Fleet repower specialist Equipmake is to repower ten open-top double-deckers. The company has partnered with the world’s largest sightseeing company, Big Bus Tours, in a fleet deal that will see ten of its open-top buses repowered with its zero-emission electric drivetrain technology. The ten diesel vehicles scheduled for repowering are all Ankai double-deck sightseeing buses. […]
Eight in ten bus passengers were satisfied with their last journey according to a new survey by independent watchdog, Transport Focus. Mid-year results released today from the new ‘Your Bus Journey’ user survey from Transport Focus showed encouraging results overall, but with satisfaction varying widely across the country. At the halfway point the survey has […]
Jones Holidays, part of Alpine Travel, has relocated its Flint Travel Shop to Church Street in the centre of town. The coach holiday company has been a strong aspect of life in Flintshire for over 100 years. The shop was previously located on Chester Road. Beverley Cooke, Head of Sales and Marketing at Alpine Travel, […]
The Coach Tourism Association is staging a member Winter Networking event in Exeter on 19-20 November 2023. Hosted at the Courtyard by Marriott Exeter Sandypark hotel and including dinner at the Mercure Exeter Rougemont Hotel, the event is supported by Visit Exeter. It starts with a fam trip to Sidmouth with the coach supplied by […]
First Bus Manchester is buying locally as it begins to build preparations for running Rochdale bus services as part of the new franchised Bee Network from March next year. The operator together with Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has selected Rochdale manufacturer Mellor with an order for 17 of its Strata Plus single-deckers. The Strata […]
Stagecoach has appointed Claire Miles as its new Chief Executive Officer. The appointment will take effect from 2 October 2023 and follows a thorough, competitive process over a number of months. Claire succeeds Martin Griffiths, who retired as Chief Executive in January. Claire joins Stagecoach after holding a number of senior roles across a range […]
Wrightbus will be showcasing the capabilities of hydrogen at the Hydrogen Day event in Cardiff on 10 October. The Northern Ireland-based firm will be exhibiting its hydrogen double-decker at the event. The company launched its first zero-emission bus, the Streetdeck Hydroliner, in 2020 in Aberdeen, with the fleet entering passenger service in January 2021. The […]
A further £80 million to support buses into 2025 has been pledged by the government. Today (28 September 2023), Roads Minister Richard Holden confirmed allocations for 64 local authorities across England from the £80 million investment in the Bus Service Improvement Plan+ (BSIP+) for 2024-25. Local authorities can use the funding to improve local buses […]