Arriva is planning to close its Winsford, Macclesfield and Oswestry depots. If confirmed, the closure of the Winsford and Macclesfield depots would see Arriva North West no longer operating its 13 bus services in the Winsford, Northwich, Crewe and Macclesfield areas. The operator says both depots have been loss-making since before the pandemic and passenger […]
Experienced finance specialist Martyn Bellis has been appointed as Commercial Director of Bus & Coach at Asset Alliance Group. In the newly-created role, Martyn, 55, will be enhancing the company’s offering to existing customers, as well as seeking to secure new business and maximising opportunities in the electric bus and coach market: “Given the amount […]
National Express is leaving the Guild of British Coach Operators. The company has announced it is not renewing its membership. “We remain of the view that the Guild is a well-run organisation representing many of the best operators in the UK and we wish them well” – National Express A spokesperson for National Express commented […]
VDL has ensured its customers of continued service in Scotland and Northern Ireland following the closure of Moseley Distributors Ltd (MDL) earlier this year. A statement from VDL said: “After years of cooperation, Jim Tweedie has recently announced that he will stop running MDL’s business operations and thus the exclusive representation of VDL for Scotland […]
Anthony Smith, chief executive of independent watchdog Transport Focus, is to step down from his position at the end of the year. Nigel Stevens, Transport Focus chair, said: “Anthony has dedicated almost 25 years to representing transport users. Transport Focus has become a trusted voice on their behalf, advocating in their interest and holding transport […]
FirstGroup is ranked 125th of 200 entrants in the 2023 Clean200 report. FirstGroup is one of only six UK companies to be included in the sustainability rankings and is the only passenger transport operator based in Europe to be listed in this year’s report, making the list for the fourth year in succession. The annual […]
Aaron Hill has been announced as the Confederation of Passenger Transport’s (CPT’s) new Director of CPT Cymru. Aaron has a wealth of experience from membership organisations and the third sector, having an extensive background in policy, influencing and external affairs. His previous roles have covered a wide variety of public services, including housing, regeneration, health […]
Travel Cleaning Show 2023 is to showcase what has been described as the world’s first smart low-height industrial cleaning robot. The Swiss-made Kemaro K900 floor-cleaning robot is to join the Travel Cleaning Show 2023, courtesy of industrial floor cleaning equipment supplier Crescent Industrial. Designed to save operators time and effort, the K900 fully-autonomous robot floor-sweeper […]