Turkish PCV manufacturer, Temsa, has quashed claims in the press saying it is in financial trouble. According to press reports, banks have made moves to seize the company’s assets. However, the difficulties with banks are associated with Temsa’s sale to Swiss-based investment fund True Value Capital Partners in June this year. The sale saw Temsa’s […]
Anthony’s Travel of Runcorn is to be the first operator to run a specially designed Barbi Galileo. The newly designed coach is the result of a secret mission to Barbi’s plant in Portugal. A hand-picked group of UK-based operators selected by BASE Coach Sales, the dealer of Barbi coaches in the UK, were tasked with […]
An amendment to The European 1071/2009 regulation which currently offers the ‘non-commercial’ exemption on which Section 19 permit use depends may effectively prevent permit holders making any charges for their services. Originally drafted in 2017, the amendment is expected to be accepted by the European Parliament next April and may come into force in late […]
Timberbush Tours has signed agreements to invest £1.1m in five new MAN coaches to replenish part of its 31 strong fleet. The Edinburgh-based operator is purchasing two 53-seat MAN Neoplan Tourliners and three 32-seater MAN Midi Explorers. Steve Spalding, CEO of Timberbush Tours, said: “Manufacturers and operators are continually working together to improve the environmental […]
ALBUM (Association of Local Bus Managers) is disappointed that PSVAR regulations will be extended past the original end of year deadline. Public Service Vehicles Accessibility Regulations (PSVAR) was introduced in 2000. It stipulated that all PCVs on scheduled services needed to be fully accessible to those with mobility issues by 2016/2017, and for all other […]
Electrification specialist, Equipmake, has opened a new factory in Snetterton, Norfolk. The new facility is to be used to design and manufacture its fully-integrated electric bus chassis for an increasingly international customer base. The site was officially opened by Liz Truss, Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade. Equipmake […]
The High Court has rejected a claim that the Department for Transport was operating an unlawful, non-prosecution policy with regard to Section 19 permit operators, but says that the DfT will no longer be able to defer enforcement on the grounds of uncertainty. Additionally, the Judicial Review brought by the Bus and Coach Association said […]
Sir Brian Souter is to step down as Chairman of Stagecoach Group on 31 December 2019. Sir Brian will continue on the Board as a Non-Executive Director from 1 January 2020. Ray O’Toole, Non-Executive Director, will be appointed independent Chairman from 1 January 2020. Additionally, Sir Brian’s sister, Dame Ann Gloag and Sir Ewan Brown, […]