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Alexander Dennis to offer smaller zero-emission bus

Alexander Dennis is set to introduce “an exciting new product” to align with an agenda item in Scotland’s Pathway to Zero Emission Buses that calls for an increase in the supply of smaller vehicles in that sphere, the manufacturer has said.

Growing demand for bus bike racks leads operator to boost capacity

A Scottish bus operator is trebling the bicycle capacity of its vehicles amid growing interest in cycle provision on inter-urban bus routes.

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  • Coach operators to provide service to ImberbusNational Express is among the coach operators providing a dedicated scheduled coach service to this year’s Imberbus event following the announcement of another rail strike. With fears that the well-known annual event may be postponed, organisers of the event have confirmed that it will still go ahead on Saturday 20 August, thanks to the help of operators including National Express.

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  • Railway braces for weekend of disruption Industrial action and very hot weather are set to disrupt rail services seriously over the next few days. Some operators have warned that they will not be able to run any trains on Saturday, when ASLEF drivers stage a 24-hour strike.

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  • Alexander Dennis to offer smaller zero-emission busAlexander Dennis is set to introduce “an exciting new product” to align with an agenda item in Scotland’s Pathway to Zero Emission Buses that calls for an increase in the supply of smaller vehicles in that sphere, the manufacturer has said.
  • FlixBus enters Scottish internal market with McGill’sFlixBus UK has entered the internal Scottish scheduled coach market with the launch of services between Glasgow and Aberdeen via Stirling and Perth from 8 August. Its existing partner operator in Scotland, McGill’s Buses, is operating the route with up to four journeys in each direction per day.
  • National Express wraps up Bournemouth coach dealNational Express has clarified its position on the purchase of operations in Bournemouth. The PLC has now completed a deal for the coach and engineering undertakings of Bournemouth Transport Ltd, which traded as Yellow Buses until it ceased operations on 4 August.

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  • Cycle theft figures are a thieves’ charterCycle thieves in the UK are almost guaranteed to get away with their crime. An investigation by The Daily Telegraph has found that in 87 per cent of cases, no suspect is identified or charged. Without GPS trackers it’s almost impossible to detect bicycle theft, which is why the police give so little priority to the crime. That’s the conclusion… The post Cycle theft figures are a thieves’ charter appeared first on ETA.

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