Stagecoach Yorkshire has said its customer satisfaction levels are on the rise following the introduction of a fleet of ‘Gold’ buses. According to a survey by the operator, passengers on its X17 Gold service, which operates between Sheffield, Chesterfield and Matlock, have reported increases in customer satisfaction of up to 15%. Meanwhile, more than 90% […]
Buses, coaches, commercial vehicles, classic cars and trade stands will all be present at the Potteries Transport Rally and Running Day on 17 May 2015. The event is being organised by the Potteries Omnibus Preservation Society and takes place at Britannia Stadium, Stanley Matthews Way, Stoke-on-Trent. ST4 4EG between 10.00 and 17.00. There is no […]
Abellio Surrey has extended the use of its ‘Oyster Match’ ticket. Now its passengers between Kingston and Esher can use it. It is already proving highly popular with users of the operator’s 458 and 459 services. Statistics show that over the same weeks this year compared to 2014 Oyster Match tickets nearly trebled on the […]
megabus.com has announced a number of planned timetable improvements to its Benelux network. From 18 May, the company is extending its daily service between Brussels and Luxembourg to serve Strasbourg, once a day in each direction, seven days a week. It is also introducing a new service, which will operate once a day between Rotterdam, […]
Go-Ahead owned Salisbury Reds has take over operation of the bus services to all five park and ride sites in and around Salisbury. When Hatts Coaches went into administration last year, Salisbury Reds took over three of the park and ride sites, with Stagecoach taking on the other two, pending the official tendering process. On […]
A ‘satisfactory performance overall’ was reported in Go-Ahead’s trading statement for its third quarter trading. The figures are reported on a year to date basis from 29 June 2014 to 28 March 2015. Its regional bus operations saw revenue slow in the third quarter due to the lapping of contract gains in the same period […]
To celebrate 100 years of Southdown Motor Services, Stagecoach has launched two specially liveried buses. The ADL Enviro300 has been finished in the traditional Southdown green and cream livery that was evident in various guises from 1915 until the early 1990s. The Enviro400 represents the operator’s wartime variation of green and battleship grey to commemorate […]
Faversham based South East Coachworks has refurbished perhaps one of the smallest vehicles to enter its workshop. Chris Bichard from the company has for the past five years been working on a Johnstone Midget Coach, restoring it from the ‘sorry state’ he acquired it in. Chris’ apprentice has also been involved in the restoration of […]