DfT has announced the winners of funding for the fitment of technology to cut harmful emissions on 439 buses in England. The £7m of the Clean Bus Technology Fund 2015 has been distributed to 18 local authorities to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions in pollution hotspots. The money has been awarded to: Birmingham (Centro) (27 buses, […]
Renowned artist, Bradley Hutchings, was commissioned to capture two periods of the ‘golden age of coach travel’: one from the 1930s and the other from the 1950s. Bradley was able to create the two artworks using old photographs of the Empress coaches from the private collection of Empress’ Stephen Dine. They feature the operator’s first […]
A steel splint has been installed to repair the cracked section of the bridge. Splints continue to be fitted at another seven truss end links as a precautionary measure. This work can be safely completed with the bridge open and overnight lane restrictions. The bridge should reopen to HGVs in mid-February. Stagecoach bus and coach […]
Described as ‘a seasoned bus professional’, Richard Hall FCILT is currently the MD for RATP in London where he has been responsible for leading over 3700 people, across 11 operating sites, operating contracted bus services for TfL as well as a developing commercial bus and coach operation launched in 2015. Starting his career in coaches […]
Stagecoach has taken a cautious outlook, with a modest revision to full year expectation of adjusted earnings per share. Press reports have suggested that the terrorist attacks in Paris have slowed revenue growth since the company reported a rise to £1,970.4m (2014: £1545m) for the six months ended 31 October 2015. Recent revenue was reported […]
Senior Traffic Commissioner for Great Britain, Beverley Bell, has published a revised set of statutory documents. The changes will see the introduction of a streamlined process for direct transport manager replacements and additional nominations. For the first time, a role description for transport managers and what they are expected to do is provided. A new […]
Go North East, Arriva and Stagecoach North East have introduced a new multi-operator smart card, ‘SmartZone’, which allows travel on buses operated by all three of these operators. Valid in Sunderland, Newcastle or North Tyneside, it provides unlimited travel from less than £2 per day. This new initiative follows the launch of the South Tyneside […]
Figures released by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) as part of their annual vehicle testing and enforcement statistics, show first time pass rates for bus and truck annual tests have increased for the third year running. Overall large vehicle first time pass rate has increased each year from 80.2% in 2012/13 to 81.0% […]