A £100m partnership blueprint aims to deflect from Andy Burnham’s ambition to franchise Manchester’s bus network. Plans unveiled by OneBus, the city’s bus operator partnership, are intended to deliver better connectivity for local communities, ease the cost of travel and tackle the region’s growing congestion and air pollution. The blueprint is consistent with the new […]
BusyBus is now offering daily tours from the Lake District. Since being founded 16 years ago, the operator has been providing sightseeing tour adventures from Liverpool, Chester and Manchester to the Lake District, North Wales and Yorkshire. But commencing this February, it is now operating its tours daily from Kendal, Windermere, Bowness and Ambleside. BusyBus […]
An audit of the finances of a community transport scheme has discovered little separation between commercial and ‘not for profit’ operations. Fenland Association for Community Transport (FACT) and allied CTOs ESACT and HACT was subject to a lengthy legal investigation late last year, which concluded that the organisations may have operated unlawfully in several respects. […]
Long-established family operator, John Smith & Sons ceased trading on 17 January 2019. The directors have instructed Mike Jenkins and David Broadbent of Begbies Traynor to assist with the winding up of the company. Founded in 1935 and based in Dalton near Thirsk, the company provided local and school bus services and executive coach hire […]
Ford’s ride-sharing shuttle service, Chariot, is set to close. The operation’s UK arm is set to end services on 25 January 2019. Its US operations are due to close on 1 February 2019. It plans to have ceased all operations across the US and in the UK by the end of March. It said it […]
Plaxton, in conjunction with exhaust aftertreatment specialist, Eminox, has concluded trials that will enable an Elite coach on a Volvo B9R chassis to be converted to Euro VI specification. Jamie MacIntosh, Used Vehicle Sales Manager at Plaxton and ADL, said that extended trials have now validated a retrofit system that will enable Volvo B9R Euro […]
Bouden Coach Travel is aiding SIFA Fireside tackle homelessness. In 2017, the charity provided almost 33,000 meals, assessed more than 2,600 individuals and raised over £242,000 from fundraising activities. The coach hire company will be helping the cause raise awareness, fundraising, volunteering and generally promoting the charity and the fundamental aspects of homelessness SIFA Fireside […]
Jonathan Prime has been promoted as the new Director Sales Mercedes-Benz at EvoBus UK. Jonathan, who has strong family ties to the industry through father Steve and uncle Peter, has worked in the sector for over 20 years. He has a wealth of experience to draw upon and an extensive network of contacts. During his […]