Jane Reakes-Davies, Managing Director at First Bus Cymru, and Paul Dyer, Managing Director at Cardiff Bus, have been appointed as Chair and Vice-Chair of CPT Cymru’s Bus Commission. Jane and Paul will take up their positions on Bus Commission in December. Their role involves helping shape bus policy in Wales. CPT highlights that Jane will […]
Scania GB’s latest sales and service centre, located at Eurocentral in Scotland, is officially open. The £10m investment occupies a 7.8acre plot and contains a fully operational workshop and parts department, with office accommodation and extensive secure parking. The building was recently used as a venue to host Scania’s Net Zero Conference, organised in the […]
Analysis by the CPT has shown a funding gap of more than £5bn between plans by local authorities and bus operators to improve services and available government funding. To deliver the National Bus Strategy local authorities and bus operators were tasked with drawing up Bus Service Improvement Plans (BSIPs) to set out how, with government […]
Aimed at further enhancing the safety of school children and giving parents and carers peace of mind, Nottinghamshire-based Skills Group turned to ticketing specialist, TransMach, to create a bespoke travel app. Once the child boards a Skills Group bus and validates their journey via TransMach’s contactless handheld TM920 ticket machine, a notification is sent to […]
Coach insurance specialist broker, McCarron Coates, has been announced as the ‘Commercial Lines Broker of the Year’ in the UK Broker Awards. The Leeds-based insurance brokers and fleet transport specialists impressed judges with its dedication to their coach sector clients during the pandemic. Its ‘Wish You Could Hear’ campaign, which they launched during the pandemic, […]
Friends of King Alfred Buses (FoKAB) is to run services on Bank Holiday Monday 3 January 2022 in Winchester. In keeping with the policy of recent years, the main Running Day will be in the spring on Bank Holiday Monday 2 May 2022. A smaller operation involving around six King Alfred vehicles will again take […]
Face coverings will be compulsory to wear onboard public transport in England from tomorrow (Tuesday). The return of the coronavirus restriction is in response to the discovery of the new Omicron variant of Covid-19. Additionally, all travellers arriving into the country will now be required to take a PCR test on or before day two […]
Volvo has unveiled its new BZL electric bus platform in the UK. Two versions of the vehicle, a single-decker and a double-decker, were revealed at the manufacturer’s ‘Go Electric’ event at the Volvo Bus and Coach Sales Centre in Coventry. The BZL Electric double deck is to TfL specification and has been developed in conjunction with […]