Arriva Group has announced the appointment of Martijn Gilbert as its new Managing Director for its Arriva UK Bus business unit, reporting to the Executive Chair, David Martin. Martijn has an extensive background in UK passenger transport having held roles at Go North East and East Yorkshire, where he was Managing Director between 2018 and […]
Trade body RHA is calling for a professional driver’s exemption from stronger enforcement of 90/180 rules when EES goes live. EES (Entry-Exit System) is expected to go live in October. The Schengen Zone border management is expected to bring tight enforcement of rules restricting non-EU citizens to a maximum of 90 days within any 180-day period […]
Specialist bank DF Capital is bringing new finance offerings to the bus and coach market. The provider of finance to dealer and manufacturing businesses across the UK has enhanced its bus and coach stock finance product. It is introducing new features designed to directly respond to the needs of today’s dealers and rental operators, helping […]
Management at Robin Hood Travel are retiring and closing the business. Staff at the Staffordshire-based business finish on 5 August 2025, with vehicles and garage contents to be auctioned on Saturday 30 August at its premises (Highway Garage, Macclesfield Road, Rudyard, Staffordshire, ST13 8PS) by Malcolmn Harrison Auctions. According to a letter sent to staff, […]
Cambridgeshire-based Whippet reports a reliable performance from its Wisdom Sigma 12 buses. The operator has marked two years of zero-emission bus operation with them on its Universal service in Cambridge. The route’s fleet of Sigma 12 buses, built by Chinese manufacturer Wisdom and originally supplied in the UK by Mellor, have clocked up 0.5m miles […]
Stagecoach Bluebird has been granted a Royal Warrant by His Majesty The King. The three-year warrant recognises the Stagecoach subsidiary’s long-standing provision of coach hire services to Balmoral Estate in Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire. The awarding of the Royal Warrant celebrates not only the Aberdeen-based company’s excellence in transport services but also its commitment to supporting local […]
Shortly after 3pm yesterday, a Bee Network bus collided with an aqueduct on Barton Lane in Eccles. The bus was on the Stagecoach Manchester-operated 100 route and in service at the time of the incident. North West Ambulance Service dispatched a number of resources, including ten emergency ambulances, advanced paramedics, its Hazard Area Response Team (HART) […]
Two years in the making, Wrightbus has given a first glimpse of its anticipated 6×2 zero-emission bus. Efficiency and durability tests will be completed during the summer, with a demonstrator heading out to a customer in Hong Kong for 12 months. There are already orders for the vehicle lined up for the Far East and […]