Dawsongroup Finance, a Ringwood-based asset finance company, reports an exceptional year of growth despite the economic issues, with a growing team and new financial heights reached. Since the start of the year, the company has expanded its team by 50%, taking on four sales team members and one operations team member. It has also closed […]
CT4N is to mark the first-ever National Community Transport (CT) Week with free journeys. CT Week will promote the contribution made by community transport providers around the country. CT4N is offering a free trip for registered customers on its Easylink service on either Monday 23 October or Friday 27 October. Registering to become an Easylink […]
Go-Ahead Group-owned Morebus routes, the Breezer and New Forest Tour services, have received a Premium Journey rating by an independent auditor. The local bus operator was reviewed by https://www.greatscenicjourneys.co.uk/, which was set up to help transform, promote and accredit the collection of scenic transport routes across the UK and beyond. All reviews follow detailed scoring […]
Lothian Country has announced its intention to register two new routes and extend another in West Lothian from 3 December. The move follows McGill’s Group’s decision to pull services out of West Lothian on 2 December, having taken over services in this area from FirstBus in late 2022. The new Service 73 will operate between […]
Transdev has placed an order worth £7.5 million for 15 new Mercedes-Benz E-Citaro electric buses to convert one of its most popular routes. The Shuttle, linking Keighley and Bradford, is to go zero-emission as a result of the investment. The orders are supported by £3.1 million of funding from the Government’s Zero Emission Bus Regional […]
Finalists of this year’s UK Bus Awards have been announced. The independent judging process of the UK Bus Awards has once again included mystery travelling for both driver and operator finalists. Additionally, it featured face-to-face interviews for some of those shortlisted. “We can’t wait to recognise, reward and inspire the bus industry when we reveal […]
D&E Coaches has appointed a new Engineering Director to oversee its in-house maintenance and strengthen training opportunities for apprentices. Calum Mcgregor has returned to D&E Coaches after a four year absence, having previously been the firm’s Workshop Manager. Bringing with him 40 years of experience in the bus and coach industry, he will oversee all […]
In a post close update on trading for the 27 weeks to 30 September 2023, FirstGroup reports trading slightly ahead of expectations during the first six months of FY 2024. It says this is due to strong passenger volumes and productivity improvements resulting from the management actions it has taken to transform the business. In […]