Souter Investments’ PolskiBus has added eight new routes and 17 additional cities to its network across Poland. It also intends to extend its Vilnius route, operated in conjunction with Estonia’s SuperBus.com to Riga and Tallinn. From from 14 September passengers travelling from Warsaw to Kraków or Wrocław will have the option of a higher specification […]
Megabus.com has announced a doubling of the number of its employees in France through expansion of the inter-city coach network in the country. 17 new domestic journey options, including the first services from Marseille and Toulon, will be available from 30 September. To support the expansion, €2.7million is being invested in 10 new coaches and […]
UITP (the International Association of Public Transport) is supporting the 2015 Mobility Week. It is running a campaign aimed at highlighting the vital role public transport plays across the globe. In 2005, 47% of the daily trips worldwide were still made in private motorised vehicles, creating both pollution and congestion, degrading air quality and holding […]
A radical shake up of local government took a step forward with the announcement that 34 cities, towns, counties or combinations of same in England have submited proposals for devolved powers before the government’s deadline. Earlier this summer, the Chancellor had asked areas to put forward proposals to follow Greater Manchester’s devolution deal last year. […]
After years of operating out of rented commercial units, Brookline Cars Ltd bought its own site back in December 2013 on Princes Drive Industrial Estate, Kenilworth. 2014 was spent demolishing the majority of the site prior to the completion of a bespoke unit with five 14 meter long bays to house the coach side of […]
As part of its student offer for the 2015-16 university year, Reading Buses have launched a pioneering on-board experience for users of its claret services between Reading Station and the University of Reading Whiteknights Campus on weekdays during term time. Working in partnership with design agency, Best Impressions, and refurbishers, South East Coachworks, four Scania […]
Stagecoach Group has been awarded the Carbon Trust Standard for its efforts in helping tackle climate change. The award follows an assessment by the Carbon Trust of the environmental performance of the Group’s businesses in the UK, mainland Europe and North America between 1 May 2013 and 30 April 2015. Assessors confirmed that, relative to […]
National Express Dundee has changed its name to Xplore Dundee. The new name is accompanied by a new look, with an increasing number of buses in the company’s new green livery, designed in partnership with students from Dundee and Angus College. Five new Wrightbus StreetLites are also joining the fleet and there has been a […]