Entries for the UK Bus Driver of the Year are now being taken. The National Final of the Competition will take place in Blackpool on 6 September. To enter, go to www.ukbdoy.co.uk or contact Competition Secretary, Bill Holmes, at [email protected] or on 01303 251462. A poster can be downloaded from the website to encourage drivers […]
Mercedes-Benz is to launch its new Vito panel van (a popular minibus conversion base) at the CV Show (14 to 16 April at the NEC). It is to be offered in three lengths, three weight variants and with two turbodiesel engines in five power ratings. The BlueEFFICIENCY package is fitted to all rear wheel drive […]
Senior Traffic Commissioner for Great Britain, Beverley Bell FCILT, is to become the new CILT UK President. Beverley will take up the one year presidency from Jim Spittle FCILT on 8 May. She has been a Fellow of the Institute for nearly ten years and a Vice-President for the past two years. Beverley began her […]
A new report from PTEG has revealed the ‘vital role of public transport’ in enabling people to find and sustain employment. It describes the bus as having a particularly role important role in this. Entitled ‘Ticket to Thrive: The role of urban public transport in tackling unemployment’, the study showed 77% of jobseekers in British […]
Damory has invested in five new Optare Solos for its Dorset services. The buses are the first to feature lighter floor colours, after Damory teamed up with the Alzheimer’s Society to make its buses dementia friendly. Dorset County Council and the operator formally launched the new buses at a special event at County Hall in […]
In order to complete the remaining works on Chiswick Bridge in London, three weekend closures are required. These closures are planned to take place from Saturday morning at 01.00 until Monday morning at 04.00 on the following dates: 21 February until 23 February 2015; 28 February until 2 March 2015 and 7 March until 9 […]
Elsie Turbyne has been appointed as the new MD of National Express Dundee, with immediate effect. This follows a successful interim period, following the departure of Phil Smith in December. Elsie has been with the company and its predecessors since 1982 and has a wealth of experience in relation to the Dundee business and the […]
An upgrade of Kings Lynn’s bus station is well underway. Taxi ranks have been relocated to enable more efficient and effective use of the bus station area for operators. As part of a £1.6m regeneration project, the old canopy at the front of the information office has been removed and changes to its internal layout […]