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Greening the Fleet
BUS AND COACH CONVERSIONS Greening the fleet Run non-compliant vehicles and need to operate in an ultra low emissions or clean air zone? The aftermarket may have some answers, but only really for the passenger and municipal sector, reports Richard Simpson he rise of clean air zones in London and other British towns and cities has caused many fleet operators across the freight and Tpassenger sectors to rethink their fleet replacement policies. Local authorities faced with air quality issues have been given a tool to deal remains that operators with used Euro buses and coaches coming into service with them by central government. That V vehicles now have a considerable up to 12 months after the last Euro VI tool is the clean air zone: a relatively financial hurdle to clear if they are to trucks were registered; and because of inflexible instrument that, when applied make the transition to Euro VI. their high capital costs, such vehicles to heavy vehicles, allows the authority On the other hand, with the last Euro tend to have longer lives and stay longer to impose tolls on trucks, coaches and V trucks having gone out of production with their first keeper, too. It’s by no buses that do not conform to Euro VI some six or seven years ago, it’s not a means unusual for coach operators to limits. problem that will afflict big fleets. get ten years out of a premium vehicle, Exceptions cannot be made, not But for other sectors, it’s more of an gradually cascading it down the fleet even for vehicles certified to EEV – issue. -
Summer 2017 Newsletter from Railfuture Wessex Branch
Summer 2017 Newsletter from Railfuture Wessex Branch Chairman’s Message Well here we go again with another newsletter, the big news being the winning of the South West franchise by First/MTR. To date we do not think the contract between them and Department for Transport has been completed and so we continue just with a watching brief. The Company’s first public offering *Improving South Western Railway looks at first sight to be good, but on closer study it seems to promise little. We will have to do much work to understand where these improvements can be delivered … and how! Passengers will not be interested in a 10% journey time saving if intermediate stops are to be cut. No doubt this will be the subject of a consultation in due course. In the meantime, good luck to Andy Mellors who is the new MD of South Western Railway, previously having been GWR Engineering Director. *read it online here: http://www.firstgroupplc.com/about-firstgroup/uk-rail/improving-south-western-railway.aspx On the West of England Line (Waterloo-Salisbury-Exeter), we can see no benefits from the new franchise: no new trains, and a journey time saving from Salisbury to Waterloo that can only be achieved by cutting out Woking and Clapham Junction stops. Railfuture is set against that and will mobilise passengers and members to say “no” when the consultation appears. Why the DfT specifies such matters which have no passenger benefit, we do not know … but we will work with First/MTR, local MP’s and rail authorities to ensure long term passenger benefits accrue. -
Simply the Best Buses in Britain
Issue 100 | November 2013 Y A R N A N I S V R E E R V S I A N R N Y A onThe newsletter stage of Stagecoach Group CELEBRATING THE 100th EDITION OF STAGECOACH GROUP’S STAFF MAGAZINE Continental Simply the best coaches go further MEGABUS.COM has buses in Britain expanded its network of budget services to Stagecoach earns host of awards at UK Bus event include new European destinations, running STAGECOACH officially runs the best services in Germany buses in Britain. for the first time thanks Stagecoach Manchester won the City Operator of to a new link between the Year Award at the recent 2013 UK Bus Awards, London and Cologne. and was recalled to the winner’s podium when it was In addition, megabus.com named UK Bus Operator of the Year. now also serves Lille, Ghent, Speaking after the ceremony, which brought a Rotterdam and Antwerp for number of awards for Stagecoach teams and