West Coast Motors has acquired Berwick-upon-Tweed based Perryman’s Buses Ltd. Perryman’s is a family business built up by Richard and Linda Perryman operating a range of commercial and supported bus services in the Scottish Borders and Northumberland, as well as offering private hire services and seasonal coach tours. It employs approximately 75 staff and operates […]
Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has confirmed an order with Wrightbus for another 195 of the iconic New Routemasters for the capital. The announcement was made during a trip to Northern Ireland, which included a visit to the Wrightbus chassis plant that was created as a direct result of orders for these buses. The deal […]
From 14 to 16 June 2016, Paris is to host Transport Publics 2016, the European Mobility Exhibition. The specialist trade show is set to bring together 10,000 stakeholders in sustainable mobility, including elected officials, operators, manufacturers, service companies, institutional players and journalists. Over 58 countries will be represented at the event. A dozen technical and […]
Transdev owned Lancashire United has named four of its buses after Blackburn Rovers ‘legends’. Former club owner Jack Walker, record goal scorer Simon Garner, Blackburn and England player Bryan Douglas and midfielder Tugay Kerimoglu have been chosen for the buses by fans. The vehicles will operate on service 1, which passes Ewood Park, the team’s […]
TfL’s bus safety statistics for the final quarter of 2015 (October to December) show a ‘slight reduction’ in the rate of injuries on the bus network. Between October and December 2015, 1,488 people were injured in incidents involving buses, compared with 1,491 in the previous three months (July to September 2015). During the period, 87% […]
Busworld Turkey, organised by Busworld International and its partner, HKF Trade Fairs, is to be held from 14 to 17 April in halls nine, ten and 11 of the Istanbul Expo Center, close to the main Ataturk International Airport in Istanbul. During the last edition (2014), the exhibition featured 248 companies of which 170 were […]
BUSK, the school transport safety organisation, will be running their three day safety conference from 16 -18 March at Lydiard House, Swindon. The conference, sponsored by Alcolock, is for anyone that makes transport arrangements for others, including schools, local authorities that procure transport and the bus and coach industry. Day one will focus on schools […]
Rotherham Bus Partnership has invested £7m in 32 new buses for the town’s network. The vehicles will be used on routes to Barnsley, Doncaster and Sheffield. Stagecoach has introduced ten new Euro6 ADL Enviro200 MMC single deckers, operating on its 22X route between Barnsley, Wombwell, Wath, Manvers, Parkgate and Rotherham. First South Yorkshire has put […]