2025 marks the 50th anniversary of Bus Users UK, the charity committed to improving access to transport. Set up in 1975 by Dr Caroline Cahm MBE, the organisation was formalised in the 1980s during bus deregulation and known as the National Federation of Bus Users. Its complaints handling service was officially launched in 1985 with […]
Go North West is to introduce 19 new electric Wrightbus double-deckers on the Bee Network on 5 January 2025. This expansion increases Go North West’s electric fleet to 69 buses. The new buses include audio-visual next stop announcements, two wheelchair bays, anti-slip flooring, a passenger hearing loop system and USB chargers at every seat. They […]
Stagecoach East’s Cambridge depot now no longer allows smoking or vaping on site. The new rule at the depot means those who wish to smoke or vape must do so off-site. “The health benefits of giving up smoking are absolutely without question, so I really hope that this move will help some of our colleagues […]
As part of its improvements to services in Milton Keynes for this year, Arriva is launching a new bus service connecting key destinations around the city. The Loop service is to start on 6 January, and represents the biggest expansion to the city’s network in at least five years. Buses will call at new destinations […]
Cambridgeshire-based Whippet is partnering with Ready Set Recycle to solve the issue of unclaimed electronic devices. The operator is working with the company to safely and securely recycle unclaimed electronic devices left on its network. Whippet holds all lost property for at least three months before typically donating or recycling them. The operator says a […]
The Coach Travel Group has completed a deal to acquire Berkshire-based Stewarts Coaches – further strengthening the group’s position in London and the South East. The move takes the number of operators in The Coach Travel Group up to nine following the group’s formation during the summer. In addition to expanding the group’s national presence […]
Andrew Wickham, Managing Director of Go South Coast, has been made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the King’s New Year’s Honours list. He has been awarded his MBE for services to the bus industry. Andrew originally graduated from Aston University in 1987 with a BSc (Hons) in Transport Operation […]
Reading-based Horseman Coaches has been acquired by The Coach Travel Group. The Coach Travel Group says the acquisition will position the group to meet the high demand for travel in one of the UK’s busiest and most significant markets. “Our ethos is to grow the group by bringing together well-established and like-minded operators, many of […]