Lothian Buses intends to withdraw all services from 7.30pm tonight following months of incidents of antisocial behaviour. This will include all services operating on Lothian Buses, Lothian Country and East Coast Buses. Edinburgh’s NightBus services are expected to operate as normal. Lothian has said that services are expected to return as scheduled on Thursday 18 […]
Mellor and Treka Bus parent company Woodall Nicholson has appointed Mark Clissett as Divisional Managing Director of its Bus Division. Mark – the founder of Treka Bus, latterly acquired by Woodall Nicholson – succeeds John Randerson, who takes up the new position of Chief Technology Officer for Woodall Nicholson. John’s newly established Technology Division, ProMech […]
Stagecoach believes the Greater Manchester Combined Authority’s (GMCA’s) consultation process on bus franchising is unlawful. GMCA has recommended plans for a bus franchising scheme in the region to go ahead. If approved, the proposed scheme would be introduced in three phases in January 2023, January 2024 and January 2025. The majority of Stagecoach Manchester operations […]
Jo Bamford, head of Wrightbus, is pleased the Government has reiterated its plans for 4,000 zero-emission, UK-built buses. Speaking in the West Midlands on the day he announced the National Bus Strategy, Prime Minister Boris Johnson re-emphasised the plans for the Government to spend £3bn on these vehicles. Jo Bamford said: “It is fantastic news […]
A Derbyshire minibus operator has been left high and dry by the liquidation of Exceed Autocraft last month, with a minibus which won’t reach the legal speed limit. Tony Bott, whose business A & A Minibus is based in South Normanton, bought a VW Crafter-based conversion from Exceed Autocraft in November 2019, and has since […]
Bus operators, notably the larger national firms, have welcomed the Government’s National Bus Strategy. However, it has come under some criticism from opposition parties and a trade union, who claim it is not enough to reverse years of service cuts. “It is great to see government sharing our ambitious plans to deliver more frequent and […]
Robert Shaw of the Coach Tourism Association talks to Bus and Coach Buyer about the post-lockdown tour ‘bounce’
UK Government is launching what it describes as a ‘bus revolution’ with the publishing of the National Bus Strategy. The Strategy is backed by £3 billion of investment and is intended to deliver more frequent, more reliable, easier to use and understand, better coordinated and cheaper bus services. According to the Government, levelling-up services across […]