David Urquhart Travel is joining the employee owned Alfa Leisureplex Group, whose other brands include Alfa Travel and Leisureplex Hotels. David Urquhart Travel began winding coach operations down after 37 years of providing coach holidays in May, with the affects of the coronavirus a major factor behind the decision. Emma Russell, Managing Director of Alfa […]
Managing Director of Stagecoach’s Manchester bus operation, Elisabeth Tasker, is to retire after 20 years’ service in the bus industry. Elisabeth said: “I’m very sad to be leaving Stagecoach and have thoroughly enjoyed my time leading the team in Manchester. However, as with many people, the impact of Covid-19 has caused me to re-think my […]
National Express West Midlands has pledged to reinvest all the money from the government’s Job Retention Bonus into reducing bus fares. The Birmingham-based bus operator will cut the price of tickets when the current COVID-19 restrictions on public transport are lifted. Managing Director of National Express UK, Tom Stables, said: “This is the right thing […]
As lockdown restrictions ease, the Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain have updated their coronavirus advice document for operators. This includes an end to relaxed preventative maintenance inspection (PMI) intervals from 1 September 2020. Operators unable to access maintenance facilities due to the pandemic were given the option to extend the usual maintenance intervals for their […]
Go-Ahead London’s Northumberland Park bus garage is set to become a ‘virtual power station’, generating electricity from buses when not in use. The project, called Bus2Grid, is believed to be the world’s largest vehicle-to-grid (V2G) trial site. With almost 100 electric buses based on-site, it is one of the biggest electric bus facilities in Europe. […]
The Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) is to enter a consultation, in which the make-up of its team will be discussed. The trade body is consulting as a result of the affects of the coronavirus crisis. Staffing costs will have to be reviewed considering the potential for a contracted market due to the effects of […]
Welsh Government has announced an additional £10m to help the bus industry safely transport more passengers to school, college and work. However, Barclay Davies, Bus Users Director for Wales, is concerned about how the funding will be accessed. Barclay Davies said: “The timescale for local authorities to make their bids for funding is very tight […]
Irizar UK is looking forward to a positive future with the opening of a new National Sales Centre this month. Conveniently situated just off the A1(M) in Blyth, Nottinghamshire, the National Sales Centre gives buyers the opportunity to browse the company’s entire stock of new and used coaches at a single location. Julie Harley, Irizar […]