individuals, the first time, providing even Stagecoach UK Bus Managing Director Robert more choice for customers Montgomery said: “Once again our companies and travelling to Europe. employees have done us proud. megabus.com has also “We are delighted that their efforts in delivering recently introduced a fleet top-class, good-value bus services have been recognised of 10 left-hand-drive 72-seat with these awards.” The Stagecoach Manchester team receiving the City Van Hool coaches to operate Manchester driver John Ward received the Road Operator award. Pictured, from left, are: Operations Director on its network in Europe. -
Diamond, Hallmark Diamond Bus Limited; Shady Lane Property Limited, Hallbridge Way, Tipton Road, Tividale, West Midlands, B69 3HW
Midlands Diamond PD0001374, PD1028090 Diamond, Hallmark Diamond Bus Limited; Shady Lane Property Limited, Hallbridge Way, Tipton Road, Tividale, West Midlands, B69 3HW Part of the Rotala Group plc. Depots: Diamond Kidderminster Island Drive, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY10 1EZ Redditch Plymouth Road, Redditch, Worcestershire, B97 4PA Tamworth Common Barn Farm, Tamworth Road, Hopwas, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS14 9PX Tividale Cross Quays Business Park, Hallbridge Way, Tipton Road, Tividale, West Midlands, B69 3HW Store: John’s Lane, Tividale, West Midlands, DY4 7PS Chassis Type: Optare Solo M780 Body Type: Optare Solo Fleet No: Reg No: Seating: New: Depot: Livery: Prev Owner: 20010 YJ56AUA B28F 2006 Tividale Diamond DUN, 2012 Previous Owners: DUN, 2012: Dunn-Line, 2012 Chassis Type: Optare Solo M960SR Body Type: Optare Solo SR Fleet No: Reg No: Seating: New: Depot: Livery: Prev Owner: 20014 YJ10MFY B30F 2010 Redditch Diamond 20015 YJ10MFX B30F 2010 Redditch Diamond Chassis Type: Alexander-Dennis Dart SLF Body Type: Alexander-Dennis Pointer Fleet No: Reg No: Seating: New: Depot: Livery: Prev Owner: 20023 SN05HDD B29F 2005 Tividale Diamond DVB, 2010 Previous Owners: DVB, 2010: Davidson Buses, 2010 Chassis Type: Optare Solo M960SR Body Type: Optare Solo SR Fleet No: Reg No: Seating: New: Depot: Livery: Prev Owner: 20027 YJ10MFZ B30F 2010 Redditch Diamond Chassis Type: Optare Solo M790SE Body Type: Optare Solo SE Fleet No: Reg No: Seating: New: Depot: Livery: Prev Owner: 20050 YJ60KBZ B27F 2010 Tividale Diamond RGL, 2017 20051 YJ60KHA B27F 2010 Tividale Diamond RGL, 2017 20052 YJ60KHB B27F 2010 Kidderminster Diamond RGL, 2017 20053 YJ60KHC B27F 2010 Tividale Diamond RGL, 2017 Previous Owners: RGL, 2017: Regal Busways, 2017 Fleet list template © Copyright 2021 ukbuses.co.uk. -
South Western Franchise Agreement
_____ September 2006 THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR TRANSPORT and STAGECOACH SOUTH WESTERN TRAINS LIMITED SOUTH WESTERN FRANCHISE AGREEMENT incorporating by reference the National Rail Franchise Terms (Second Edition) CONTENTS CLAUSE PAGE 1. INTERPRETATION AND DEFINITIONS ............................................................................. 4 2. COMMENCEMENT .......................................................................................................... 5 3. TERM 5 4. GENERAL OBLIGATIONS ................................................................................................ 6 5. SPECIFIC OBLIGATIONS ................................................................................................. 6 6. COMMITTED OBLIGATIONS ......................................................................................... 48 7. SUPPLEMENTAL TERMS ............................................................................................... 48 8. RECALIBRATION OF THE BENCHMARKS ...................................................................... 49 9. DOCUMENTS IN THE AGREED TERMS .......................................................................... 49 10. ENTIRE AGREEMENT ................................................................................................... 49 APPENDIX 1 ........................................................................................................................... 52 Secretary of State Risk Assumptions (Clause 5.1(y)) ................................................. 52 APPENDIX -
London and the South East of England: 15 July 2016
