In its preliminary results for the half year ending 29 October 2016, Stagecoach Group’s revenue amounted to £2,002.1m (H1 2016: £1,970.4m). Its total operating profit was £117m (H1 2016: £144.6m) and its profit before taxation was £100.4m (H1 2016: £121.5m). In Stagecoach’s regional UK Bus operations, its revenue fell 1.6% to £513.9m (H1 2016: £522.4m). […]
First Bus has launched one of its biggest ever marketing campaigns. The ‘Catch the bus with less fuss’ initiative is aimed at raising awareness of how it is transforming the customer experience through new technology, including its mTicket and bus tracker apps, free onboard Wi-Fi and an online journey planner. The operator has promised customers […]
Bus Users UK has welcomed publication of an international guide on the needs of people with disabilities using public transport. Published jointly by the European Disability Forum, the International Association of Public Transport and the IRU, the Accessibility Guide aims to improve public transport by raising awareness among staff of the needs of passengers with […]
Perryman’s Buses, part of West Coast Motors, has added four new Optare Metrocitys to its fleet. Representing an investment of £560,000, the new buses have been launched on service 253, Berwick-upon-Tweed to Edinburgh via Dunbar and Haddington. The single deckers seat up to 44 and feature USB charging points and bus stop audio and visual […]
Stagecoach North East has invested £4m in 18 new ADL Enviro200s for its Newcastle fleet. The new single deckers for routes 30 and 31 feature improved seating for customer comfort, free Wi-Fi and USB charging points. It brings Stagecoach North East’s investment over the past five years to over 240 new vehicles, worth £37m and […]
Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has set out plans to cut waste at what he describes as a ‘flabby’ TfL. He outlined the cuts in the latest TfL draft Business Plan. The savings are intended to help fund an affordable and modern transport network that ‘works for all Londoners’. The Mayor has already announced plans […]
Stagecoach South has invested £4.5m in its Gold route 1 from Aldershot to Farnborough and Camberley. 18 ADL Enviro400s have been introduced, featuring E-Leather seating, free Wi-Fi and USB charge points. They also have a new look lighter interior designed to create an improved ambience to further improve the travelling experience. Route 1 operates every […]
Sheffield City Region’s £29.8m Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) North scheme has been officially opened. Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport, Andrew Jones MP, attended the ceremony at the newly constructed ‘Blackburn Meadows Way’ link road under J34 of the M1. Delivered by South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (SYPTE), Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council and Sheffield […]