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Although most of the 93,000 passengers passing through Stansted’s doors tomorrow for the start of their half term holidays will be blissfully unaware of it, the next few weeks will be a crucially defining moment in the history of Stansted Airport.
Friday, 19 October 2018
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- 'Outstanding' summer for National Express UK coach businessNational Express made £5m coach sales a week in August, as an "outstanding" summer saw revenue in the UK increase by 10.1 per cent.
- Buses to run for 24 hours a day under new £150m plans for Oxford StreetBuses will run for 24 hours a day under new plans to develop Oxford Street which London mayor Sadiq Khan wanted to pedestrianise before the plans were abandoned in the summer.
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- First launches Euro VI fleet ahead of Glasgow LEZ implementationThe new vehicles are part of a £14m investment from First Glasgow in anticipation of the city’s Low Emission Zone being introduced
- New senior team at Wrights GroupThe new senior management structure at Wrights Group has been revealed.
- Journeying to zero emissionsIn the lead up to Euro Bus Expo 2018, Wrights Group talks through this year’s showing and shares details on its current endeavours. James Day reports
- Known for its lion-themed livery, Daventry-based Hunter’s Coaches has turned 21.Hunter’s Coaches’ lion-liveried vehicles have operated out of its home town of Daventry for 21 years now. Sitting down with its director, Ray Hunter, it is clear he is immensely proud of reaching this milestone year of operation. “It is quite a landmark,” he said. “What’s nice is the business hasn’t been handed down to me. I started with one coach in March 1997.”
- Confederation of Passenger Transport to face restructuring?Changes to the Confederation of Passenger Transport are believed to be in discussion, which may lead to a wider consultation across the membership soon, Bus & Coach Buyer believes.
- Airlynx Express disqualifiedSouthampton-based Airlynx Express is to have its licence revoked. Additionally, the company’s Keith S Trenchard has lost his repute as Transport Manager and is disqualified from acting as such for an indefinite period.
Coach and Bus Week
- Mirrorless technology now on trial with two UK operatorsThe launch of the First Glasgow ADL E400MMC last week also quietly heralded another landmark for the UK bus industry, the first vehicle to enter service that features mirrorless technology.
- TfL tender round reveals both gains and losses for London United and AbellioThe latest round of Transport for London (TfL) bus tender results have been announced.
- TfL launches Bus Safety Standard to eliminate fatalitiesTransport for London (TfL) has launched its Bus Safety Standard (BSS), which includes a raft of measures it hopes will spell an end to bus accident fatalities in the capital.
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- Tracking: Technology that boosts your business Knowing what your vehicles and drivers are doing when they have left base is an ever more powerful tool. It can help operations and benefit customers, says one recent convert to the idea of monitoring
- Tour Gloucester’s new ‘transport hub’Members of the public are being invited to take a look around Gloucester’s new £7.5m bus station – officially called Gloucester Transport Hub.
- City Circle stays with Scania for 20 Irizar i6SOperator’s 54-coach fleet at its London base is now on 100% Scania chassis with latest Irizar deliveries
- Lifting the lid on London Service PermitsTfL is consulting on changes to London Service Permits. But what are they and how relevant are they to your operation?
- New Glider penalty for no ticketWith Glider services and the new off-board ticketing system in place, Translink is reminding customers to ensure they have their ticket and have tapped before they Glide.
- New anti-hate crime campaign on B&H buses Brighton & Hove Buses is working with Sussex Police, Brighton & Hove City Council and community groups to tackle hate crime with a new ongoing poster campaign.
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