MD of Stephensons of Essex, Bill Hiron, has been appointed CPT President for 2015, taking over from Chris Owens, MD of Alpine Travel. Bill has spent his entire career so far in the bus industry, starting with a degree in Transport Management and Planning at Loughborough University, during which he spent a year with Trent […]
Volvo Buses and Siemens have signed a global agreement regarding the supply of complete electrified bus systems to cities. Under the agreement, which is not an exclusive one for either party, the Swedish manufacturer will supply electric-hybrid buses and full-electric buses to customers, whilst Siemens will provide and install high power charging stations for the […]
In Scania’s financial year from January 2014 to December 2014, its net sales rose 6% to SEK92,061m/£7,390.38m (2013: SEK86,847m/£6,971.8m). Order bookings were up 3% to 82,984 units (2013: 80,935 units). Total order bookings for buses and coaches were in line with the previous year at 7,192 units (2013: 7,257 units). It delivered 6,767 buses and […]
More people are using buses in Rotherham, with 100,000 more passengers reported since the same time last year. This increase has been attributed to improvements in the area’s bus services following the introduction of the Rotherham Bus Partnership in July 2014. Representatives from the voluntary Partnership between Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council (RMBC), South Yorkshire Passenger […]
A new operator has started running its first service in Norfolk. Lynx has been set up by a small group of local people who have many years experience of running bus services in the county. Its first route is operating between King’s Lynn and Hunstanton via Dersingham, Snettisham and Heacham. Further developments are due to […]
Isle of Wight bus operator, Go-Ahead owned Southern Vectis, has teamed up with Hovertravel and National Express. The alliance is set to offer passengers all-in-one tickets to travel from the Island to destinations across the UK. Passengers will have the opportunity to buy tickets in towns across the island and journey to Ryde by bus, […]
Newport Transport has appointed Morgan Stevens as its new Operations Director. The 29 year old was appointed to the company in April 2010 in an inspector role. He is now in charge of over almost 100 buses and 170 drivers running the operation’s 45 plus services. Before joining the municipal operator he had no previous […]
In an effort to enhance its green credentials, Stagecoach Group has launched a new sustainability strategy. It is aimed at cutting carbon emissions, reducing water consumption and improving recycling at its transport operations in the UK, mainland Europe and North America. The operator’s new five year strategy, ‘Shared responsibility, shared future’, produced in partnership with […]