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Campaign to restore fire damaged Leyland begins By chrispeat -

Campaign to restore fire damaged Leyland begins

A campaign to restore the Friends of King Alfred Buses’ (FoKAB’s) fire damaged 1950 Leyland Olympic has begun. Having been...

Daish’s transitions to second generation company By chrispeat -

Daish’s transitions to second generation company

Sam Wilson has joined his family coach holiday business, Daish’s Holidays, as Head of Estates to oversee the group’s...

Contract wins and cancellations in York bus shake-up By chrispeat -

Contract wins and cancellations in York bus shake-up

Transdev York & Country is to hire new drivers after winning back local authority contract work in the city, with extended...

First and Unite sign frontline staff agreement By chrispeat -

First and Unite sign frontline staff agreement

First Bus and its trade union partner, Unite the Union, have reached a new learning agreement to improve opportunities for...

Bus Users UK research provides ‘eye-opening’ insight By chrispeat -

Bus Users UK research provides ‘eye-opening’ insight

Passenger rights campaign charity, Bus Users UK, has published a new study revealing lived-experiences of disabled bus...

Van Hool on trial in Liverpool By chrispeat -

Van Hool on trial in Liverpool

A Van Hool ExquiCity articulated bus from Belfast’s Glider service is being trialled in Liverpool. Clad in the Metro branding...

Warrington patronage rises 10% By chrispeat -

Warrington patronage rises 10%

Warrington’s bus network had a patronage rise of more than 10% in 2023. The local council released the figure as part of a...

Metrobus unveils Pride bus By chrispeat -

Metrobus unveils Pride bus

Metrobus is supporting the Crawley Pride event with a new Pride bus. The new Metrobus Pride Bus made its first journey to...