OFFICE OF THE TRAFFIC COMMISSIONER (LONDON AND THE SOUTH EAST OF ENGLAND) NOTICES AND PROCEEDINGS PUBLICATION NUMBER: 2359 PUBLICATION DATE: 15 July 2016 OBJECTION DEADLINE DATE: 05 August 2016 Correspondence should be addressed to: Office of the Traffic Commissioner (London and the South East of England) Hillcrest House 386 Harehills Lane Leeds LS9 6NF Telephone: 0300 123 9000 Fax: 0113 249 8142 Website: www.gov.uk/traffic-commissioners The public counter at the above office is open from 9.30am to 4pm Monday to Friday The next edition of Notices and Proceedings will be published on: 29/07/2016 Publication Price £3.50 (post free) This publication can be viewed by visiting our website at the above address. It is also available, free of charge, via e-mail. To use this service please send an e-mail with your details to: [email protected] Remember to keep your bus registrations up to date - check yours on https://www.gov.uk/manage-commercial-vehicle-operator-licence-online NOTICES AND PROCEEDINGS Important Information All correspondence relating to public inquiries should be sent to: Office of the Traffic Commissioner (London and the South East of England) Ivy House 3 Ivy Terrace Eastbourne BN21 4QT The public counter at the Eastbourne office is open for the receipt of documents between 9.30am and 4pm Monday Friday. There is no facility to make payments of any sort at the counter. General Notes Layout and presentation – Entries in each section (other than in section 5) are listed in alphabetical order. Each entry is prefaced by a reference number, which should be quoted in all correspondence or enquiries. -
The Route to Cleaner Buses a Guide to Operating Cleaner, Low Carbon Buses Preface
The Route to Cleaner Buses A guide to operating cleaner, low carbon buses Preface Over recent years, concerns have grown over the contribution TransportEnergy is funded by the Department for Transport of emissions from road vehicles to local air quality problems and the Scottish executive to reduce the impact of road and to increasing greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to transport through the following sustainable transport climate change. One result of this is a wider interest in cleaner programmes: PowerShift, CleanUp, BestPractice and the vehicle fuels and technologies.The Cleaner Bus Working New Vehicle Technology Fund.These programmes provide Group was formed by the Clear Zones initiative and the advice, information and grant funding to help organisations Energy Saving Trust TransportEnergy programme. Its overall in both the public and private sector switch to cleaner, aim is to help stimulate the market for clean bus technologies more efficient fleets. and products. Comprising representatives of the private and CATCH is a collaborative demonstration project co- public sectors, it has brought together users and suppliers in financed by the European Commission's an effort to gain a better understanding of the needs and LIFE-ENVIRONMENT Programme. CATCH is co-ordinated requirements of each party and to identify, and help overcome, by Merseytravel, with Liverpool City Council,Transport & the legal and procurement barriers. Travel Research Ltd,ARRIVA North West & Wales Ltd, This guide is one output from the Cleaner Bus Working -
Red Rover Buses Fleet List July 2017
Red Rover Buses Fleet List July 2017 Single Deck Buses 1016 Volvo B12 Plaxton Verde 1016 M830 EYS AYsc 2003 Dennis Dart Wright Handybus B39F 2003 M146 VVS CHsc 2004 Optare Excel 1070 B35F 2004 S687 YOL BCsc 2005 Dennis Dart Northern Counties B39F 2005 M389 KVR AYsc 2006 Dennis Dart Alexander Strider B39F 2006 L133 HVS AYsc 2007 Dennis Dart Caetano Nimbus B39F 2007 UO55 UNO AY 2008 Dennis Dart Carlyle Dartline B43F 2008 H245 MUK CHsc 2009 Dennis Dart Marshall B39F 2008 M503 VJO AYsc 2010 - 2015 Optare Solo B23F 2010 YJ11 EJB AY 2011 YJ61 JHV AY 2012 YJ11 EJA AY 2013 YJ11 EJC AY 2014 YJ56 YGH AY 2015 NX56 FFR AY 2020 - 2025 ADL Enviro 200 Dart 8.9m B28F(2020-3) or 10.7m B37F (2024-6) 2020 OV58 ABA BC 2021 OV58 ABB BC 2022 OV10 DCS BC 2023 OV10 DCT AY 2024 OE10 RRB BC 2025 OA61 BUS BC 2026 FX56 NJN AY 2030 Volvo B10 Alexander Ultra 2035 R986 SSA AYsc 2035 Scania Caetano... 