Stagecoach has officially unveiled its new brand promise: ‘we’ve got you’. Describing it as an emotionally-led initiative, the operator says the message is ‘rooted in insight-driven storytelling’ and ‘brought to life through authentic narratives’. The campaign marks a bold new creative direction and is a first of its kind for the company. Designed to reposition bus […]
Arriva Group has announced the appointment of Martijn Gilbert as its new Managing Director for its Arriva UK Bus business unit, reporting to the Executive Chair, David Martin. Martijn has an extensive background in UK passenger transport having held roles at Go North East and East Yorkshire, where he was Managing Director between 2018 and […]
Specialist bank DF Capital is bringing new finance offerings to the bus and coach market. The provider of finance to dealer and manufacturing businesses across the UK has enhanced its bus and coach stock finance product. It is introducing new features designed to directly respond to the needs of today’s dealers and rental operators, helping […]
Cambridgeshire-based Whippet reports a reliable performance from its Wisdom Sigma 12 buses. The operator has marked two years of zero-emission bus operation with them on its Universal service in Cambridge. The route’s fleet of Sigma 12 buses, built by Chinese manufacturer Wisdom and originally supplied in the UK by Mellor, have clocked up 0.5m miles […]
Stagecoach Bluebird has been granted a Royal Warrant by His Majesty The King. The three-year warrant recognises the Stagecoach subsidiary’s long-standing provision of coach hire services to Balmoral Estate in Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire. The awarding of the Royal Warrant celebrates not only the Aberdeen-based company’s excellence in transport services but also its commitment to supporting local […]
Shortly after 3pm yesterday, a Bee Network bus collided with an aqueduct on Barton Lane in Eccles. The bus was on the Stagecoach Manchester-operated 100 route and in service at the time of the incident. North West Ambulance Service dispatched a number of resources, including ten emergency ambulances, advanced paramedics, its Hazard Area Response Team (HART) […]
Two years in the making, Wrightbus has given a first glimpse of its anticipated 6×2 zero-emission bus. Efficiency and durability tests will be completed during the summer, with a demonstrator heading out to a customer in Hong Kong for 12 months. There are already orders for the vehicle lined up for the Far East and […]
Northstar has launched two new express bus services. The X22 will run from Chester-le-Street to the Metrocentre in just 24 minutes, serving all stops through Barley Mow and Birtley. The X43 will travel from Stanley to the Metrocentre in 28 minutes, calling at Tanfield Lea, Tantobie, Burnopfield and Swalwell Bank in Whickham. Both routes are […]