Kinchbus, part of the Wellglade Group, is trialling the UK’s first cloud based contactless payment system. The operator is recruiting customers to join the December trial which, if successful, could lead to contactless payments implemented across its fleet. Volunteers will be able to use their Visa and MasterCard debit or credit cards to make […]
National Express UK Bus has won a third national accolade for its Health Bus. At a recent Nursing Times Awards ceremony in London, the employee wellbeing vehicle beat 850 other award entries to come out top in the Nursing in the Community category. This latest accolade follows its success in the Wellness category at the […]
Winchester based Friends of King Alfred Buses (FoKAB) has confirmed details of the services it will operate on New Year’s Day 2017. As has been the case in recent years, the group’s main Running Day will be on May Day Bank Holiday (1 May 2017). However, a smaller operation involving three vehicles will again take […]
East Yorkshire Motor Services (EYMS) will be in fancy dress on 18 November in support of BBC Children in Need. EYMS Chairman and Chief Executive, Peter Shipp, said, ‘For the last two years our staff supported “Wacky Wardrobe Day” for Hull Children’s University in a similar way, and these had a really good reaction from […]
Nottingham City Transport (NCT) has launched its Pudsey Bus in support of Children in Need. The special Pudsey Yellow Line 68/69 bus entered service between Nottingham, Basford and Bulwell and has been decorated with customary Pudsey spots, splashes of yellow and the Pudsey mascot. The famous yellow bear has been riding the bus personally this […]
Early introduction of ULEZ could hit London’s tourism economy by up to £115m, according to a report commissioned by CPT. Entitled ‘Benefits of Coach Tourism to the London Economy’, the study was produced by transport consultants, Steer Davies Gleave. It has revealed that the early introduction of the Central London Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) […]
FirstGroup reported a 5.1% rise in revenue for the six months ended 31 September 2016, with £2,564.7m earned (2015: £2,440.9m). The Group’s operating profit rose 0.7% from £88.4m to £89m. Revenue in First’s UK bus division rose 2.9% in the first six months to £426.1m (2016: £437.5m). Adjusted operating profit amounted to £13.5m (2016: £15.4m), […]
Lothian Buses has won the Transport category of this year’s VIBES Awards in recognition of the progress it has made in reducing its environmental impact. VIBES (Vision in Business for the Environment of Scotland) celebrates the commitment, actions and achievements of Scottish companies in reducing their impact on the environment. The ceremony was held earlier […]