2035 LD61 AYX AY 2040 ADL Enviro 200MMC B-F 2040 OC17 BXS AY 2041-2 Volvo B6BLE Wright B35F 2041 S686 VOA CH 2042 S682 VOA CH 2045 Scania ADL300 B43F 2045 FX61 HGL AY 2046-7 MAN ADL300 B43F 2046 OM16 AAB AY 2046 OM16 AAC AY 2051 DAF SB220 East Lancs Myllenium B44F 2051 Y454 KBU CH 2055 Dennis Dart SLF 10.2 East Lancs Spryte B41F 2055 V512 EFR CHsc 2060-1 Dennis Dart SLF(2060) or SPD (2061) Plaxton Pointer 2060 N202 NNJ BC 2061 Y197 VMR BC 2065/7 Volvo B7RLE Wright Urban Eclipse DP44F 2065 OY57 CBF BC 2067 OV57 AWA BC 2070/1 Volvo B7RLE Wright Urban Eclipse 2 B44F 2070 OY14 BUS AY 2071 AY 2075-8 Mercedes-Benz OC500U/MCV C124RLE Evolution B43F 2075 OY63 RRB CH 2076 AE14 -
Annual Performance
Key facts Stagecoach South East Introduction May 2012 - April 2013 Annual Stagecoach South East provides local bus services across East Kent and East Sussex, with some routes extending further into Kent to Tunbridge Wells and Performance Maidstone. We also operate coaches to London on behalf of National Express. 46 million passenger journeys Stagecoach Customer Services May 2012 to April 2013 were made on Stagecoach South East services. Stagecoach South East The Bus Station Herne Bay St George’s Lane Thanet 19 million miles Canterbury CT1 2SY Canterbury operated within Kent & East Sussex to carry passengers. [email protected] Ashford East Kent Dover 99.7 % of all services operated 08456 00 22 99 Folkestone stagecoachbus.com/southeast 93.2% of journeys Old Romney turned up within 5 minutes of the scheduled time. East Sussex What to do if things go wrong Hastings If you are unhappy with our response, Eastbourne 438 buses this independent body will review complaints: operating on approximately 113 different routes across The Bus Appeal Body – c/o Bus Users UK, Canterbury, Herne Bay, Thanet, Ashford, Folkestone, Dover, PO Box 119, Shepperton, TW17 8UX Hastings and Eastbourne with some routes extending to Our head office is in Canterbury with local depots in Herne Bay, Thanet, Tunbridge Wells and Maidstone. Ashford, Folkestone, Dover, Hastings and Eastbourne with a new outstation at Old Romney. 14 coaches We are a subsidiary of Stagecoach Group plc, an international provider of run to London on express services for National Express. www.traveline.info bus, coach, tram and rail services in the UK, USA and Canada. -
A Green Bus for Every Journey
A Green Bus For Every Journey Case studies showing the range of low emission bus technologies in use throughout the UK European engine Bus operators have invested legislation culminating significant sums of money and in the latest Euro VI requirements has seen committed time and resources the air quality impact of in working through the early new buses dramatically challenges on the path to improve but, to date, carbon emissions have not been successful introduction. addressed in bus legislation. Here in Britain, low carbon Investment has been made in new bus technologies and emission buses have been under refuelling infrastructure, and even routing and scheduling development for two decades or have been reviewed in some cases to allow trials and more, driven by strong Government learning of the most advanced potential solutions. policy. Manufacturers, bus operators A number of large bus operators have shown clear and fuel suppliers are embracing leadership by embedding low carbon emission buses into the change, aware that to maintain their sustainability agenda to drive improvements into the their viability, buses must be amongst environmental performance of their bus fleet. the cleanest and most carbon-efficient vehicles on the road. Almost 4,000 There have, of course, been plenty of hurdles along the Low Carbon Emission Buses (LCEB) are way; early hybrid and electric buses experienced initial now operating across the UK, with 40% of reliability issues like any brand new technology, but buses sold in 2015 meeting the low carbon through open collaboration the technology has rapidly requirements. These buses have saved over advanced and is now achieving similar levels of reliability 55,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions as that employed in gas buses and conventional diesel (GHG) per annum compared with the equivalent buses, with warranties extending and new business number of conventional diesel buses. -
