Buses of Somerset operator, First Bus South, has confirmed the closure of its Bridwater depot, effective from 3 September. Plans to close the site were first aired in July. From that date, all services previously run from Bridgwater will operate from its other depots across Somerset. The vast majority of services will be retained and […]
Stagecoach East has held a ‘Behind the Buses’ event, giving people a look behind the scenes at its operations. Local councillors and bus users got to see the engineering, commercial, control and maintenance work that goes into running a modern transport fleet, including electric vehicles. The event was aimed at strengthening relationships with local people […]
The Green Bus is withdrawing home-to-school services during the forthcoming academic year. B&CB has been shown a letter to the operator’s customers saying it came to the ‘difficult decision’ as the cost of running the service exceeds the income it receives. It cites a 38.1% increase in its motor insurance premium from 1 August that […]
Representatives from First Bus and City of York Council have ‘switched on’ a new fleet of zero-emission buses. For use in York, the buses are transforming the operator’s depot into one of the first outside London to be fully electric. The vehicles herald a new ‘York Electric’ branding, the first of which are now operating […]
Carousel Bus’ PickMeUp demand responsive transport (DRT) service in the Wycombe area is expanding. The service’s catchment area is being expanded to include Flackwell Heath. Funded by a three-year central Government Rural Mobility Fund Grant, the service runs from Monday to Friday from 6am to 7pm. Mercedes-Benz-based Sprinter conversions by EVM are currently used on the […]
A bus fire on Lime Street in Liverpool is being treated as suspected arson. A Stagecoach bus caught fire on the evening of 25 August in the city centre. Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service had three fire engines on the scene at 6.33pm. Firefighters left the scene at 8.15pm, with the flames extinguished. On arrival, crews […]
Lothian has recorded over 100,000 ‘taps’ in one day using its capped contactless payment method, ‘TapTapCap’. The contactless system, which Lothian introduced in 2019, reached the milestone for the first time on Friday 18 August, 14 days in to the Edinburgh Festival season, which traditionally sees the population of the city increase in size. The […]
Bus drivers in Reading are set to benefit from what has been described as a ‘substantial’ 8% pay increase this October. The deal for the approximate 500 employees at Reading Buses is said to have been agreed by the company in ‘record time.’ While the majority of employees are bus drivers, who can expect to […]