Borders Buses, supported by Scottish Borders Council, is launching an on-demand, app-enabled bus service. Named Pingo, it offers bespoke travel for Berwickshire journeys not served by a scheduled bus service. It operates seven days a week from 7am to 9pm, serving Cockburnspath to Coldstream, Gordon and St Abbs and everywhere in between. It is available […]
Henley-in-Arden-based Johnsons Coaches’ Excelbus bus services are to be taken over by Rotala-owned Diamond Bus. The deal will see the 20-strong fleet join Rotala for a cash consideration of £936,000. According to a release from Rotala posted on the London Stock Exchange, the acquisition is expected to be earnings enhancing from completion. Rotala estimates that […]
For the first time since 2019, Germany’s dedicated bus and coach trade show Bus2Bus opened its doors to visitors last week. Bus and Coach Buyer’s David Cole joined them to investigate the 35 vehicles and myriad products on show, many of them new developments including these highlights. Switch Mobility were there with two examples of […]
An Easter bank holiday ticketing promotion has been hailed a success by Reading Buses. More than 6,000 tickets were taken up in a free travel offer provided by West Berkshire Council in conjunction with Reading Buses. A total of 6,008 tickets were issued over the four days of the Easter bank holiday and 2,440 passengers […]
A BYD ADL Enviro200EV demonstrator visited Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann, allowing staff to familiarise themselves with the type before the operators’ upcoming delivery of 45 similar buses as part of a framework agreement between ADL and the National Transport Authority. It was then joined by Northern Ireland operator Translink for an inspection at ADL’s […]
Volvo has signed another major bus contract in Santiago for 80 articulated buses. Volvo Buses is one of the main suppliers of buses for the fleet renewal in Chile’s capital, where it has secured one of its largest orders in Latin America for 564 buses. The 80 buses have been acquired by Subus, one of […]
Premier Pits has added a new cover to their range of Pit Safety range. The prefabricated steel pit manufacturer has added the Premier Hinged Cover to its range. The air-operated fall restraint consists of individual banks of 2.5m steel-mesh panels. Each panel is operated by pneumatic cylinders connected to a central control box for an […]
In a trading update for the period 1 January 2022 to 31 March 2022, National Express Group reports its first-quarter revenue is back to 2019 levels. March saw revenue exceed 2019 figures. It notes a particularly strong recovery seen in its UK and ALSA coach businesses, which it believes demonstrates strong pent-up demand for travel. […]