A trial of mixed use bays for coach set down/pick up is ongoing in London. These have been introduced in three locations including Park Lane (southbound at Marble Arch), Vauxhall Bridge Road (south of Neathouse Place) and Commercial Street (southbound carriageway south of Brushfield Street). It involves reclassifying selected loading bays so they retain their […]
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has submitted a planning application to build a new bus station in Wigan town centre. Plans for the new site include a single, covered concourse building; improved waiting areas; cycle parking and enhanced access to and from the town centre. It would be built on the same site as the […]
A partnership between Longton Parish Council and Preston Bus has saved the operator’s service 12 after cuts by Lancashire County Council (LCC) meant it could no longer be supported. A new timetable and route has been formulated and agreed with the Parish council, meaning the ‘vital link’ between Longton, New Longton and Preston remains. The […]
Supported bus services in South Yorkshire will be unaffected by recent spending cuts made by the South Yorkshire PTE (SYPTE). SYPTE achieved £7.5m of the required £8.5m savings through internal, cost and reserve efficiencies, therefore lessening the impact the reductions will have on the public transport support services it provides. Local enhancements to the Senior […]
The Southern National name is set to return to the roads. JJP Holdings SW Ltd, which already operates Crosville Motor Services, has been granted an operator’s licence enabling Southern National to be re-established as a new company within the group. To celebrate, JJP Holdings has restored an original Southern National bus with its iconic green […]
Daimler AG achieved record levels of unit sales and revenue in 2015. During the 2015 financial year, the Group achieved its best ever EBIT of €13.5bn/£10.45bn (2014: €10.8bn/£8.36bn) and its best EBIT from the ongoing business of €13.8bn/£10.68bn (2014: €10.1bn/£7.82bn). Despite significantly increasing total unit sales over the period, the manufacturer reported bus sales were […]
Tates Travel of Barugh Green, Barnsley, ceased operating on 8 February 2016, all services ending immediately with less than 24 hours notice. It operated bus services in the West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and Derbyshire areas both commercially and on contract to SYPTE and Metro. The business is understood to have gone into administration with Begbies […]
McGill’s Buses has added 40 Enviro200s to its fleet as part of a £4.5m deal. MD of McGill’s, Ralph Roberts, said, ‘We like the Alexander Dennis product, particularly the 10.8m, 39 seat version of the Enviro200. It handles well, performs superbly in terms of fuel economy, reliability and ease of maintenance, and is popular with […]