Stagecoach South’s current MD, Andrew Dyer, is to retire in July after a career of over 40 years in the UK bus industry. He will be succeeded by Mike Watson with effect from 1 July 2015. Mike has been MD at Stagecoach South West for the past two years. A recruitment process is now underway […]
Stagecoach has confirmed that from 1 May 2015, Norfolk Green will become part of Stagecoach East and trade as Stagecoach Norfolk. Stagecoach took over the previously independent operation in December 2013. The Kings Lynn based company runs commercial, tendered and school bus services, employing around 160 people. Its network covers Norfolk and parts of Cambridgeshire […]
To mark the withdrawal of all EYMS’s Olympian buses from service, the operator will be holding a special ‘Farewell Olympian’ service on 30 May 2015. Volvo Olympian 630, which was new in 1998 and carries a Northern Counties Palatine 1 body, will be used on EYMS service 630. The route will start at Hull’s Paragon […]
A new pilot scheme in Greater Manchester has been launched aiming to boost the ability to tackle and prevent crime and antisocial behaviour on the region’s bus and tram network. Under the Travelsafe Partnership, a dedicated team of 16 police constables, police community support officers, special constables and security personnel will provide regular patrols on […]
Scania is to deliver an additional 100 chassis to Taiwanese bodybuilder, Gen-Chen. The company has worked with the Scandinavian manufacturer since the early 1990s and in recent years exclusively relies on Scania. Scania says its Euro5 coaches have become the best selling vehicles in the high end coach and intercity market in the Chinese state. […]
This year, mergers and acquisitions in the transport and logistics sector will supersede the levels seen in 2014, according to KPMG’s latest ‘Transport Tracker’. The first quarter of 2015 has already seen completed global transactions worth £6.7bn and further acquisitions valued at £6.7bn have already been announced. The research found that purchase prices rose, which […]
TfL’s bus operational management team has received two Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell electric cars. The two vehicles are powered by hydrogen and emit zero emissions. They are for use in undertaking a number of tasks including checking bus route diversions and carrying out site meetings. Their fuel cell stack converts hydrogen into electricity to drive […]
BUSK is to hold the School Transport Safety Conference 2015, which is aimed at anyone with a responsibility to make or approve transport arrangements for others. Day one concerns school trips in the UK and abroad and is to be chaired by CPT’s South West Regional Manager, John Burch. Day two is on home to […]