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Friday, 27 November 2020

Office of Rail and Road (ORR)

• First Bus app recognised at virtual awards ceremonyGreater Manchester is preparing to hold a further consultation on its proposals to reform the bus market following work to understand the potential impact of Covid-19

Other Regional Press

• Cycle and bus infrastructure part of work on A40WORK to improve a stretch of the A40 with new cycle and bus infrastructure is set to get under way next month.

Coach and Bus Week

• Oxford Tube begins £13m fleet overhaulA fleet replacement programme for Stagecoach in Oxfordshire’s 24/7 express service is about to go live
• Optare celebrates fifth Metrodecker EV orderOptare has announced that Go-Ahead London has placed an order for 17 Metrodecker EVs for route 200 in London. This route will operate out of the company’s Merton garage, making it the first electric route to run from this depot. This order marks the third order for the Metrodecker EV in London, the fifth to date, and will bring the total number in service to 108 by May 2021.
• Government re-affirms plans for 4,000 new green busesAs part of its drive to embrace its legal obligation to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050, the Government has reaffirmed and updated its 10-point plan to decarbonise the economy and help deliver its net-zero goal.
• Oxford Tube begins £13m fleet overhaulA fleet replacement programme for Stagecoach in Oxfordshire’s 24/7 express service is about to go live

Route One (Bus and Coach)

• First Bus app recognised at virtual awards ceremonyFirst Bus and its app partner Future Platforms have been declared victorious in the Travel App of the Year category at the UK App Awards.
• Four more London routes to go zero-emission double-deckA further four routes in London are to be converted to operation by zero-emission double-deckers after new contracts commence in 2021, Transport for London has announced.
• UrbanThings announces new joiners as growth plannedUrbanThings, the London-based intelligent mobility provider, has announced recent hires as part of its future growth plans.
• Spending Review draws mixed response from CPTDetails of the Spending Review 2020’s impact on the coach and bus sector have attracted a mixed response from the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT). While welcoming some aspects of the Review, CPT has called on the government to do more to support the industry through its recovery from coronavirus COVID-19.
• Plaxton Leopard now offers room for four wheelchair users in HaveringThree accessible Plaxton Leopard coaches supplied to the London Borough of Havering are the first of their type to provide space for up to four wheelchair users on each vehicle, Alexander Dennis has announced.
• Green bus, rail and cycle network 'should replace axed M4 extension in Wales'A sustainable network of additional rail stations, rapid bus routes and cycle corridors should be built in south-east Wales to replace the scrapped M4 motorway extension, a government commission has said.
• DVSA welcomes Loveday Ryder as its new Chief ExecutiveThe Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has appointed its new Chief Executive, Loveday Ryder. She will take over the role from incumbent Gareth Llewellyn on 1 January 2021.