Martin Dean, Managing Director of Bus Development at the Go-Ahead Group, has been appointed CPT President for 2018. Martin began his career in the transport sector as a graduate trainee with London Transport and before joining Go Ahead as MD Bus Development, held roles with FirstGroup and with National Express rail. “I am honoured to […]
Director and Transport Manager of the now defunct Nippy Bus, Sydney Philip Hardy – who fired his staff overnight and closed the company – has been disqualified by the Traffic Commissioner for the West of England, Kevin Rooney. Mr Hardy has lost his good repute as transport manager and as an operator. He is also […]
Brighouse based Arrow Coach Travel has ceased trading. When BCB called the company, a recorded message said: “It is with heartfelt regret that Arrow Coach Travel ceased trading at midnight on 23 January 2018. All passengers and suppliers will be contacted.” According to press reports, the firm was started in 2008 and was affected by […]
Rochdale-based coach Mellor says expansion of its Miall Street facility by acquisition of an adjacent site (BCB 13 October 2017) could produce results in spring. The acquisition of the site will provide Mellor with an additional 15,000 sq ft of space which will be used for manufacturing and administrative offices. The £1m investment made by […]
The CYC Executive dismissed an option which allowed medium-frequency services to remain Euro IV or above until 2020 (see earlier story here) and, under the committee’s recommendation, only low-frequency bus services (five times a day or fewer) will be allowed into the CAZ. CYC says it is was skeptical about acceptance of its first option, […]
A long-established coach tour operator based in the West Midlands has ceased trading, leaving hundreds of customers facing an anxious wait to see whether they will get their money back for pre-paid holidays and excursions. Stourbridge-based Group Travel – which holds a Standard International operating licence for two vehicles – has been established for over […]
In short notice, Stephensons of Easingwold announced it would not be operating its North Yorkshire County Council contracts. The company operated both school and local bus services under contract to the County Council as well as providing an unsubsidised commercial bus network. The Council’s transport team has been working to arrange alternative services, focusing initially […]
A woman whose family ran Express Motors which lost its license to operate bus services in Gwynedd appeared at a public inquiry, before Traffic Commissioner for Wales, Nick Jones, last week, seeking a new operator’s licence. Mrs Rhian Wyn Davies, a former Welsh Ambulance Service employee, is the daughter of former owners Eric and Jean […]