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Friday, 31 August 2018

BBC News

• Families warned not to park in the new Belfast bus-lanesThe department issued the warning after some people parked in a new Glider bus-lane near a school on the Falls Road.

Times Online

• City council hails a driverless bus [Subscription]Driverless buses could soon be a regular feature on Dublin roads, the city council’s chief executive has said.

Bus and Coach Buyer

• Red Arrow goes 24/7trentbarton’s red arrow coach service is to start operating on a 24/7 basis from 2 September.

Coach and Bus Week

• Just the ticketContactless plastic and smartphones are taking over as bus passengers adopt new ways to pay for travel – but cash isn’t dead just yet. John Lewis reports
• Reinventing the networkWarrington’s Own Buses has been making a raft of changes to its business under the leadership of Ben Wakerley and Cathy Mitchell. James Day visits the municipal operator to hear about the progress it has made
• Ascendal Group website names Whippet as one of its businessesA website has been launched by a company called Ascendal Group, which names current Tower Transit Group CEO Adam Leishman as its Executive Chairman and Founder.
• Eight new Geminis for East CoastEast Coast Buses, a division of Lothian, has recently launched a fleet of eight brand-new Wrightbus Gemini 3-bodied Volvo B5TLs.
• Daimler introduces fourth-gen Active Brake Assist as standardFirst made available a decade ago as an optional extra, the technology was originally only capable of braking automatically for moving vehicles ahead, but with the third generation, emergency braking manoeuvres could be triggered by stationary obstacles.
• Stagecoach reveals £56m investment plans for electric buses in Greater ManchesterStagecoach has announced plans to invest £56m in electric buses and supporting infrastructure for Greater Manchester as part of the company’s partnership with the Mayor, Transport for Greater Manchester and other key organisations
• https://www.busandcoachbuyer.com/red-arrow-goes-247/The latest round of London bus tender results has seen gains for Arriva London North, CT Plus and London Central.

Route One (Bus and Coach)

• Driver's panic button introduced by GreenRoadDriver performance monitor GreenRoad has introduced a ‘panic button’ for installation in coaches and buses.
• Yutong set to debut EV 'decker for UK in 2019Scope to deliver first production batch by the end of the year is already in sight for Chinese builder
• Berry is the new colour at ReadingReading Buses has chosen berry as the colour for its refurbished buses which will be phased in on their 23 and 24 routes in Caversham and Emmer Green over the next few weeks.
• Partick Bus Station to form ‘vital hub’artick Bus Station to form ‘vital hub’ After 11 months of construction, Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT)’s redevelopment of Partick Bus Station is now complete and scheduled to open on 2 September.
• First West Yorkshire teams up with FCFirst West Yorkshire has partnered with Huddersfield Town FC to become an Official Partner to encourage people to travel by bus during match days.
• Mellor doubles output with new Rochdale facilityAdditional building at Miall Street takes output to over 500 small buses per year for innovative firm
• Mellor doubles output with new Rochdale facilityAdditional building at Miall Street takes output to over 500 small buses per year for innovative firm
• CPT Chairman new Chair of East Mids ChamberCPT Chairman, Ian Morgan OBE, will take over as Chair of the East Midlands Chamber next January having been appointed chair-elect at a board meeting last month. He succeeds current Chair Phil Stanyer.
• Oxford PickMeUp part of latest miniplus line-upLook at innovative service is among features in the latest issue of miniplus, specialising in small PCVs
• Europe’s biggest e- bus deal to come Stagecoach?Group proposes £56m investment to deliver 105 BYD ADL Enviro400EVs double-deckers in Manchester
• Does this mark a shift toward electric buses?Electric buses are nothing new in the UK. In their current form they have been around for many years, with one exception: A production double-decker.