The International Bus and Coach of the Year jury have chosen a new board at its annual meeting. Former Vice President and jury member since 2009, Tom Terjesen, Editor-in-chief of Norway’s leading industry magazine, Buss Magasinet has been appointed as President. He replaces Bus and Coach Buyer’s Editor, Stuart Jones, who chose to step down […]
First Bus are again hosting their Bus Excellence Awards in a national competition designed to reward and recognise teams and colleagues who live the company’s values and go the extra mile. Over 1400 nominations have been submitted for the 15 categories which will be announced in three events in Leeds, Reading and Stirling, with bus […]
South Norfolk coach operator, Chenery Travel of Long Stratton near Norwich has gone into administration. The company, which has operated locally for over 60 years, unexpectedly ceased trading on Friday 3 June leaving Norfolk County Council to rearrange school routes operated by the company. Eight school routes have been affected and a council spokesperson told […]
East Yorkshire Coaches, part of East Yorkshire Motor Services, will be the coach provider for Hull Pirates ice hockey team’s 2016/17 season, providing the Pirates with travel to all of their away games for the new campaign. EYMS Business Development Manager David Shipp commented, ‘as a long established, local and independent coach company, East Yorkshire […]
Reading Buses have given bus users in the town’s suburb of Whitley the opportunity to comment on the way their buses should run. The operator has been working with the lottery funded ‘Whitley Big Local’ project, with research supplied from the University of Reading following extensive interviews of local people asking them what they wanted […]
Avon and Somerset Police have launched an investigation into the collapse of Somerset bus operator WebberBus, which ceased trading last month. The former Bridgwater based company are being investigated for financial irregularities after it was referred to the police by Somerset County Council. A police statement said, ‘An allegation of financial irregularity involving a transport […]
Russian Commercial Vehicle manufacturer, GAZ Group, has unveiled a Euro6 CNG Cruise coach at Mir Avtobusov trade show in Russia. Other exhibits included a small bus, ‘Vector Next’ and a large low-floor city bus LIAZ-529265, powered by a Euro5 compliant YMZ diesel engine. The Cruise CNG bus is built under the GAZ brand at Likino […]
A National Express West Midlands bus driver has created a large model of the number 17 bus he drives every day from Small Heath to central Birmingham. Gary Woodward has donated the model he created out of random materials he had lying around to the company and has named it in memory of a former […]