Coach parking facilities on The Mall in London have changed. They will now be open from 09.00 to 18.00 (or dusk) on Monday to Saturday. Permits can now be booked through an easy to use online booking facility and will need to register with the Royal Parks in advance. Eight coach parking bays will be […]
Chesterfield based Leisurewear Direct (LWD) is to rebrand on 30 April 2014. The uniform and workwear supplier already has a new logo prepared and is currently gearing its website towards the industry. Its Director, Jane Drayton, has completed Goldman Sachs’ 10,000 business entrepreneurs Cohort 6 programme, a rigorous application and interview process and a four […]
Nottingham City Transport has launched five ADL Enviro400 bodied Scania double deckers as part of a 40 vehicle investment by the operator this year. They have E-Leather seating, wheelchair/buggy space and free Wi-fi. A launch event was held for them at the city’s Old Market Square. Red Line 43 and Turquoise Line 77 will be […]
Go-Ahead’s half year results for the six months ended 28 December 2013 were in line with management expectations, with particularly good figures for its bus operations. Group revenue was £1,370m (H1 2013: £1,296.6m), up 5.7%, whilst operating profit was £51.1m (H1 2013: £42.1m), a 21.4% rise. Its deregulated bus business achieved revenue of £174.3m (H1 […]
National Express UK Coach MD Tom Stables and UK Coach Head of Contracts, Alastair Coxon recently cut a ribbon to open four new buildings at Salsburgh based Bruce’s Coaches depot. They replace parts of the site that were damaged by fire six months ago. The visit also gave Tom the chance to tour the facility […]
Singapore based transport provider, ComfortDelGro, reported a record full year revenue for 2013, increasing by 5.7% to £1.78bn/SGD3.75bn. At group level, its operating profit went up 3.4% to £202.8m/SGD426.3m. The largest percentage of growth came from the group’s overseas bus operations, making up 92.3% of its bus business. The company’s public scheduled bus operations in […]
Reading Buses is investing £250,000 in what it describes as one of the most modern control rooms of its kind in the country with a hoped for April opening. Reading Buses CEO, James Freeman, said, ‘We have sought to bring the control facility up to date using the latest technology to give our controllers the […]
Engineering company, Westport Innovations, has unveiled its new Westport gas enhanced methane diesel technology (Westport GEMDi), which it claims is a significant breakthrough on dual fuel performance. Westport GEMDi technology enables engine OEMs to offer a fully integrated, high performance engine optimised for dual fuel operation. It was co-developed with Tata Motors on its next […]