Newport Transport has appointed Morgan Stevens as its new Operations Director. The 29 year old was appointed to the company in April 2010 in an inspector role. He is now in charge of over almost 100 buses and 170 drivers running the operation’s 45 plus services. Before joining the municipal operator he had no previous […]
In an effort to enhance its green credentials, Stagecoach Group has launched a new sustainability strategy. It is aimed at cutting carbon emissions, reducing water consumption and improving recycling at its transport operations in the UK, mainland Europe and North America. The operator’s new five year strategy, ‘Shared responsibility, shared future’, produced in partnership with […]
Go-Ahead Group Plc has scored 84 points out of 100 and is rated B in the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) UK results. This is the highest score achieved by the Group so far and a seven point improvement upon last year’s disclosure score (77B). The operator’s performance has improved steadily over several years. CDP is […]
Wrightbus has received its first Euro6 StreetLite order from Tower Transit. The operator is taking 11 new StreetLites to TfL specification, due for delivery in February. Specified with Daimler engines, they are all to be 10.8m in length and incorporate the company’s grey and green colour scheme throughout the interior, including the seating upholstery. Tower […]
Figures on the fuel savings achieved on routes converted to using only New Routemasters have been released. The results in their average miles per gallon (mpg) are in comparison to the vehicles previously used: Route 11 – from 4.7mpg to 7.4mp (57% improvement); Routes 24 and 390 (the same vehicles are used across the two […]
FirstGroup’s trading in the third quarter of its financial year has been in line with management’s expectations. First UK Bus’s transformation programme was reported as being on track, with overall like-for-like passenger volume growth of 1.4% in the period, despite mixed local economic conditions across its portfolio. Its volumes continue to be driven principally by […]
First West of England recently displayed a bio-bus in Bristol and hopes to bring it into service in the city in the coming weeks and months as a demonstration vehicle. It was initially used as part of the Bristol Green Capital launch weekend activities, running a series of free round trips from Bristol city centre. […]
An investment worth £414m has been pledged by the Scottish Government over the next two years to secure the continuation of nationwide free bus travel for over 60s and people with disabilities. Building on an agreement reached in January 2013, Transport Scotland and Scotland’s bus industry have agreed terms for reimbursing operators for providing concessionary […]