This article is written from the perspective of the UK mainland and does not touch on the special situation on the island of Ireland. The governments in Wales and Scotland will have some scope to walk in different directions in devolved policy areas, but the practicalities of taking a coach party to Europe will not […]
Diamond Bus parent company Rotala plc has issued a profit warning for 2020, with losses of £1m against 2019 profits of £3.6m. “Bus operation continues to be regarded by the UK Government as an essential service,” said the company. “Since mid-March 2020, the Company has concentrated on aligning bus services with local requirements, reducing the […]
The Confederation for Passenger Transport has warned that home to school services across England could be under threat once schools reopen unless the Government takes immediate action. In a letter to the schools minister, CPT has highlighted that, unless home to school payments continue during lockdown, many family-run operators will struggle to keep their businesses […]
It is with great regret that Bus and Coach Buyer must announce it is to suspend print publication for the next three issues. Under the new lockdown, we are aware of the difficulties that operators and suppliers face, and we feel it would be insensitive for our sales team to be making calls. We are […]
ShuttleID, the school bus pass and ticketing platform, has partnered with Pinpointers Vehicle Tracking to launch a low cost system to help smaller bus and coach operators become compliant with Bus Open Data regulation. The “Bus Open Data Package” is designed for operators who don’t have ETMs with Bus Open Data Service (BODS) compatible vehicle […]
Neil Millington, the hugely popular former MD of Autosound, died of pneumonia on the afternoon of 16 December in ‘Jimmy’s’ Hospital in Leeds. He had been suffering reduced mobility since a fall earlier in the year and also had difficulties eating and drinking as a result of Kennedy’s disease. He had worked for Smith’s Industries […]
Premium services such as Transdev’s Cityzap express between Leeds and York have been significantly impacted by the pandemic with many suspended during the two lockdowns of 2020. Cityzap ceased again in early November and returned re-invigorated to the streets of Yorkshire on 13 December. The new order includes some of Transdev’s recently delivered ADL Enviro400 […]
Two Department for Transport representatives found themselves in a war of words with operators in an on-line meeting this week (9 December) as they explained the Bus Open Data Service (BODS). The on-line forum which began with an explanation of how bus operators can contribute timetable, ticket and bus location data to BODS quickly transformed […]