Bus Users UK has called for all coaches to be made accessible, for buses to have only forward-facing wheelchair bays, and for exterior destination announcements on buses and coaches. The organisation, responding to the PSVAR consultation, claims wheelchair ramps are too steep, in some circumstances, for wheelchair users to board buses and says buses should […]
Rotala Plc has received an offer of 63.5pence per share for the company from certain of its own directors: Chief Executive, Simon Dunn; Managing Director – North West, Bob Dunn and Non-Executive Chair, John Gunn. Rotala’s share price rose 41.67% today, as the announcement was made. The offer comes from a newly incorporated entity established […]
Mellor has chosen the Busworld exhibition in Brussels next month reveal its new Sigma 9 and 12 vehicles, following what it says is exceptional growth in the last three years. The first reveal of Mellor’s Sigma 9 is a significant milestone for the manufacturer. The all-electric, nimble Sigma 9 requires just 60% of the […]
To celebrate Catch the Bus Month this September, Transport for Wales (TfW) is offering 50% off first-time TrawsCymru app purchases on selected TrawsCymru routes. New users of the TrawsCymru app can receive half-price fares for selected tickets on the T1, T1C, T2, T3, T8 and T10 services. The half-price tickets can be activated at any […]
Final preparations are being made by the Go-Ahead Group to run Manchester’s first Bee Network buses this weekend. The franchised services are due to begin on Sunday 24 September on 50 routes in Bolton and Wigan. More than 1,000 colleagues at Go-Ahead’s Go North West operating company are involved in a team effort to run […]
TfL has awarded electric bus contracts to Go-Ahead to run the new SL4 as part of the express Superloop bus network in outer London. The operator will also continue to run route 129, which will be significantly extended between Lewisham and North Greenwich. Both routes are to provide electric bus links to take advantage of […]
A team from Stagecoach has beat a squad from National Express in the final of the National Passenger Transport Sports Association (N.P.T.S.A) annual football tournament. Held on Sunday 10 September 2023, the tournament consisted of six teams taking part from multiple transport operators from throughout the UK. Stagecoach MSL depot – Gillmoss from Liverpool, took […]
After the news that a rescue deal to save failing high-street shop Wilko from going out of business fell through, the bus and coach industry has offered potential employment opportunities. Cambridgeshire-based Whippet is appealing to Wilko’s staff to join its operation. In a post on its social media, Whippet said: “We’re saddened to hear that […]