Metrobus is supporting the Crawley Pride event with a new Pride bus. The new Metrobus Pride Bus made its first journey to celebrate Crawley Pride today. The Volvo B9TL-based Wrightbus Eclipse Gemini 2 features a livery inspired by the Pride Progress Flag, with key messages of community and inclusivity throughout the exterior and interior of […]
Rupert Cox has been appointed as the Managing Director of Go East Anglia. His new role is effective from 1 September, following a successful period as interim MD, a position he started in June 2024. Rupert first joined Go-Ahead in March 2024, working on business development projects and stepped into the interim role following Gavin […]
Tyrers Coaches is to continue providing Bolton Wanderers’ official matchday bus service for all home games during the 2024/25 season. The bus service will operate as per the 2023/24 campaign but after consultation with supporters who use matchday buses, the timings of the service will run 30 minutes later across all routes. Fares will also […]
Stagecoach East is urging people to use the bus when visiting the Peterborough Beer Festival (20 – 24 August). The Beer Festival’s venue is on The Embankment in Peterborough, by the Key Theatre, a short walk from Queensgate Bus Station. “I can only encourage everyone to stay safe, leave the car at home and jump […]
First Bus is sponsoring Doncaster Rovers FC’s East Stand at the team’s Eco-Power Stadium. Ian Smith, commercial director for First Bus, said: “We are thrilled to announce our sponsorship of the East Stand at Doncaster Rovers. “We have served Doncaster for a number of years and given our depot is only a five-minute journey from […]
Bus and coach registration figures have grown. The number of new buses, coaches and minibuses joining Britain’s roads rose by 61.7% to 1,826 units in the second quarter of 2024, according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The Society claims the continued rise in year-on-year demand since the […]
Reading Buses is to divert a route to serve villages loosing their bus after an operator pulls out of serving them. Binfield Heath and Dunsden Green will be served by Reading Buses after Carousel Buses announced their withdrawal from the area weeks after Arriva ended operation there. From 2 September, four to five journeys a […]
A Yutong GTe14 electric coach is being trialled on a new FlixBus service between Cambridge and London. The FlixBus route between Cambridge city centre, Trumpington Park and Ride, London Finchley Road and Victoria Coach Station launched today (14 August 2024). The six-week trial sees the coach operate a 124 mile round trip on the route. […]