Bicester-based Heyfordian Travel is ceasing operations. The operation comes to an end after 76 years. A statement on the operator’s website said: “We are so sorry after 76 years of trading that unfortunately it has come to this. We just faced too many headwinds with inflation, rising costs, driver shortages and having massive interest charges […]
Tom Stables, CEO of National Express UK, is departing the company. Additionally, David Bradford, Managing Director at National Express Bus is also leaving the business. “We are making some limited changes to our structure to ensure we are as efficient as we can be and to enable us to grow in the future” – National […]
Newport Transport has taken delivery of the first new coaches to launch its new express coach venture in partnership with FlixBus on 7 August. The new Volvo 9700s have been branded for FlixBus. Newport Transport will operate the Flixbus services from South Wales to London Heathrow and Gatwick airports. Newport Transport says the addition of the new […]
Mobico Group, the new name for National Express Group, has reported strong revenue in its financial report for the six months ended 30 June 2023. Group revenue rose 18.5% to £1.57bn during the period (H1 2022: £1.32bn). Despite this, group operating profit is down to £8.7m (H1 2022: £42.3m), which it says is as a […]
Trade body RHA is targeting the education sector and the government in its skills manifesto. The organisation says the transport industry faces skills shortages, including drivers, technicians and warehouse operatives. It acknowledges the steps government has taken to address the issues but says more needs to be done. In its skills manifesto, the RHA encourages […]
ShuttleID, the ticketing platform for schools and work, is offering its parent boarding notification feature to transport operators for free. The safeguarding feature informs parents in real time when their child has boarded the school bus. When using the ShuttleID platform for school bus passes, each time a passenger boards and scans their mobile or […]
MAN Truck & Bus reports it had a slight increase in order intake of 4% to 49,517 vehicles in the first half of the year. Unit sales increased 61% for the company to 56,173 buses, trucks and vans in the period. It said this is based on the continued high order backlog, increasing stabilisation of […]
Cambridgeshire County Council is to clamp down on coaches using the west side of Queens Road in Cambridge as a pick-up point. The move follows a spate of complaints and photos of traffic stuck behind coaches pulled up on the double yellow lines. There is four-hour parking along the east side of the road. The […]