Ten minutes’ chat was all it took to inspire Belle Vue MD, Phil Hitchen, to make Francis House Children’s Hospice the company’s charity of the year. It was 90-year-old war veteran, Harold Addie, he spoke to during a trip to Normandy with the Stockport and District Normandy Veterans Association to France to mark the 70th […]
Edwards Coaches is to support comedian, Rhod Gilbert’s trek to Patagonia. The operator is to provide free coach travel for him and his party to Heathrow. The trek is to mark the 150th anniversary of the initial Welsh settlement in the area and is in support of cancer charity, Velindre. The comedian is familiar with […]
Political and business representatives from Transport for the North (TfN) have met with Lord Adonis, the Chair of the new National Infrastructure Commission, as part of his two day fact finding visit to the north of England. TfN brings together local authorities in the region to ensure they deliver unified communication to the Government. The […]
Aberdeen’s hydrogen production and bus refuelling station, the UK’s first such facility, has reached its 1,000th refuel. Based at Aberdeen City Council’s Kittybrewster depot, the station opened in March and provides fuel for Europe’s largest fleet of hydrogen fuel cell buses running in the city. The equipment is owned and operated by BOC, a Member of […]
In what has been described as a ‘dark day’ for Oxfordshire by the Campaign for Better Transport, the County Council has announced a £2.3m cut in subsidy for bus services. However, the local authority stresses that over 90% of the network in the county runs without subsidy already and will not be affected by the […]
FirstGroup reported a 17% decrease in revenue for the six months to 30 September 2015, with a figure of £2,440.9m (H1 2014: £2,941.1m). The company said this principally reflected changes in the First Rail franchise portfolio and fewer operating days in First Student as a result of a later than normal start to the school […]
Motor Coach Industries International (MCI) has been sold to New Flyer Industries by KPS Capital Partners for a consideration of approximately $480m/£315.84m. MCI is a major manufacturer of intercity coaches in the US and Canada, providing 24 hour technical support, technician training and an extensive aftermarket parts and repair service. Headquartered in Des Plaines, Illinois, […]
The first Scottish City to be awarded the CPT’s Coach Friendly status is the City of Perth. The status acknowledges the commitment that the City of Perth has made to understanding the requirements of coaches and welcoming their drivers and passengers to the city centre. David Rutherford, CPT Scottish Coach Commission Chair and Director of […]