Grants awarded to Henderson’s Travel, National Express Dundee, Lothian Buses, MacEwan’s Coach Services and Deveron Coaches Ltd. Scottish Transport minister Keith Brown announced the successful bidders from the second round of the Scottish Government’s Green Bus Fund (SGBF) on April 5. The five winning companies receive grants totalling just under £1.8m which will see 26 [...]
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£50m bus partnership funding hearty industry welcome
Norman Baker congratulated for listening to “a grateful bus industry” Firstgroup has already started discussions with its local authority partners, following the announcement of £50m Better Bus Areas (BBA) fund for local authority and operator partnership working last week, which has received a warm welcome from the industry. The initiative, announced by transport minister Norman [...]
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bakerbus Volvo hybrids join X1 route
Three Eclipse Gemini 2-bodied Volvo B5RLH Hybrids have entered service at bakerbus on its premier X1 route between Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire Beaconside. Purchased with the help of the Department of Transport’s Green Bus Fund, each of the vehicles is equipped with WiFi, allowing customers to use mobile devices such as smart phones and tablets [...]
BAE Systems benefits from Green Bus Fund
BAE Systems has published its half-yearly report for 2011 to June 30, showing headline sales for the company reduced by 13% on last year’s results but confirming the group’s large share of the UK Green Bus Fund. Results were in expectation of previous predictions, especially given the effect on the group’s reduced sales, partly due [...]
