Epsom-based Edward Thomas & Son is protecting its 73-year legacy by taking out a £140,000 Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) loan from HSBC UK. Like many coach operators across the country, the family-owned business saw all its current and future bookings suspended due to the coronavirus crisis. HSBC UK, which has supported the company […]
Astronaut Major Tim Peake CMG appears in a video to start the countdown to ITT Hub 2021. The video was launched on the day that ITT Hub 2020, a new event for the road transport sector, would have been opening its doors. Peake was joined by a number of the event’s key stakeholders in making […]
As the media reports on the the latest phase of the coronavirus response from the government causing confusion over what businesses and the public should be doing, Bouden Travel says it has seized the initiative. Adel Bouden, Director of Bouden Travel, said: “The lack of clarity offered by the Government has left the country confused,” […]
Caetano has sold its first two hydrogen buses in Germany. Later this year, the Portuguese manufacturer is to deliver the first fuel-cell bus to The eFarm project, one of the largest green hydrogen mobility schemes in Germany. The Caetano 12-meter hydrogen-powered buses will be operated flexibly on several scheduled service lines by Autokraft GmbH, which […]
Tom Druitt, founder and Chief Executive of Brighton-based The Big Lemon has posted about the current and future shape of the industry from his perspective in the current coronavirus times. Read what Tom expects here.
Oxford Bus Company is to withdraw the PickMeUp demand-responsive service after exhausting all external funding avenues to make it viable. Its last day of operation will be 20 June. However, Oxford Bus Company’s parent company, Go-Ahead Group, is to consider rolling the service out in other parts of the country. The decision comes after a […]
In response to the Prime Minister’s statement on updated lockdown restrictions, the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) has said the bus industry will need funding to expand the network. The CPT’s call follows Boris Johnson’s urging for those who cannot work from home to return to work. The CPT statement said: “Buses are central to […]
Trade union RMT has called for a National Bus Coronavirus Safety Summit to oversee a national plan to protect bus drivers and passengers as the Prime Minister considers easing lockdown measures. The RMT cites a study it conducted over a nine-day period last month, taking in the responses of 500 of its bus worker members. […]