National Express West Midlands’ is celebrating the remarkable 72-year career of Len Stanton, its longest serving engineer. 87-year-old Len from West Bromwich started as an apprentice aged just 15 with what was then the West Bromwich Corporation. He has been at the West Bromwich garage since 1951. Joining a six-year apprenticeship straight from school and […]
As Liverpool City Region’s (LCR’s) consultation on bus franchising closed, fresh criticism for the plans came from a former Stagecoach MD. The Combined Authority has reached the conclusion that franchising would be the best option to reform bus services. Before moving forward with that, the local authority had opened a consultation on to see what […]
Pulham’s Coaches has stepped in to provide travel for a community group after their trip was cancelled due to the closure of Heyfordian Travel. The Didcot-based Be Free Young Carers charity faced a financial loss and the cancellation of trips after Heyfordian Travel’s sudden announcement that it would cease operations. After the organisation’s plight was […]
Secretary of State for Transport, the Rt Hon Mark Harper MP, visited Cummins Darlington to see the latest innovations underway in decarbonising the industry. As part of his visit to the Cummins Darlington Campus, the Secretary of State spoke to engineers involved in the development of hydrogen internal combustion engines and was given a site […]
The first ever trial of a battery-electric bus in Hull has been made. Go-Ahead-owned East Yorkshire, which operates a predominantly Volvo fleet, has put a Volvo BZL electric single-decker through a three-week trial. The operator tested the vehicle on the 66 service between Hull and Hessle, clocking up more than 172 kilometres a day. “This […]
First Bus has appointed Gary Hitchmough as its new Chief Growth Officer (CGO), with Executive responsibility for delivering the growth elements of the business strategy. Gary will oversee franchise bids with local authorities, including the current procurement of Tranche 3 of the Transport for Greater Manchester franchising process. He will also help secure major commercial […]
FlixBus is launching a coach with a special Welsh-themed livery into service. The graphics have been unveiled to celebrate the company’s new routes from Wales. Operated by Newport Transport, the services link Welsh cities, Bristol, London and London Airports Heathrow and Gatwick. The coach has been decorated with the Welsh flag, as well as iconic […]
I’ll put my hand up to having been a Remainer in 2016 when we all went to the polls. I don’t want to talk about the ‘B’ word, other than to say this. There always has been much to concern everyone about the EU. It has needed serious reform for decades for a number of […]