Taylors Coach Travel of Yeovil in Somerset has acquired Grosvenor Travel of Shaftesbury. The purchase closely follows Taylors’ recent asset purchase of Axe Vale Coaches in Biddisham in August this year. The purchase was made following Axe Vale entering receivership ‘despite their best efforts’. Taylors worked closely with Colin Bailey, the previous owner of Axe […]
What has been described as the UK’s largest ever traveller experience study has identified key areas of development in the country’s transport network. Entitled ‘Traveller Needs’, the research was carried out by Elite Innovation Centre, Transport Systems Catapult, an organisation created to drive and promote smarter transport for the nation. The study suggested 75% of […]
East Yorkshire Motor Services’ (EYMS’) recent ‘Big Bus Day’ event at Hull’s Museum of Streetlife was described as a ‘resounding success’ by its organisers. Over 7,000 people attended on a very sunny day, matching last year’s record. In total the event raised over £3,200 for charities, with £2,700 going to the NSPCC for its work […]
Dai Powell, Chief Executive of transport social enterprise, HCT Group, has won the UK Social Entrepreneur of the Year award at the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year awards. The awards recognise and celebrate entrepreneurship in its many forms across the UK. To be eligible for the UK-wide award, Dai first had to win […]
At the recent Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) fringe event at the Conservative Party Conference 2015, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Andrew Jones MP, called for the future of our roads to be more predictable, more resilient, cater for a greater capacity of road users and to make a comprehensive road network that […]
Transport chiefs have given passengers and locals the chance to express their views about the Wolverhampton area’s transport network recently. The ‘Your Public Transport Matters’ event gave the travelling public the chance to talk directly with representatives from Network West Midlands, the region’s integrated bus, rail and tram system. Feedback from members of the public […]
Irish private bus and coach operator, Aircoach, has been named the Official Coach Supplier to Leinster Rugby. The company unveiled a newly branded bus to celebrate the partnership. The vehicle is to be used to transport the rugby squad to and from Dublin Airport for all their away fixtures and also for their transport to […]
TfL is taking a number of measures in an effort to make it a more transparent organisation. Actions that TfL will take include publishing all replies to Freedom of Information (FOI) requests online from 2016; publishing a schedule, which will set out when TfL will publish regular information and datasets; making webcasts of Board meetings […]