Trade union Unite has issued bus driver members with a letter to show management when conditions become too hot in drivers’ cabs. The letter informs managers that the driver is stopping work due to safety reasons. The union says it has taken this action ‘as the UK has already experienced three heatwaves this year’. The […]
A new ‘lane rental’ scheme is being considered in Greater Manchester. Under the plans – proposed by Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) in partnership with the ten local highway authorities – local authorities, utility companies and other organisations carrying out roadworks would face daily charges for occupying the most traffic-sensitive roads at peak times. The […]
Stagecoach is celebrating its achievements in the latest UK Customer Satisfaction Index (UKCSI) results. It has had the most significant year-on-year (YoY) improvement across the bus and coach sector in the Index. It is the top-performing bus operator in key customer experience metrics. The UKCSI shows overall satisfaction across sectors in the UK has improved […]
City Sightseeing Oxford has won the City Sightseeing Worldwide Operator of the Year award. Representatives from more than 100 tour operators across the world, including London, Edinburgh, Madrid, Toronto, New Orleans and Dubai, attended City Sightseeing Worldwide’s 23rd annual conference in Porto, Portugal. More than two million locals and tourists have hopped on and off Oxford’s […]
Transdev is celebrating after its premium fleet on flagship route The 36 won an E-Mobility Award. The route linking Harrogate with Leeds and Ripon was named as Britain’s best zero-emission transport innovation. Operated with 19 new Alexander Dennis Enviro400EV double-deckers, the route won the Best Bus Innovation trophy at the awards. The addition of the […]
Ground transport management company, First Travel Solutions (FTS), reports an ‘overwhelming success’ for its transport operations at the 2025 Silverstone Grand Prix. Over the three-day race weekend, FTS safely and efficiently transported more than 83,000 attendees from Hinton Airfield, Turweston Airfield, Milton Keynes Station, Towcester, Bicester Heritage, Oxford Parkway and Buckingham to the Silverstone circuit, navigating extreme […]
First Bus has officially launched ‘First Charge’, the new identity for its growing, shared-charging initiative. The programme includes 15 First Bus depots in Scotland and England and is designed to open up First Bus’ electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure to support the transition to net zero — for businesses, fleet operators, and now, in Glasgow, for […]
A new industry exhibition is launching in April next year: Bus & Coach Expo. Taking place from 21 to 23 April at the NEC, Birmingham, this inaugural event is expected to be a catalyst for innovation, progress and cross-industry collaboration. Co-located with the Commercial Vehicle Show, Bus & Coach Expo’s goal is to unite the […]