Stockport-based Belle Vue Manchester is now a member of the Guild of British Coach Operators. Membership of the Guild is only open to companies which attain a 100% rating in their inspection, carried out by the independent firm Lloyd Morgan Group. The audit covers quality standards of customer service, including punctuality and having 24-hour emergency […]
Diamond Bus North West has been named Bolton News Awards finalist this year for both Company of the year award and the Wellbeing Award for 2023. The company, which was winner of the Company of the year award in 2022, missed out on the top company slot this year but is over the moon about […]
Fleet repower specialist Equipmake is to repower ten open-top double-deckers. The company has partnered with the world’s largest sightseeing company, Big Bus Tours, in a fleet deal that will see ten of its open-top buses repowered with its zero-emission electric drivetrain technology. The ten diesel vehicles scheduled for repowering are all Ankai double-deck sightseeing buses. […]
Eight in ten bus passengers were satisfied with their last journey according to a new survey by independent watchdog, Transport Focus. Mid-year results released today from the new ‘Your Bus Journey’ user survey from Transport Focus showed encouraging results overall, but with satisfaction varying widely across the country. At the halfway point the survey has […]
Stagecoach has appointed Claire Miles as its new Chief Executive Officer. The appointment will take effect from 2 October 2023 and follows a thorough, competitive process over a number of months. Claire succeeds Martin Griffiths, who retired as Chief Executive in January. Claire joins Stagecoach after holding a number of senior roles across a range […]
Wrightbus will be showcasing the capabilities of hydrogen at the Hydrogen Day event in Cardiff on 10 October. The Northern Ireland-based firm will be exhibiting its hydrogen double-decker at the event. The company launched its first zero-emission bus, the Streetdeck Hydroliner, in 2020 in Aberdeen, with the fleet entering passenger service in January 2021. The […]
A further £80 million to support buses into 2025 has been pledged by the government. Today (28 September 2023), Roads Minister Richard Holden confirmed allocations for 64 local authorities across England from the £80 million investment in the Bus Service Improvement Plan+ (BSIP+) for 2024-25. Local authorities can use the funding to improve local buses […]
First Group-owned Aircoach has launched its first ever English routes, with a new airport service between Leicester and Birmingham Airport. The service runs from St Margaret’s Bus Station (stand SZ) in the centre of Leicester, picking up at Fosse Park and then direct to Birmingham Airport, seven days a week, every hour, 24 hours a […]