Stagecoach Group has released its preliminary results for the year ending 30 April 2015. At group level, revenue was at £3204.4m (2014: £2,930m). Its total operating profit was £217.9m (2014: £200.9m) and profit before taxation was £165.2m (2014: £158m). Stagecoach’s regional bus operations achieved revenue in the period of £1,045.5m (2014: £1,012.8m), a 3.2% rise, […]
MAN Truck & Bus is implementing a programme of change in an effort to strengthen its business. One of the main focuses of the programme is realigning the production locations and streamlining administrative areas. As part of this programme, bus and coach chassis manufacture will be relocated to Ankara in Turkey from Salzgitter in Germany. […]
London Mayor, Boris Johnson, has announced the world’s first purpose built purely electric double decker is to enter passenger service in London this year. The zero-emission vehicle, built by Chinese manufacturer, BYD, will be trialled on route 16 from October, running between Cricklewood and Victoria Station. London will also shortly be welcoming two Irizar-manufactured electric […]
Sir Peter Hendy CBE, is to leave his role of Commissioner of TfL to become Network Rail’s new CEO. He was appointed to his latest position at London’s transport authority in 2006, having previously served since 2001 as its MD of Surface Transport. During his time at TfL, he led and played a major role […]
FirstBus has announced proposals to close three of its smaller depots: Newcastle-under-Lyme, Hereford and Bracknell later this year. Under the proposals, which are subject to consultation, Bracknell will close on 28 August. Some routes will be retained but will operate from First’s depot in Slough, including Greenline services to London and Legoland services. The operator […]
Thousands of South Yorkshire school children will continue to benefit from the safety educational programme ‘Crucial Crew’, after First Bus joined together with South Yorkshire Police, Safer Roads Partnership and South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue to deliver the life-skills programme to 16,000 year 6 pupils across South Yorkshire. The ‘Crucial Crew’ programme is delivered at […]
Thanks to visitors who flocked to the Open Day at Reading Buses’ Great Knollys Street depot, more than £6,000 has been raised for the company’s Charity of the Year, Alzheimer’s Society, over than a third more than 2014 and the most ever raised from the event. The event was well supported by a number of […]
B.A.S.E Ltd have taken delivery of the first RHD UK specification MAN 13.8m Barbi Galileo HDH model for it’s sister company Holmeswood Coaches Ltd. The coach was collected from Italy by Holmeswood’s Managing Director Francis Aspinall accompanied by Group Engineering Director Mark Aspinall. Both say they are delighted with the high quality finish and solid […]