Mike Woodhouse, Director of M&J Minibus Hire in Bury St. Edmunds, is to embark on a 100-mile cycle ride in aid of the Alzheimer’s Society. Mike is raising money for this charity because a friend of his was recently diagnosed with the illness. The ride will be from Bury St Edmunds to Aldeburgh and back, […]
Celebrating its tenth anniversary this year is the IRTE Skills Challenge. The competition provides an opportunity for apprentices and qualified engineers to test their skills and knowledge against the best in the industry, gaining recognition for their excellence. This year will see the introduction of the mechelec category for apprentices, a technical test combining mechanical […]
Alexander Dennis Ltd (ADL) has announced that Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) has exercised options for 198 Enviro500 double deck buses, to be delivered to the German capital by the end of 2022. ADL will build these buses in its UK factories, with the Scarborough site in Yorkshire to lead final assembly. ADL delivered the first two […]
Courtney Buses will formally be renamed Thames Valley Buses, parent company Reading Buses has announced. The operation officially became Thames Valley Buses on 5 April, although the complete transition will take place over a longer period as the company name is changed in all the places it appears. Following acquisition by Reading Buses two years […]
National Express reports that around 70% of seats were sold on services for its first week back since the start of the third lockdown. This figure increased to 80% over the Easter weekend. The operator believes this shows strong signs of the public’s increased confidence in domestic travel. National Express restarted coach operations with a […]
A new online reporting form designed to make it easier for bus and coach operators to report serious incidents to the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has been introduced. DVSA says it has worked with the PSV industry on the new PSV112 form to make it easier for operators to report an incident and […]
The RHA has released new research into the impact of COVID-19 on unemployment in the UKs top 40 towns and cities with the highest proportion of tourism employees in 2019, including popular coach holiday destinations such as the Lake District, Derbyshire Dales and Devon. Nationally, the number of unemployed people rose by an average of […]
Van Hool UK, the Belgian manufacturer’s new presence in the UK, is now operational. The move follows the closure of Arriva Bus and Coach, which was the exclusive UK distributor for the coach builder. A statement to all Van Hool UK customers said: “Van Hool immediately took charge and worked out a plan, with the […]