Passenger campaign body, Bus Users has written to the Minister for Economy, Transport and North Wales, Ken Skates MS, asking for urgent funding for the country’s bus services. The letter recognised the support already provided by Welsh Government for operators running services throughout the COVID-19 crisis. However, with rules on lockdown now being eased and […]
A strike could take place in the public transport industry if the social distancing rule does not stay at two metres on the transport network. TSSA General Secretary, Manuel Cortes, has warned of a national strike of the trade union’s members in public transport unless the Government gives unequivocal assurances that the social distancing rules […]
Stagecoach-owned megabus is to restart part of its network from 3 July. A revised network will restart, serving key towns and cities across England including London, Bristol, Leeds, Sheffield, Newcastle, Sunderland, Middlesbrough, Birmingham, Leicester, Nottingham, Norwich, with connections to many other places. Additional safety measures have been put in place to make sure that megabus […]
Secretary of State for Transport, Grant Shapp’s announcement that a Hydrogen Bus Town project is imminent has been welcomed by the industry. The scheme follows up on the All Electric Bus Town, which gave English local authorities a chance to bid for funding to establish Britain’s first all-electric bus town or city. Jo Bamford, the […]
Dean Finch has tendered his resignation after more than ten years as Group Chief Executive of National Express. He has made the move in order to take up a new role as CEO at homebuilder Persimmon plc. He will leave the Group towards the end of the year or when a successor is appointed, in […]
Zenobē Energy, one of the UK’s largest independent owners and operators of battery storage, has secured up to £20m of contracted receivables funding. The money comes from NatWest Specialist Structured Finance and is to support the continued growth of the company in the electric vehicle sector. This NatWest funding is the first financing arrangement to […]
Alexander Dennis Ltd (ADL) has appointed Ardee Coach Trim as its new and exclusive service partner in Ireland. Ardee Coach Trim will be the manufacturer’s sole official service and accident repair agent for Alexander Dennis buses and Plaxton coaches in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. With mobile technicians, training, tooling and IT systems, […]
Opportunities to make the most of what remains of the summer season could arise as the government announces that the two metre social distancing rule is to be reduced to one metre on 4 July. The relaxation currently applies to England only, with Wales and Scotland announcing no changes to the social distancing rule at […]