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The difference there is the E200 and BYD chassis' are both "midi" buses with the same width so they can use the same jigs/fibreglass domes. If an ADL bodied B8RLE does come into fruition it'd be built to the Volvo standard 2.55m width, the same as the E300 was, it could be entirely possible to...

So we can put the argument over Cumbria concessions to bed.... I worked for an operator in Cumbria, and now work for an operator who claims commercially from 2 other authorities. The reimbursement rate in Cumbria IS 58% of the adult single fare for the journey taken. If the operator sells...

Wrightbus have posted some pictures on LinkedIn to show that production has restarted. Photos show a Streetdeck for Go North East, B5TL Gemini 3 with classic front for Dublin, and tri-axles for HK...

Northallerton in North Yorkshire. All bus services are operated by local independent operators (Abbotts, Hodgsons and Proctors) or by North Yorkshire County Council themselves. Thirsk and Ripon are both contenders too, services operated by Transdev or local independents.

The simple reason is the technology doesn't yet exist to do it. Ticket machines don't have a database lookup facility to check back against, so they have no way of knowing whether you're buying a return portion, the normal single, or whether it needs to validate an already purchased return...

Had many other issues in the North East last night than just Northern. TPE were also cancelling trains, LNER were running up to half an hour late at Darlington, and XC were also cutting journeys short (Cancelled 1E56 at Derby then ran it as ECS through to Newcastle). Northern are usually the...

It is actually relevant. Any coach built from 1st January 2001 being used on scheduled service has had to comply with schedule 3 (destination boards, grab rails, floor slope angles, step heights), and any coach built from 1st January 2005 has had to comply with schedules 1 and 3 (full wheelchair...

I think it's quite unfair to blame the operators with this one. The fact is the laws regarding transport accessibility are rather poorly written and are greatly open to interpretation. You could ask 5 industry experts to clarify what the accessibility laws mean as are currently written, and you...

From a personal view, the Optare products are now quite an outdated design. The Solo is a facelifted 20+ year old design (approaching 12 years now since the first Solo SR was delivered), the Versa is now a 12 year old design, and the Metrocity is a cut down budget version of the same 12 year old...

Usually the next stop announcement system is driven from the destination boards. With Hanover Displays I believe you need a HTC unit fitted that is controlled by the standard destination controller, so you really have the simplicity of installing the unit, installing speakers throughout the bus...

Without taking the thread off topic too much, Brighton & Hove ordered Wright Streetdecks since 2016 that are dual door with a wheelchair ramp at the front. The first were low height versions in 2016 for their service 1, with full height versions later bought in for services 7 and 49. You then...

Objections can only be raised by local authorities, transport bodies and the police. They have a separate web page where they can log in to view accepted registrations/variations/cancellations as they're published, satisfying the requirements. Operators are also required to send a copy of their...

I'm pretty sure those two have the ZF Astronic-Lite, used as the trial vehicles with Stagecoach, and were the only two ever ordered by Stagecoach with the Astronic-Lite gearbox.

26th December this year isn't a bank holiday because it falls on a Saturday, the bank holiday is given on Monday 28th December instead. This means 26th December is a normal operational Saturday but operators can run a reduced (Sunday/BH) service if they notified the authorities of their intention.

Delivery of the Citaros started recently, expected in service in May. There's a few photos of them floating around on Flickr, one example attached here

Former North West B10Ms P544 ESA (20544) and P547 ESA (20547) are now with Reays, refurbished as 63 seat school buses. Flickr link

At the company I work for we have a button on the machine to record a passenger using a daily/weekly pass. Return tickets are automatically recorded on the machine when the ticket punch is used. Valid ENCTS cards will automatically change the adult single fare from the fare value to ZERO, for a...

Ex Cumbria K714 DAO, K715 DAO, K718 DAO, K724 DAO and M235 TBV have been purchased by Reays, with new to Ribble (Manchester) L341 KCK. L341 has a small claim to fame, being the first B10M/PS new to Ribble, and has attracted a lot of interest from enthusiasts/preservationists.

It was 20918, now waiting to go for scrap. 22134, 34708 and 34710 are now at Lillyhall from Carlisle.

Variation Accepted: Operating between Perth bus station and Halbeath park & ride given service number 56/56A/56B effective from 22-Aug-2014. To amend Timetable. Variation Accepted: Operating between Cupar, Crossgate and Cupar, Crossgate given service number 68A/68/68B effective from...