The Scottish Government has allocated £3.7m towards the cost of purchasing another 83 low carbon emission buses. Nine operators have been awarded the money through round five of the Scottish Green Bus Fund. This year’s successful bidders include: First Glasgow, Wilson’s of Rhu, Secure Airparks, First Scotland East, Lothian Buses, Stagecoach North Scotland, Deveron Coaches […]
Ipswich Buses provided a gold centenary bus for George Smith on his 100th birthday recently. George was a Conductor, Driver, Inspector and then worked in the offices of Ipswich Buses until 1979. MD, Malcolm Robson, said, ‘Mr Smith’s daughter wrote to me to tell me about his birthday. I am delighted that George joined us […]
A record 19 graduates started FirstGroup’s UK based Graduate Management Scheme last month. They have begun a two year workplace training programme at various locations across First’s UK operations and within various functions in the company’s Bus and Rail divisions. In 2013, 14 university leavers began their careers with First. The scheme began in 1999. […]
National Express MD, Tom Stables, has launched ‘Seats for Soldiers’, a scheme that sees the operator give away hundreds of tickets to troops stationed at Aldershot Garrison to watch Aldershot Town Football Club. The scheme is part of the operator’s Military Promise, a commitment to support those who serve or have served in the Armed […]
Go North East’s flagship QuayLink service has become the first in Tyne and Wear to accept the region’s Pop smartcards. The development is part of a major boost for integration between bus and Metro services. Buses on the Q1 and Q2 QuayLink routes connect Newcastle and Gateshead Quays and the vehicles on the service are […]
Stagecoach North East has taken on five apprentices to train at its depots in Newcastle, Teesside, South Shields and Sunderland. The four year program involves a combination of residential training undertaking the Technical Certificate in Bus and Coach Engineering Maintenance and on the job training at a local depot. The trainees will learn all aspects […]
TfL is currently assessing the air cooling systems on double deckers following the high temperatures experienced onboard them in summer 2014. Options under consideration include better insulation around areas such as the engine compartment, improved ventilation and remote monitoring of saloon temperatures. A TfL Finance and Policy Committee Paper said, ‘More powerful air conditioning systems […]
Rica, the charity behind a new study into mobility scooters for the DfT, has published guidance on bringing the scooters onto buses. It provides information on which models are allowed on low floor buses, a list of participating operators taking part in a permit scheme for these pieces of equipment and a scooter and powered […]