Women’s achievements in the bus, coach and community transport industry have been celebrated at a Women in Bus and Coach awards event today (8 October 2024). During the event, Local Transport Minister, Simon Lightwood, discussed Women in Bus and Coach’s key aims to stand in solidarity across the profession, uplift female role models in engineering, […]
Sustainable mobility, a great capacity for innovation and a strong presence on foreign markets are set to be the main themes of the International Bus and Coach Fair, FIAA 2024. Held at the IFEMA MADRID from 22 to 25 October, the organisers are emphasising the bus and coach industry’s full recovery. The employers’ association CONFEBUS, […]
A new Operations Manager is now in place at Stagecoach East’s Cambridge depot. Martin Marsh has now taken on the role at the Cambridge site, running services throughout the city and out to key locations such as Haverhill, Saffron Walden, Cambourne, Cottenham, Waterbeach and Fulbourn. Martin has previously been Interim Operations Manager at both Cambridge […]
Women in Bus and Coach in partnership with Stagecoach have unveiled a commemorative plaque to commemorate a trailblazing woman driver. The plaque is displayed at Winchester Bus Station and honours Mary Curry, one of the first two women to qualify as a professional bus driver for Hants & Dorset in 1973. The unveiling event paid […]
A Bradford bus driver from First Bus has won an award at the National Transport Awards for preventing a boy from being snatched by a mystery man. David Copley’s quick thinking saved the boy from being snatched by a mystery man while he was driving in Bradford in October last year. Last year, David, who […]
News that the government is to set up a UK Bus Manufacturing Expert Panel has been welcomed by the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT). The Expert panel is to bring together industry experts and local leaders to explore ways to ensure the UK remains a leader in bus manufacturing, help local authorities deliver on their […]
Go-Ahead is today (8 October) announcing a major £500 million investment to decarbonise its fleet. The investment is set to fund the manufacturing of up to 1,200 zero-emission buses over the next three years. It includes creating a new dedicated manufacturing line and partnership with Wrightbus. For every vehicle manufactured, ten trees will be planted […]
Stagecoach is launching a new marketing campaign targeting working adults, focusing on common commuting challenges like congestion, weather and parking costs. The campaign, titled ‘Sometimes, It’s Time for the Bus’, features three videos that depict relatable situations: bad weather, after-work drinks and the rising cost of parking, encouraging commuters to see the bus as a […]