On 18 December, following consultation with the finance company that underwrites its VOSA financial standing and invoice discounting facilities, a decision was made for Classic Bus North West Ltd (CBNW Ltd) to suspend trading. The routes being operated on the CBNW Ltd licence were therefore suspended, affecting services 80 (Blackpool-Poulton-Preston) and the Red Rocket Express […]
Operators of all sizes are invited to enter their technicians in the IRTE Skills Challenge as the event returns for its fourth year of competition. Pioneered by IRTE (Institute of Road Transport Engineers), one of the most respected names in UK transport, it is aimed directly at technicians from the bus and coach industry. It […]
Director of Carmarthenshire based Taf Valley Coaches, Clive Edwards, is to make a TV appearance on the Welsh language channel, S4C, on 17 January at 19.35. He is to appear in an episode of Cefn Gwlad. The show gets an inside view of his day job running a rural coach operation, as well as his […]
Wrightbus has claimed material in a book from Capital Transport Publishing, ‘Boris’s Bus’, is defamatory. It was written by a number of well respected industry writers including: John Aldridge, Gavin Booth, Stewart J Brown, James Whiting, Christian Wolmar and others. According to news reports, the publication contains photographs of loose ceiling panels and broken light […]
trentbarton has introduced a new initiative offering free fares on its network on Sundays between 10.00 and 11.00 on Sundays. The move is a bid to drum up trade for local businesses and attractions in 2014. The operator also hopes to encourage more motorists to try public transport as an alternative to taking the car. […]
Continuing growth within all areas of the business has led Cleckheaton based Arriva Bus & Coach to open a new depot in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire. The site, which is in addition to the existing Cleckheaton base, was previously the home of Van Hool UK and the move makes Arriva the principal supplier of Van Hool coaches […]
A consultation document has been published on the Highways Agency’s proposal to implement a 60mph maximum mandatory speed limit between junction 28 at Mansfield and junction 35a at Sheffield and Rotherham between 07.00 and 19.00, seven days a week, as part of improvements planned for the motorway. The speed limit would be used to manage […]
Arriva has decided to pull out of operating bus services in Malta. The operator is handing over the operation to the island’s government. A spokesperson from the company said, ‘After careful consideration, agreement has been reached to transfer the whole of the shareholding of Arriva Malta to the Government of Malta, taking effect from 2 […]