Crosville Motor Services is to end its local bus services and school transport services in the Weston-super-Mare area at the end of April. The remaining parts of the parent company JJP Holdings South West Ltd, Southern National and the Hinckley Point C power station joint-venture (Somerset Transport Solutions), are not affected. North Somerset Council has […]
Belle Vue Manchester has expanded its fleet with four vehicles with an investment of £383,000. The Stockport-based operator has added two minibuses, a 61-seat coach and a 34-seat midicoach. The spending takes Belle Vue’s investment in its fleet to more than £700,000 over the past two years, with vehicle numbers having increased to 66. The midicoach […]
A training scheme to boost coach driver numbers is expected to begin soon, giving Somerset area operators relief from a local driver shortage. In conjunction with Somerset County Council and Weston College, the Confederation of Passenger Transport is creating a 12-month induction programme at Yeovil College which hopes to introduce younger people to the industry […]
Sittingbourne-based Chalkwell has introduced Distinctive Systems’ Tour Booking System for its DayBreaks and Holidays packages. Chalkwell says the system is a complete management solution for individual passenger reservations on extended tours and day excursions. It is in daily use with nearly 200 operators and handles two million passengers a year. Chalkwell’s Head of Sales and […]
Sussex-based A&A Travel is currently in the process of seeking a bigger operating base to fit its expanding operation. It has grown from four operating licences to 11 and its fleet has increased from four to 16 vehicles in recent times. The company’s Nicholas Young said the biggest period of expansion for the business has […]
UK government has stated its support of community transport in its response to the Transport Select Committee’s report into the area. In the response to the report, the government said that within the existing legal framework, the government wants as many community transport providers as possible to continue to operate, and retain, service provision for […]
Nick Jones, the Traffic Commissioner for Wales, has refused to grant Express Motors (Caernarfon) Ltd a passenger transport licence, concluding that the business fell “well short” of meeting the requirements. The request for the licence was made by Mrs Rhian Wyn Davies, the daughter of former owners, Eric and Jean Jones, whose brothers Kevin and […]
Shearings Holidays is adding 30 new Mercedes-Benz Tourismos to its fleet. To the company’s Celebration Class specification, the coaches are due to be delivered to the operator in May. The new vehicles are part of the business’s ongoing vehicle renewal programme. Each coach is individually named after loyal customers and drivers both past and present […]