Go-Ahead-owned Excelsior Coaches has taken on drivers of the now defunct Sea View Coaches (Poole) Ltd. The Bournemouth-based company will also be honouring Sea View Coaches bookings. Poole-based Sea View Coaches went into administration last year at the start of the pandemic. At the time, 17 drivers lost their jobs. “Sea View Coaches was an […]
First Aberdeen‘s hydrogen-powered double-deckers from Wrightbus have completed 100,000 miles of operation. The hydrogen buses are predominantly operating on the Service 19 route in Aberdeen. To support the fleet’s deployment, Wrightbus installed a support team of hydrogen specialists on the ground in Aberdeen as well as an escalation team and a technical back-up team on […]
Industrial action by Go North West staff continues amid reports of unruly behaviour and harassment by people believed to be associated with the striking bus-workers. Industrial action is being taken by some employees of the Go-Ahead-owned operation in Manchester over proposed changes to working practices. The latest peace talks between the company’s management and trade […]
Stagecoach has unveiled what it is calling a heritage bus that will serve communities across Aberdeen city and Aberdeenshire. The ADL Enviro200 has been given the mid-1980s livery of its predecessor, Northern Scottish Omibuses, which traded as Bluebird Northern. Stagecoach bought this company in March 1991. The team at the Stagecoach Tullos depot in Aberdeen […]
FirstGroup’s shares rose dramatically this morning (23 April) as it was announced the transport giant has entered into an agreement to sell its First Student and First Transit operations in the US to EQT Infrastructure for £3.3bn ($4.6bn). First’s Board formally announced the commencement of a sale process for the Group’s North American contract businesses […]
Rudi Kuchta, who heads the bus business unit at MAN Truck & Bus, has been appointed as Chairman of the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA). ACEA brings together Europe’s five main bus and coach manufacturers: Daimler, Iveco, MAN, Scania and Volvo Group. Mr Kuchta takes over the role of Chairman of the ACEA Bus and […]
Organisers of the UK Bus Awards and UK Coach Awards have decided to run a combined awards event. The organisers say the combined ceremony will be more beneficial to its supporters and participants. A statement from the organisers said: “Following our highly successful and well received video presentation last November we are working on an […]
Cardiff Bus has placed an order for 36 Yutong E12 electric buses. They are to be supplied by Pelican Bus and Coach. It is believed to be the biggest single order for these vehicles placed outside of London to date. All 36 electric buses are expected to be on the roads in the city from […]