[2015 Library image above] Director of D&G Buses, Julian Peddle, says that Travel for Greater Manchester is ‘holding a gun to operators’ heads’ and withholding contract payments to force through bus franchising. Julian says TfGM is ‘paralysed’ with indecision, and is failing to keep key workers informed of bus services, and refusing to co-operate with […]
The government has issued a policy guide to local authorities advising that they should support suppliers such as coach and bus operators by continuing to make payments, though on the basis of ‘open book’ transparency. The latest Public Procurement Note says that local government and other public bodies such as the NHS should operate on […]
[2015 Library image above] Director of D&G Buses, Julian Peddle, says that Travel for Greater Manchester is ‘holding a gun to operators’ heads’ and withholding contract payments to force through bus franchising. Julian says TfGM is ‘paralysed’ with indecision, and is failing to keep key workers informed of bus services, and refusing to co-operate with […]
Bosses at Lothian buses pointed to a huge 80 per cent drop-off in passenger numbers over the last week as the Capital went into lockdown. Staff including drivers and engineers have been offered a choice of volunteering to work on full pay, taking paid holiday or lieu days just now or going into the Government’s […]
The Scottish Government will provide bus operators with additional financial assistance to maintain essential services. This is intended to offset the impact that reduced demand is having on the viability of local services for key workers and to protect the industry for the future. The intention is to maintain concessionary travel reimbursement and Bus Service […]
Together with our legal partners, Stone King, and with expertise from One Associates and from financial experts Milsted Langdon, we are running a webinar to help you through the current problems. If you have not joined a webinar before, it’s very simple, and you will remain anonymous. Just click on the link below, and you […]
It is with huge regret that we have to tell readers that we have suspended publication of Bus and Coach Buyer magazine through April. We are entirely dependent on advertising for all our revenues, and in the last fortnight, unsurprisingly, our clients have had to reduce or cancel marketing programmes, including advertising. We are extremely […]
Five fully-electric, low floor Mellor Orion E small buses have been supplied to Community Transport Glasgow (CTG). The provision of the vehicles is part of a strategy to move to a fully electric fleet, which is in line with Glasgow City Council’s overall ambition to become the UK’s first city to become fully carbon neutral. […]
Kent-based Go-Coach is to launch a demand responsive transport (DRT) service in May. It is thought to be the first independent operator to do so. Entitled Go2, the service will see four new Ford Transit Tourneos enter service on the DRTs on 11 May. It is also thought to be the first to use small […]