Lightweighting of Double-Decker Buses’ Has Resulted in the Following Principal Innovations
A Thesis Submitted for the Degree of PhD at the University of Warwick Permanent WRAP URL: http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/133199 Copyright and reuse: This thesis is made available online and is protected by original copyright. Please scroll down to view the document itself. Please refer to the repository record for this item for information to help you to cite it. Our policy information is available from the repository home page. For more information, please contact the WRAP Team at: [email protected] warwick.ac.uk/lib-publications LIGHTWEIGHTING OF DOUBLE-DECKER BUSES by Christopher Micallef CEng ¦ MIMechE ¦ AFHEA ¦ MSc ¦ B.Eng (Hons) INNOVATION REPORT Submitted to the University of Warwick in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Engineering (International) September, 2018 This page is intentionally left blank ABSTRACT The bus industry is currently undergoing extensive transformation as cities around the world push for the rapid introduction of electric buses. Lightweighting of bus structures is identified by leading experts as one of the key technologies necessary to enable and assist this revolution in the industry. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) is the UK’s largest bus manufacturer and a worldwide leader in the construction of double-decker buses. ADL consider lightweighting to be one of the three main technological pillars of the company and have thus supported various ongoing research programmes with this EngD research programme funded in collaboration with WMG, University of Warwick. This thesis summarises the outcomes of the EngD programme, the primary objective revolving around the identification of innovative yet feasible lightweighting opportunities applicable to ADL double-decker buses. -
Report on Work Carried out to Date on Establishing of Emissions
SECOND DRAFT 040204 Emissions performance of buses powered by engines conforming to Euro 3 emissions legislation The Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LowCVP) set up a Bus Working Group to investigate how the shift to low carbon buses could be achieved. The Group's Interim Report indicated that low carbon buses could be technically feasible at a whole-life cost comparable to present buses once in full-scale production. It made recommendations on the definition, testing and certification of a low carbon bus. It recommended that initial support from Government was needed to enable the widespread early use and adoption of low carbon buses. The UK Government’s Powering Future Vehicles Strategy includes a target that by 2012 at least one in five new buses will be low carbon, with greenhouse gas emissions at least 30% below today’s levels. The Bus Working Group defined the principal Greenhouse Gases (GHG) of interest to be Carbon Dioxide (CO2), Methane (CH4) and Nitrous Oxide (N2O). The relative “global warming potentials” for the 3 gases are 1:21:310 respectively. For current diesel bus technology, Carbon Dioxide is the main GHG constituent of vehicle exhaust, while some methane may be found in lean- burn natural gas buses. The objectives of the Low Carbon Bus Project The primary purpose of the Low Carbon Bus Project is to provide PowerShift grants to support fleets of low carbon buses to demonstrate their performance, reliability, operating costs and effectiveness across a range of routes. In doing so the intention is to provide the bus industry with experience of and authoritative data from the real time operation of low carbon buses, generating the confidence for bus operators to take up their use, and bus manufacturers to put them into full-scale production.