Transport Secretary, Mark Harper, has today (22 March 2024) announced the winners of £143m Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas (ZEBRA) programme. The fund sees 25 councils win a share of the money, which will be invested in 955 buses. Rural areas have been prioritised in this second tranche of ZEBRA funding, with the first £40 […]
Stagecoach and ComfortDelGro joint venture, Scottish Citylink, is introducing more direct services and higher service frequency in its summer timetable. Around 10,000 extra seats per week are available across the Citylink network as a result of the enhanced timetable. Changes include a new direct journey between Glasgow and Fort William each day, taking the number […]
Lincolnshire County Council and the county’s bus operators are introducing a Lincolnshire Bus Passenger Charter. The document is intended to help enhance and standardise bus services across the region. The new Passenger Charter, which will come into effect on Monday 1 April, reflects the operator’s ongoing commitment to provide a consistent, quality offering for customers. […]
Warwick-based Ridleys Coaches is celebrating 15 years in business. The team at the operator put a post up on Facebook, which said that the company has grown from one coach to 50 since day one, employing over 100 people. “We have certainly come a long way since 2009 with our one Jonckheere, which we still […]
FlixBus is launching a new Manchester airport for Stoke-on-Trent and Birmingham on 28 March, in time for Easter. The new route is being operated by FlixBus partner Belle Vue and is to serve the airport twice a day. It will also directly connect Manchester with Stoke-on-Trent and Birmingham twice a day, adding more FlixBus services […]
Bakers Dolphin is supporting local youngsters’ outdoor learning with a trip to Snowdonia National Park. The Weston-Super-Mare-based operator took a party of 48 secondary school children for a five-day Outward Bound experience in Aberdovey. The trip was the result of a partnership between the Avon Outward Bound Association (AOBA), the Outward Bound Trust, the main […]
National Coach Week, which runs from 8 to 12 April, will see the launch of RHA Coaches’ Manifesto for the Coach Industry – which will not only highlight the coach’s importance but appeal for positive changes to tackle its challenges. The event was created by RHA Coaches but supported across the industry by trade associations […]
National Express has revealed the first of 25 new Van Hool Altano TDX21 tri-axle coaches that are due to enter service this year. The initial high-capacity overdecker coach was unveiled at Van Hool’s UK site in Wellingborough before heading to Bristol to join Edwards Coaches’ National Express fleet. It will be joined by nine others […]