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Friday, 07 December 2018

BBC News

• Bus driver toilet is a 'hideous surprise' for residentsThe toilet is part of Transport for London's attempts to improve conditions for bus drivers.

Coach and Bus Week

• Lothian Country launches contactlessLothian Country’s West Lothian services will offer contactless payment from Saturday 1 December.
• The bus championOxford has long been a challenging place to run buses, never more so than today, but as Oxford Bus Company Managing Director Phil Southall explained to Andy Izatt, while the political debate can sometimes be distracting, there are real opportunities to explore
• Dundee Goes Emerald (and Greener)On 2 December 2018, National Express Xplore Dundee put 14 new hi-spec SmartHybrid Alexander Dennis Enviro400s into service in a revised two-tone green livery. Richard Walter attended the official launch of the vehicles and spoke to Managing Director Christine McGlasson to learn more about the new vehicles and imminent service changes
• Ouibus bought by BlaBlaCarCarpooling firm BlaBlaCar has bought Ouibus from the French national railway company, SNCF.
• First Glasgow confirms plans to invest in 75 new ADL buses in 2019First Glasgow has announced that it plans to invest in 75 new Euro VI and electric buses from ADL in 2019, after additional funding was granted from the Scottish Green Bus Fund.
• ADL to offer hydrogen fuel cell buses for the first timeAlexander Dennis Ltd (ADL) has announced it’s to add hydrogen fuel cell buses to its current line-up of low and zero-emissions vehicles.

Route One (Bus and Coach)

• Welsh to spend £2m on another bus reviewThe Welsh Assembly Government (WAG) has allocated £2m for a bus review in its draft 2019/20 budget.
• TruTac's software analysis benefits Greys of ElyA switch to TruTac’s tachograph analysis and compliance-control software has helped Greys of Ely raise the ‘compliance bar’.
• Attracting younger people to the bus industryYoung people are a vital part of the bus industry’s future. If it is to attract them both as passengers and as employees, the right image must be projected, says a cross-section of the sector’s senior leadership