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Friday, 01 November 2019

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• School bus depot plan approved - despite concerns of neighbouring businessesA NEW depot for school buses can be created in Keighley, despite concerns from neighbouring businesses that it could cause major traffic issues.

The York Press

• First York bus boss says he's sorry for unreliable services YORK’S biggest bus operator has apologised for unreliable services on several key city routes - and pledged to tackle the problems.

Bus and Coach Buyer

• Putting the green in coachBirmingham-based Big Green Coach is serious about promoting environmentally-friendly coach travel to events
• Durham’s new coach park opensNew facilities for coaches are now available at Belmont park and ride site, on the outskirts of Durham. The facility has 30 spaces for coaches; considerably more compared to the eleven at the site it has replaced in The Sands in the county town. The site is located on the A690, approximately 300m east of Junction 62 of the A1.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• DPD marks 70 years of children's charity with three new Sunshine CoachesThe UK's No.1 domestic parcels carrier DPD, has delivered three brand new, specially adapted and bespoke Sunshine Coaches as part of Variety, the Children's Charity's 70th anniversary. DPD has worked alongside Variety since 1994 and has funded a total of 73 Sunshine Coaches for schools up and down the UK in that time.  Variety was established in 1949 and has supported over one million disabled and disadvantaged children across the UK.  The Sunshine Coaches give young people with additional needs, the opportunity to experience active learning and develop life skills, outside the schoo...

Coach and Bus Week

• DfT launches £2m fund for audio-visual bus upgradesThe funding, which is aimed at smaller bus operators, is launched alongside a wider bus accessibility campaign
• Souter Investments reports continued strong performanceSouter Investments has issued its fourth triennial Investment Review covering the period from the formation of Souter Investments in December 2006 to March 2019.
• Report on the future of bus funding releasedThe Campaign for Better Transport’s report on the future of bus funding has been released, which states that annual bus funding is £400m lower than it was a decade ago.
• National Express West Midlands unleashes the zombie bus in BirminghamNational Express West Midlands will be haunting Birmingham city centre with a special zombie bus service this Halloween. The Ghoulsville 666 service via Hell and Back is free to board and will operate every 30 minutes on the evenings of Wednesday 30 October and Thursday 31 October.
• BAE Systems unveils next-generation electric bus propulsion systemNew battery electric system will help operators decrease emissions while increasing traveling distance before a charge

Route One (Bus and Coach)

• Presenting the case for biogasElectric continues to be pushed as a means of achieving Britain’s carbon zero goals – but alternatives still have their place
• UntitledAs councils, employers and employees strive to be more environmentally-friendly, is there potential for a commuter route near you? We ask operators about the secrets of their success
• Ultrafabrics launches its first biobased collection of performance fabricsCommitted to reducing dependency on finite resources, Ultraleather Volar Bio signifies a new direction for Ultrafabrics.
• West Yorkshire Transport meeting: Buses top agendaThe sale of First Bus, West Yorkshire Bus Alliance and extra government funding for socially necessary journeys will be up for discussion at the West Yorkshire Combined Authority Transport Committee meeting on 1 November.
• Second new bus route arrives in south east LondonSouth East London’s new route 335 was launched on Saturday (26 October) and has directly connected homes in Kidbrooke to the North Greenwich transport hub.
• LEZ explained for coach operatorsTransport for London (TfL) is holding an information session for coach operators to explain the changes that will be happening to the London Low Emission Zone (LEZ) from 26 October 2020.
• Corethree and First Group trial new mobile ticketing solutionThe ITSO-compatible mobile ticketing solution for Android phones will soon be on offer
• Peterborough and Cambs bus network ‘not good enough’Reform needed as Mayor of Cambridgeshire decries local services as ‘frequently in decline’ The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority is launching a survey to canvas public opinion with the intention of radically reforming its bus network.