The first contract to improve the A9 Perth to Inverness Road from single to predominantly dual carriageway is now out to tender six months ahead of schedule. The contract, the first of 12 dualling sections planned along the route, is the five mile stretch from Kincraig to Dalraddy and is said to be worth £50m. […]
Malcolm Wetherell, a driver based at First Eastern Counties’ Lowestoft depot, is celebrating after clocking up 49 years’ service. He joined the firm, then part of the nationalised Transport Holding Company, in August 1965 when he was 16 years old as an Apprentice Engineer at the Great Yarmouth depot. After completing a five year apprenticeship […]
Former Arriva Midlands Business Development Manager, Gordon Frost, has joined Swindon bus operator Thamesdown as Operations Director. Gordon worked in the area some years ago as District Manager for Stagecoach Swindon. Part of his role will be to drive the company forward with regards to incorporating customer-focused technology with the business; these include rolling out […]
East Yorkshire Motor Services (EYMS) and Hull Museums are hosting another of their Big Bus Day events following the record attendance at 2013’s edition. This year’s free to enter family event takes place on 30 August, 10.00 to 16.00, at the Streetlife Museum on Hull’s High Street. Attractions include free open top bus trips around […]
Transport Minister, Baroness Kramer, is scheduled to officially open Reading Buses’ new £1m gas compression station on 8 September. She will reveal a plaque to record the event when she spends an hour at the operator’s Great Knollys Street depot. The official opening ceremony will take place at 11.00 and will be co-hosted by the […]
Go North East has extended the frequency of a number or its peak services. Its 309 Cobalt Clipper service which operates from Blyth to Newcastle via Whitley Bay, will run every fifteen minutes during the day on Mondays to Saturdays. In addition, the X21 Pronto service between Durham, Chester-le-Street, Gateshead and Newcastle will provide an […]
Significant changes will be made from 1st September to supported bus services across Worcestershire as the County Council implements the results of its consultation undertaken earlier this. Initially the Council intended to remove all revenue support for bus services but backed off following the consultation which showed that the most socially necessary services could be […]
A joint 60 year celebration of the Routemaster and the iconic Fender Stratocaster guitar took place recently. One of London’s New Routemasters has been wrapped in a Fender inspired design, which includes an image of a giant Stratocaster. In addition, Fender has produced 25 limited edition guitars echoing the design of a Routemaster bus, complete […]