In the six months ended 27 December 2014, Go-Ahead Group revenue rose 13.8% to £1,558.7m (H1 2014: £1,370m). The company’s bus division ‘performed well’ during the period, with overall operating profit at £45.1m (H1 2014: £41.6m), an increase of 8.4%. In line with its target plan, the regional bus business has overtaken its London bus […]
Ipswich Buses has become the first recipient of CPT’s new and professionally recognised Workshop Accreditation. Recently designed and launched by CPT’s Engineering Committee with support from the Traffic Commissioners, the Accreditation assesses bus and coach operators’ workshops, as well as dealer workshops. It examines them against a series of in-depth engineering compliance and health and […]
Parking in Paris is set to triple in price on 1 May 2015, following a decision by the Council of Paris. French trade body, the National Federation of Passenger Transport (FNTV), denounced the method chosen for the implementation of such measures as well as what it describes as the exorbitant cost of the increase. The […]
As a mark of respect for those who lost their lives in the tipper truck incident in Bath on 9 February, First West of England drivers in the city will be swapping their normal uniforms to wear black on 23 February. In doing so, they will also be raising funds for the Air Ambulance, which […]
In the past year, almost 150,000 National Express Dundee smartcards have been bought. Additionally, nearly 20,000 smart Student Weeklies have been bought since the start of this academic year alone. National Express Dundee is the first in Scotland to operate a smart ticketing system which offers commercial products on the national Entitlement Card, as well […]
London bus route 130 has been extended from Norwood Junction to Thornton Heath Clock Tower via Selhurst Road, Park Road, Whitehorse Lane, Thornton Heath High Street and Parchmore Road. Operated by Go-Ahead, the service previously ran between New Addington and Norwood Junction via Addington Village, Shirley Road and Woodside.
Restructuring and advisory firm, FRP Advisory, has confirmed that the business and accompanying assets of Harrison’s Coaches (Morecambe) Ltd, trading as Battersby Silver Grey, has been sold out of administration to John Shaw & Sons Ltd, trading as Travellers Choice. B&CB originally announced that this deal was to take place in issue 1312, 30 January […]
This year’s CV Show (14 to 16 April at the NEC) will see the return of the Workshop segment. This part of the exhibition features original equipment components and replacement parts to the latest in maintenance management systems, garage and bodyshop equipment. It includes stands from Blitz Rotary, Bradbury, CTEK, Eclipse, Gemco, Maha, Somers Totalkare, […]