Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has pledged its commitment to smart ticketing, despite the termination of a contract with Atos, its key supplier of this service, in August. TfGM plans to support the introduction of smart ticketing on Arriva, First and Stagecoach services in Greater Manchester by enabling passengers to load a range of pre-paid […]
First closed its Hereford operation at the end of service on 6 September. The company and its Midland Red predecessor had served the city continuously for 95 years. Appropriately, a Midland Red heritage livered ADL Enviro300 normally based at Worcester worked the final journey following several days on a range of Hereford duties. The final […]
Moseley (PCV) Ltd has appointed Robert White as Sales Manager, covering East Anglia, Oxfordshire, Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire and South London. Additionally, Steve Peck has moved from Moseley (PCV) Ltd to join the team at Moseley in the South Ltd, representing the areas of Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey, West Sussex, East Sussex, Kent, North London […]
Clearer guidance on the Driver CPC and becoming a PCV driver has been published online by the DVSA. The Agency has rewritten the ‘Become a lorry or bus driver’ guide (www.gov.uk/become-lorry-bus-driver), making relevant information easier to find. The new guide on Driver CPC can be found here: www.gov.uk/driver-cpc-training.
Bus and coach registrations were 97.9% up from the same figure last August, according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). There were 469 bus and coach registrations made in the month, leading to a rolling year figure of 8,312, up 8.1% from the total at this time in […]
Stagecoach London driver, William Bradford, has been crowned UK Bus Driver of the Year 2015 at the competition’s national final in Blackpool. Aged just 22, he is thought to be one of the competition’s youngest ever winners, receiving the first prize of £1,500. He succeeded against over 118 other competitors. He received trophies and cash […]
Volvo Buses is to display two major new products at Busworld in Kortrijk, Belgium on 16 to 21 October 2015. These are the Volvo Dynamic Steering (VDS) stabilisation system and the Volvo 7900 Electric, the manufacturer’s first series produced electric bus under its own brand. VDS is currently being integrated into several of Volvo’s coach […]
Wales’ Minister for Transport, Edwina Hart, marked the first day of the Welsh Government’s new £15m mytravelpass discounted bus travel scheme for young people by handing out the first passes to youngsters at Swansea Bus Station. Funded by the Welsh Government and developed in partnership with the bus industry and local authorities, the new pass […]