Local transport Minister, Simon Lightwood, and professional cricketers went head to head in the ‘Battle of the Buses’ at North Weald Airfield. The event was aimed at promoting apprenticeships in bus driving. Arranged by First Bus, the time trial was designed to showcase the rigorous tests taken by learner bus drivers, emphasising the high skill […]
Women in Bus and Coach (WiBC) has launched its new Northern region. West Yorkshire Mayor, Tracy Brabin, joined guests at Stourton Park and Ride in Leeds to officially launch the Northern region of WiBC, which promotes inclusion, diversity and opportunity within the bus, coach and community transport industry. During the event, the Mayor was named […]
Derbyshire operator, Hulleys of Baslow, is due to cease trading tomorrow (Wednesday 26 March 2025). Earlier this month, Derbyshire County Council stripped the operator of seven of its supported bus services due to what the council described as ‘poor service’. The new operators for these routes are Ashbourne Community Transport (110/111), Andrew’s of Tideswell (172,173,178), […]
Bus passenger satisfaction in England has risen since last year, according to a Transport Focus survey. And Derby passengers are most satisfied, according to the passenger transport watchdog’s figures. The second Your Bus Journey survey reports 83% of respondents were satisfied with their journey. The results from the 2024 survey showed passenger satisfaction improved overall […]
Employees whose futures are threatened by the collapse of Vauxhall’s Luton van factory are being offered the opportunity to apply for jobs at Stagecoach East. Vauxhall’s owner Stellantis has announced that its van factory in Luton will close in April, with an estimated 1,100 local jobs at risk. Stagecoach East is Bedfordshire’s biggest bus company, […]
First’s Weston-super-Mare depot has now been transformed to electric power. The West of England’s first electrified bus depot has been transformed with a £14.9m investment from First Bus and the government’s Zero Emissions Bus Regional Areas (ZEBRA) project via North Somerset Council. Three gantries, installed by Magnus Construction Group, have been installed to power the […]
A new Transport Committee report is calling for an overhaul of the regulatory system to better support disabled people’s access to transport services. One PCV industry body described the report as a wake-up call. The cross-party Committee’s report, entitled ‘Access denied: rights versus reality in disabled people’s access to transport’, also finds that progress with […]
Whippet is to operate autonomous buses as part of a trial. The operator believes it is the first independent operator to trial such vehicles. Whippet has joined the consortium as the new operator for the Connector autonomous bus trial. It follows Stagecoach’s withdrawal from the project earlier this year. The pilot scheme, led by the […]