A north-west coach operator has warned fellow operators to expect unsolicited calls from HSE, which is conducting Covid-19 business spot checks. “I was contacted by a lady on the phone claiming to be from the HSE, advising she was going to undertake a telephone Covid-19 secure workplace check,” says Richard Bamber, of Anthony’s Travel of […]
Van Hool is believed to have set up an aftersales operation in the UK, utilising its Wellingborough service site previously run as a satellite maintenance facility by Arriva Bus and Coach. The future of the Arriva Bus and Coach dealership – which has Van Hool and Temsa as its two, core product ranges – is […]
Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality, in partnership with ElectReon and Dan Bus Company, has launched a pilot project to install wireless electric roads for charging public transportation in the city. The pilot, the first of its kind in Israel, will be carried out between Tel Aviv University Railway Station and Klatzkin Terminal in Ramat Aviv – a […]
BYD, the world’s leading electric bus manufacturer, has entered the Finnish bus and coach market for the first time after securing major orders with Nobina, one of Finland’s and Scandinavia’s largest Public Transport Operators (PTOs). A total of 106 various BYD models will comprise 64 units for Nobina services in Helsinki and 42 units for […]
Doug Jack, the widely respected bus and coach industry consultant, has died aged 78. He passed away peacefully in the early hours of Wednesday, September 2 after a short illness. Doug’s passion for the bus and coach industry began at an early age and remained with him throughout his life. He was a familiar face […]
Travel de Courcey has been forced into administration after its business collapsed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Coventry-based operator is thought to be the largest privately-owned bus and coach company in the Midlands. Running from three depots, it has a licence for 150 vehicles. Its network served hospitals, schools, the Ricoh Arena and the […]
VDL Bus & Coach has set up a new company for UK customers in a former DAF dealer’s in Barnsley. Following the demise of Moseley PCV earlier this year, the Dutch manufacturer has moved quickly to maintain continuity with its DAF-based Futura product but says it is planning to add other models in its line-up […]
Leon Daniels OBE, Chairman of new exhibition ITT Hub, and Vice President of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, has been appointed to the Government’s Net Zero Board (NZTB), an external advisory board which provides objective and impartial advice on transport decarbonisation to the Department for Transport (DFT). The NZTB brings together leaders from […]