) has marked the retirement of one its employees after her 42 years with the operator brought to an end 122...
Daishs Holidays names Ryan Penhallurick as Driver and Compliance Manager

Daish’s appoints Driver and Compliance Manager

Daish’s Holidays has promoted Ryan Penhallurick (pictured) to the newly created role of Driver and Compliance Manager. Mr Penhallurick steps up from having been a...
Former Newport Transport Managing Director Edwin Marsh

Obituary: Edwin Marsh, former Newport Transport MD

Former Newport Transport Managing Director Edwin Marsh died on 21 April. He was 83. Mr Marsh led the Welsh municipal between 1988 and 2001...

Suppliers

TfW works with Optibus on modelling franchised Welsh bus networks

TfW to model franchised Welsh bus network via Optibus

Transport for Wales (TfW) will utilise the Optibus platform to assist in delivery of plans to franchise the country’s buses by accurately modelling a...
TruTac adapts compliance platform to suit alternative fuels

TruTac adapts compliance platform for zero-emission

The suite of compliance products offered by TruTac is quickly adapting to support operators of zero-emission vehicles, the supplier says. Such a move is intended...
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POLITICS

DfT confirms BSOG Plus payment rates from 1 July

BSOG Plus rates in England from July confirmed by DfT

The BSOG Plus scheme that is part of longer-term support for buses in England from 1 July will for commercial services use a baseline...
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LATEST INSIGHTS

Webinar: Arriva – The use of predictive maintenance in the drive...

  Find out how Arriva is leveraging predictive maintenance to increase service reliability, save costs, and make a successful transition to zero emission vehicles. Alcides Barros,...

Webinar: Turn data into intelligence and offer a reliable service that...

  Discover how to leverage vehicle data to extend your buses’ life cycle, save costs, and improve operational efficiency. Join a conversation between industry experts to...

Webinar: Smart Cards meet Smartphones, the Future of Transportation

UrbanThings organised a webinar for operators and local authorities about Smart Cards and Smartphones. During this free webinar, you will have the opportunity to explore...