Overall trading for FirstGroup in the year ending 31 March 2015 was reported to be in line with management expectations. It achieved revenue of £6,050.7m (2014: £6,717.4m), down 9.9%. However, its EBITDA rose 7.7% to £624.4m (2014: £579.8m) and its adjusted operating profit was £303.6m (2014: £268m), a 13.3% increase. First’s UK Bus division achieved […]
TfL has launched a consultation to provide a Sunday service on bus routes 352 and 354 for the first time, running every 30 minutes. The proposal would provide a new service on Sundays for parts of Park Langley and Ravensbourne as well as links to TfL’s tram network around Beckenham and Birkbeck. Stopping arrangements on […]
Transdev is to work in partnership with York Pride for an LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) celebration in the city on 20 June. The company has agreed to be a sponsor of the annual event and will provide an open top electric City Sightseeing bus to lead the parade around the city. It will […]
Rather than sending it to a scrap yard, Arriva Southern Counties has donated an unwanted bus at its Harlow depot to the nearby fire station. The firefighters used the vehicle to practice their rescue techniques at the operator’s site. The Fire Safety Roadshow truck was also on hand on the day to provide Arriva staff […]
MAN Truck & Bus UK has partnered with Bath Rugby to encourage more youngsters into rugby with a special community rugby event. The two organisations arranged for some local rugby stars to train over 100 children from the town. Pupils from schools within the White Horse Federation enjoyed two hours of rugby training at the […]
The number of journeys made on TfL’s transport services in 2014/15 has hit new record levels. Around half a billion more public transport journeys are now taking place compared to five years ago, with all elements of the transport network seeing growing demand. A record of nearly 2.4bn passenger journeys were made on the capital’s […]
To make ordering spares easier, Irizar UK’s iService has been upgraded to now include DAF part numbers. The iService ‘portal’ already allows any Irizar operator to log in and check details of a new vehicle from the dealer. The information is specific to each coach and is used to see exactly which optional extras have […]
News that the construction of a dual carriageway in Norfolk has been approved by ministers has received a mixed reception. The 20km Norwich Northern Distributor Road (NDR) from the A47 at Postwick to the A1067 Fakenham road is to receive £150m from the DfT. Consent is subject to there being no legal challenge in the […]