Thames Travel has added 13 new double-deckers into service as it renews a partnership with Milton Park. The ‘deckers replace single-deckers previously used to increase capacity on the services to the UK’s largest single ownership innovation community. News of the newly wrapped bus fleet follows the adoption of a refreshed Local Development Order (LDO) at […]
Lancashire County Council has taken delivery of 15 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter-based Mellor Strata High Floor minicoaches. The new vehicles offer 16 fully-removable seats or the capacity to accommodate up to six wheelchairs. Each vehicle is equipped with an inboard tail lift, a single-leaf glider door, heating and air conditioning, a reversing camera and sensors, as well […]
Cambridgeshire-based Whippet has marked the one-year anniversary of its Tap On, Tap Off ticketing rollout, having introduced the Ticketer system to its network of buses in January 2024. As the first operator in the county to adopt Tap On, Tap Off, Whippet has seen over 350,000 transactions with the system in the first year and […]
TfL has launched the consultation for the proposed new ‘Bakerloop’ express bus service. Last year, the Mayor of London made a commitment to Londoners to introduce a new ‘Bakerloop’ service to enable people to travel between key south London destinations and beyond more quickly and easily. Working alongside local councils and partners, the plans for the […]
Transport for Wales (TfW) has confirmed to B&CB that coach operators can apply to use the newly opened Porth Bus Interchange. Operators can contact TfW directly to inquire about the possibility of accommodating their coach on the desired date and time, along with the associated fees. The new Interchange opened yesterday (30 January 2025) in […]
Colleagues at Lothian Buses with caring responsibilities will have a new resource to support them thanks to the launch of a Carer’s Passport. It marks the end of the two-year partnership between the bus operator and VOCAL (Voice of Carers Across Lothian). A Carer’s Passport is a living document which details the flexibilities needed to […]
Lincoln-based Black Cat Travel has received a Temsa HD13 coach. The vehicle has 57-seats plus driver and courier. It is the operator’s first new full-size vehicle. The coach was supplied by Temsa Sales UK.
A Driver from Stagecoach East in Peterborough has won an award in recognition of potentially saved the life of someone having a suspected heart-attack. Paul McCarthy, a Driver at Peterborough Depot won the Mick Capper Award after seeing off competition from other outstanding bus professionals around the region. While still a Trainee, Paul, along with […]