James Price, chief executive, Transport for Wales, has suggested staff at train stations could be given PSV licences when rail replacement services are needed. He said this would mean they could drive passengers to locations much quicker when there are problems on the rail network. James Price said: “Certainly when we have bus franchising, rather […]
First reports ‘very strong’ results in its latest half-yearly report. In the 27 weeks to 30 September, the Group adjusted operating profit increased to £100.6m (H1 2023: £66.1m). The transport giant put this down to strong performance in both First Bus and First Rail. Its bus division delivered further margin expansion in the first half […]
Trade union Unite members from Go North East plan to protest at the UK Bus Awards in London tomorrow. The 1,300 Unite members are looking for Go North East to close the gap between what they pay drivers and engineers in the North East and those in the North West doing the same job for […]
Stagecoach has received four Volvo-based Enviro400s for use on a route serving Perth and Dundee via Blairgowrie. The new buses represent an investment of around £1m and include an automatic low bridge alert system, leather seats and USB phone charging points at every seat. They are for use on route 57, which runs up to […]
Stagecoach East has held a ‘Behind the Buses’ event in Bedford. The occasion gave the deputy mayor, local councillors and bus users a look behind the scenes at the engineering, commercial, control and maintenance work that goes into running the fleet. The event was aimed at strengthening relationships with local people and politicians, and giving […]
The changes Capital Allowances At the Spring Budget 2023, the government replaced the super deduction regime with ‘full expensing’ for 3 years from 1 April 2023, allowing businesses to write off the full cost of qualifying plant and machinery investment against their taxable profits. The government is now making this change permanent with a 100% […]
The All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Road Passenger Transport Industry has welcomed the new Women in Bus and Coach initiative. Its formation has been celebrated at an event hosted at the House of Commons. Women in Bus and Coach is the first national network created to support women in the bus and coach industry. It […]
Go-Ahead’s Oxford Bus Company has unveiled the first electric vehicles for the services provided in partnership with Oxford Brookes University. B&CB’s David Cole was at the launch to take these stunning images and get the full low-down on the new buses. In the distinctive Brookes Bus branding, the 21 low-height Wrightbus Streetdeck Electroliners are all […]