Organisers of the UK Coach Awards are seeking entrants for their ‘Making Coaches a Better Choices’ category. The award is designed to recognise projects of all sizes that improve life for coach operators, drivers and their passengers. It is open to attractions, destinations and local authorities, as well as coach operators. UK Coach Awards Chairman, […]
As part of the Blackburn Heritage Festival, Transdev is to open the doors to its Blackburn depot on 13 September. Visitors to will be able to take a ride on one of ten vintage buses at its Whitebirk Road site in Intack. A selection of the firm’s modern fleet will also be on display and […]
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has pledged its commitment to smart ticketing, despite the termination of a contract with Atos, its key supplier of this service, in August. TfGM plans to support the introduction of smart ticketing on Arriva, First and Stagecoach services in Greater Manchester by enabling passengers to load a range of pre-paid […]
First closed its Hereford operation at the end of service on 6 September. The company and its Midland Red predecessor had served the city continuously for 95 years. Appropriately, a Midland Red heritage livered ADL Enviro300 normally based at Worcester worked the final journey following several days on a range of Hereford duties. The final […]
Moseley (PCV) Ltd has appointed Robert White as Sales Manager, covering East Anglia, Oxfordshire, Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire and South London. Additionally, Steve Peck has moved from Moseley (PCV) Ltd to join the team at Moseley in the South Ltd, representing the areas of Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey, West Sussex, East Sussex, Kent, North London […]
Clearer guidance on the Driver CPC and becoming a PCV driver has been published online by the DVSA. The Agency has rewritten the ‘Become a lorry or bus driver’ guide (www.gov.uk/become-lorry-bus-driver), making relevant information easier to find. The new guide on Driver CPC can be found here: www.gov.uk/driver-cpc-training.
Bus and coach registrations were 97.9% up from the same figure last August, according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). There were 469 bus and coach registrations made in the month, leading to a rolling year figure of 8,312, up 8.1% from the total at this time in […]
Stagecoach London driver, William Bradford, has been crowned UK Bus Driver of the Year 2015 at the competition’s national final in Blackpool. Aged just 22, he is thought to be one of the competition’s youngest ever winners, receiving the first prize of £1,500. He succeeded against over 118 other competitors. He received trophies and cash […]