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Thursday, 21 July 2016

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Bus company offers �2,000 reward after arson attack on Pwllheli buses Arriva Buses Wales is offering the sum for information which leads to the conviction of those responsible for blaze at Glandon Garage

Yorkshire Post

• Now Leeds faces indefinite bus strike from next TuesdayBUS WORKERS in Leeds today dramatically upped the stakes in a worsening pay dispute by announcing an indefinite strike from next Tuesday.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• London legends praised at TfL’s Bus AwardsThe exceptional efforts of the people that help run London’s red buses have been recognised at the London Bus Awards. Eight awards were handed out to celebrate the work that goes into making the capital’s bus network one of the best, most accessible and extensive in the world. Leon Daniels, managing director of surface transport at Transport for London (TfL), hailed London’s buses as “the lifeblood of the city” and commended the efforts of everyone from those in the driver’s seat to less visible departments like those working in the garages. Literal lifesaver James Rossi of Arriva London was r...
• Mercedes-Benz Future Bus with CityPilot – a milestone on the way to the autonomous city bus, and a revolutionary mobility system for the futureMegacities, traffic gridlock, environmental problems – the hot topics are the same on every continent. Under these circumstances, people's need for mobility to attend work and school and take recreation, cannot be met by private transport alone.  Daimler as a mobility provider has a number of possible solutions. A major one is a range of buses, especially when used as a complete, individually coordinated transport system for urban environments. What urban public transport will look like in the future is shown by the semi-automated city bus with CityPilot – it operates even mor...
• Arriva expands bus presence in Italy through acquisitionLeading European passenger transport group Arriva has confirmed the acquisition of Italian bus operator Savda. Based in the country’s northern Aosta Valley, Savda operates almost 50 per cent of the region’s local bus network, private hire services and long distance routes to Turin, Milan and into Switzerland and France. The company, which Arriva has purchased from the Bordon family, employs 145 people and has a fleet of over 100 buses across three depots. In 2015 it generated revenues of £9m. The acquisition sees Arriva continuing to grow in northern Italy where it now employ...
• Bus Services Bill inquiry launched The Transport Committee launches an inquiry on the Bus Services Bill. The Bill, currently before Parliament, seeks to amend the framework for the delivery of bus services in England outside of London and provide for improvements in ticketing, open data and bus registration. Inquiry: Bus Services Bill Transport Committee Scope of the inquiry The Transport Committee may produce a short report on the Bill to inform the House's deliberations. The Committee is interested in the extent to which legislation is required in this area, and if so, whether the current Bill addresses the...