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01 February 2006
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THE IDEA that passenger growth in London was the result of route tendering was described as “absolute tripe” by new CPT president Phil White at the organisation’s annual dinner, as he called for an end to the debate on industry re-regulation which is being led by the PTEs.
09 December 2013
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Imposing an age limit on tyres for buses and coaches would not be “appropriate at this stage” according to transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin, responding to a request from Liverpool MP Maria Eagle.
09 November 2007
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SWIFT Taxis of Great Yarmouth has taken delivery of a Polish-built Autosan Eagle.
11 October 2010
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The Labour party has named MARIA EAGLE as shadow transport secretary.
29 September 2011
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Describing LibDem transport minister Norman Baker as a “Beeching for the buses”, shadow transport secretary Maria Eagle says that a future Labour government would reverse local bus deregulation.
18 August 2009
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The Wright Group has reduced the anticipated number of redundancies among its 900-strong workforce.
International news
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Chinese bus maker Yutong is to build a factory in Venezuela, giving the company a launch pad for South American markets currently dominated by the Brazilian factories of European manufacturers Scania, Volvo and Mercedes-Benz. Issue 338
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Stockholm is to trial eight Volvo hybrids starting later this year as part of ZeEUS (Zero Emission Urban Bus System), an EU project being conducted in six European countries. Issue 338
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De Lijn has taken delivery of 41 VDL MidCity minibuses for dial-a-ride services in West Flanders, Antwerp and Limburg. Issue 338
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Volvo has delivered 124 articulated buses to Rio de Janeiro’s bus rapid transit system. Issue 337
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Wrightbus International has opened its Middle East headquarters in Masdar City, Abu Dhabi. Issue 337
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A Volvo hybrid operating in Gothenburg has been testing the manufacturer’s Zone Management technology which uses GPS to determine at which points on the route the bus should run on electricity or diesel, and also how fast it may be driven in different areas. Issue 337
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Product news
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Hunters Auto Electrical Engineering has recently launched the BUSB onboard USB charge point for buses and coaches. Issue 338
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Groeneveld is introducing two new systems which it says are aimed at meeting the needs of bus and coach operators in a demanding and ever-increasing efficiency-driven environment. Issue 338
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Brigade Electronics has launched a new camera monitor system that provides the driver with a comprehensive 360-degree view around the vehicle. Issue 337
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National Express has chosen Smith Brothers & Webb as its preferred supplier for vehicle washing systems and has recently installed a new Britannia Streamline wash in its Walsall depot and completed a complete refurbishment of a second system. Issue 337
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QV Associates’ range of specialist courses on public transport are designed to have a high practical content with lots of exercises taken from real-life data. Issue 337
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The Environmental Technologies Fund has invested £5million of growth capital investment into E-Leather, manufacturer of high-technology composition leather. Issue 335
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People in the news
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JOHN HORN has retired as UK sales director at Optare after 45 years in the industry. Issue 338
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IAN DOWNIE, Volvo’s product and coach sales director, has moved to Wrightbus as managing director, sales and Customcare, with responsibility for all sales, marketing and aftersales activities for Europe including the UK and Republic of Ireland. Issue 338
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MAN Truck & Bus UK chief executive officer DES EVANS has left the company following a recent illness. Issue 338
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JAMES FREEMAN, chief executive officer at Reading Transport, is to join First UK Bus as managing director for Bristol and the West of England. Issue 337
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Among transport and travel related honours presented in this month’s Queen’s birthday awards, DAVID RICHMOND received the British Empure Medal for services to CPT and to charity in Royston, Hertfordshire. Issue 337
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REBECCA ELLIS (22) already worked part-time for Stagecoach as an engineering clerk, but also has experience in the retail sector. Issue 337
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09 July 2014 | UK
A successor to Plaxton's market-leading Cheetah midicoach will be available for the 2015 season, based on the Mercedes-Benz Atego light truck chassis.
09 July 2014 | UK
Coach sales are up, but bus sales are down in the first six months of 2014, to give an overall drop of 6.
09 July 2014 | UK
As a means of improving Scotland's bus services the country's transport minister, Keith Brown, has announced a second round of the Bus Investment Fund with a total of £3million available.
09 July 2014 | UK
Transport schemes are set to be among the beneficiaries of the government's six-year £12billion Growth Deals programme announced this week.
09 July 2014 | UK
To encourage local authorities to support bus priorities, five organisations have pooled resources to produce Bus Priority Works, a brochure setting out the benefits priorities can bring.
03 July 2014 | UK
Stagecoach is introducing a fleet of 26 Van Hool Astromega double-deckers to the Oxford Tube service with a full-length glazed centre section to the roof, a first for coaches used on express services in Britain.
Latest vehicle deliveries
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Hornsby Travel of Scunthorpe is celebrating 100 years of operation with a new Volvo-based Plaxton Panther. Issue 338
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Yellow Buses of Bournemouth has invested nearly £1millon in five new Wrightbus-bodied Volvos. Issue 338
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Two new Plaxton Panthers on Volvo B9R chassis have entered service on First Group’s RailAir coach link between Reading station and Heathrow airport. Issue 338
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Four new seat-belted Optares have entered service with Lloyds Coaches of Machynlleth – two Versas and two Solos. Issue 337
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Northumberland-based Cooper’s Tourmaster has taken one of the first Plaxton Panthers to be built on the new Volvo B11R underframe. Issue 337
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Paul S Winson Coaches of Loughborough has taken delivery of a 13. Issue 337
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Coach tourism news
See our special e-dition on the RDA Workshop and Cologne. Click above to view.
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Eurotunnel has attacked the decision of the Competition and Markets Authority to require it to close or sell its MyFerryLink business. Issue 338
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Just 20 minutes drive out of the bustling metropolis that is Belfast, is the stunning North Down, the so-called ‘Gold Coast’ of Northern Ireland. Issue 338
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The World Land Speed Record Breakers Gallery is now available to groups visiting Beaulieu. Issue 338
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Arundel Castle in West Sussex is one of the largest inhabited and complete castles in England. Issue 337
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Waddesdon Manor has a number of new exhibitions to offer group visitors for 2014. Issue 337
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Guildford in Surrey reports that it is increasing in popularity as a destination for coach day trips and short breaks. Issue 337
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