IRTE Skills Challenge 2022: Winners announced
The 11th annual IRTE Skills Challenge awards ceremony took place at the British Motor Museum on 8 September to announce the winners of the...
IRTE Skills Challenge: Showcasing talent year after year
routeone interviews Lothian’s Interim Engineering Director Dylan Dastey on what it means to consistently take part in the IRTE Skills Challenge
Representing Lothian at the...
Learning from the EV experience
With a growing number of bus operators getting experience of operating electric vehicles under their belts, what lessons are being learnt? We asked a...
Keeping the wheels turning: The need for regular propshaft checks
Mounted on the underside of the vehicle, propshafts on diesel-powered buses transmit the rotational torque from the engine via the transmission to the drive...
Stagecoach: ‘More to be done’ to bring women into engineering
More needs to be done to attract female engineers into the bus industry, Stagecoach has said as it celebrates those already within its business...
New state of the art ADL training facility to provide perfect environment for engineers...
One of the world’s leading independent global bus manufacturers, Alexander Dennis (ADL), will offer its engineering training members unsurpassed workshop facilities from its new...
Premier Pits provides confidence to industry with safety culture
Since it developed the first prefabricated steel pit 40 years ago, IRTE Skills Challenge sponsor Premier Pits has provided technicians with the best, safest...
Totalkare launches ‘brake tester and inspection pit in a box’
Totalkare has launched its TK-BM65 product, which combines brake tester, wheel play detector and vehicle inspection capabilities into one compact unit.
A demonstration example of...
Five ways poor wheel alignment is costing you money
1. It's wasting your fuel
When the wheels of a vehicle aren’t properly aligned, it means they’re not working together as a team. All of...
New appointments as DPF remanufacturer Ceramex expands
Diesel particulate filter (DPF) remanufacturer Ceramex has made two senior management appointments following an increase in its capacity and rising demand.
Former Operations Manager Barney...
Translink marks 50 years since Citybus formed in Belfast
Translink has celebrated 50 years since the inauguration of Citybus in Belfast. It began on 2 April 1973 with the staff, vehicles and depots...
