Garage equipment company, V L Test Systems Ltd, has been awarded a contract from Tesco’s worth over £1m to supply and install new Brake Testers with Load Simulation at Tesco Vehicle Maintenance Units throughout the UK. This is to allow Tesco’s to be able to present all vehicles as laden when conducting a Brake Test […]
The body representing coach operators has warned that home to school services across England could be under threat once schools reopen unless the Government takes immediate action. In a letter to the schools minister, CPT has highlighted that, unless home to school payments continue during lockdown, many family-run operators will struggle to keep their businesses […]
It is with great regret that Bus and Coach Buyer must announce it is to suspend print publication for the next three issues. Under the new lockdown, we are aware of the difficulties that operators and suppliers face, and we feel it would be insensitive for our sales team to be making calls. We are […]
Miriam Jones, one of the stalwarts of Gwyn Jones Coaches, has died aged 88. Miriam passed away on 20 December 2020 suddenly but peacefully. Her operating history began in 1955, when she married Euros Jones, owner of the company founded in 1921, when Euros’ grandfather started with his first coach. Euros and Miriam operated from […]
National Express is to suspend its scheduled coach services at midnight on Sunday 10 January. It says all journeys before Monday 11 January will be completed to ensure any passengers making essential journeys are not stranded. All customers whose travel has been cancelled will be contacted and offered a free amendment or full refund. Chris […]
ShuttleID, the school bus pass and ticketing platform, has partnered with Pinpointers Vehicle Tracking to launch a low cost system to help smaller bus and coach operators become compliant with Bus Open Data regulation. The “Bus Open Data Package” is designed for operators who don’t have ETMs with Bus Open Data Service (BODS) compatible vehicle […]
After more than a decade at the helm, Claire Haigh is stepping down as CEO of Greener Journeys to pursue a wider role in the decarbonisation of transport. She commented: “2021 is going to be a critical year for the decarbonisation agenda. All our research at Greener Journeys has shown that buses have a pivotal […]
Transport trade union RMT has demanded a thorough investigation of bus and coach fires. The urge comes after newspaper The Scotsman obtained figures suggesting PCV fires have increased for three consecutive years. The paper quoted the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service statistics of more than 200 incidents north of the border since 2015. RMT has […]