South Pennine Community Transport is operating a new service in Sheffield city centre. The new Sheffield Connect route serves 12 stops in and around the city centre seven days a week, the main shopping times and when footfall is highest, with a regular service throughout the day. Diesel Euro VI vehicles are being used n […]
Service Delivery Director at Cardiff Bus, David Conway, deems the Mercedes-Benz eCitaro to be ‘more than capable’ during a trial. Cardiff Bus took delivery of the eCitaro demonstration vehicle for a period of 12 days. The electric Citaro joined the operator’s existing fleet of electric buses from other manufacturers. The eCitaro, now equipped with the […]
Our industry has done its part in delivering the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. As the Games come to an end, we bring you this retrospective of some of the vehicles that took part, providing the all important transport for organisers, competitors and spectators. Click on the picture above to access the gallery of images, taken […]
Buckinghamshire-based Carousel Buses is launching its new PickMeUp demand responsive transport (DRT) service. The Go-Ahead-owned operator is recruiting drivers for the minibuses to be used on the service and customer services controllers to work from its depot in High Wycombe. PickMeUp is an on-demand service that will operate around High Wycombe. Travellers can request a […]
Eastleigh-based Xelabus has secured Yellow Coaches Ltd, the coaching subsidiary of Yellow Buses in Bournemouth, from its former Directors and shareholders. Yellow Buses has ceased operating, having entered administration on 29 July. Xela Group comprises of Xelabus, Xelacoach and more recently Isle of Wight-based Seaview Services. Xela Group is now the owner of the Yellow […]
Rotala is acquiring Midland Classic, the principal bus operator in Burton-upon-Trent. Midland operates 60 vehicles from its freehold depot in Burton-upon-Trent and employs approximately 110 staff, who will join the Rotala Group as part of the acquisition. The operator provides bus services to towns such as Uttoxeter, Ashby-de-la-Zouch and Lichfield. This latest move represents an […]
Joint Administrators of Bournemouth Transport Ltd (trading as Yellow Buses) announced that it has not been possible to secure a buyer for its bus operations. Its operations will cease tonight (4 August 2022). Despite not being able to save the bus side of the business, National Express has agreed to buy the coach operations. One […]
National Express is in final discussions with joint administrators, Simon Rowe and Rachel Hotham of Milsted Langdon to purchase the coach and engineering operations of Bournemouth Travel, which trades as Yellow Buses. The agreement is expected to be signed on Friday (5 August 2022). It will not be purchasing the bus business (Yellow Buses), which […]