Following news that the Liberal Democrats’ UK wide ‘Pre-Manifesto’ will contain a commitment to scrap the Severn Bridge tolls at the next Parliament, The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has expressed concern that it could be a case of ‘Robbing Peter to pay Paul.’ RHA Chief Executive Geoff Dunning, commented, ‘Of course we would be in […]
The Kings Ferry has revealed it is ready to carry record numbers of passengers this year as recent rail fare price hikes are expected to encourage train travellers in Kent to switch to coach. Passenger numbers from the county using the company’s services have grown 14% in the past four years. Year-to-date, passenger journeys are […]
National Express West Midlands (NXWM) and Centro, the West Midlands public transport co-ordinator, have joined forces to introduce over 50 new buses to the borough of Sandwell. The £9m investment is part of a two year plan that will include more than 300 new buses on the region’s roads, new bus shelters, and the introduction […]
A survey produced by the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) and Driver First Assist (DFA) has shown that 84% of people think more drivers should be trained in the skills needed to deal with the aftermath of a road traffic collision (RTC). Of the 2198 respondents, half said they would like to participate in such […]
First West of England has recognised 29 of its staff who have a combined service record of 845 years working for the operator. A further seven other employees were recognised at the ceremony for ‘going the extra mile’, whilst a special award for outstanding achievement was bestowed upon Martin ‘Trigger’ Rogers for his continual efforts […]
Sandy and James Easdale, owners of Greenock based McGill’s Buses, have made an offer for the last remaining shipyard on the river Clyde, according to press reports. The company in question is Ferguson Shipbuilders, which went into administration on 14 August 2014. Blair Nimmo and Tony Friar of KPMG LLP were appointed as Joint Administrators […]
New smart ticketing services were introduced across Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, Sheffield and South Yorkshire zones last week. Two new tickets, TravelMaster 7 and 28 Day tickets are now available as smartcards, offering unlimited travel across the passenger transport network. In addition, 13 smartcard kiosks were introduced at transport interchanges across South Yorkshire where the new […]
A former Engineering Manager at Stagecoach North East has returned to the region as Engineering Director for the local bus operator. Gary Chisholm has taken the new position after previously working for the company as Engineering Manager in South Shields and Stockton, before his most recent role as Engineering Director for Stagecoach West Scotland. After […]