Merseyside and Lancashire based Cumfybus is extending its fleet and expanding its operations into Manchester after securing a £431,000 finance package from Santander Corporate & Commercial. The operator recently secured several new routes in the Manchester region, where it will be operating six buses. They will use the funding to finance three new buses to […]
First has introduced an ‘experimental’ set of bus fares in Taunton. Fares have been simplified and new tickets introduced in a bid to make travel easier and more attractive. The experiment will be used to help develop a larger review of ticket prices across a much wider part of Somerset. The operator has also introduced […]
EvoBus (UK) has appointed two new sales managers. Guy Beech has become the Mercedes-Benz UK Bus Sales Team’s new Area Sales Manager for the North, Scotland and Ireland. Guy has 25 years’ experience in the CV industry, having previously spent a number of years in truck sales. He has also enhanced his knowledge further by […]
According to a local press report, MD of First Glasgow, Ronnie Park, has been put on ‘indefinite gardening leave’ in a suspected row over service cuts, with a senior manager from First’s headquarters in Aberdeen understood to have been appointed temporarily in his place. A spokesperson for FirstGroup said, ‘Ronnie Park is taking some leave […]
In a public consultation, Sheffield Bus Partnership is giving people the opportunity to comment on proposals for changes to a number of the city’s bus services. They have until 23 August to reply. Routes the organisation is particularly interested in opinions on and most likely to be affected by the proposed changes are 11/12, 13/13A, […]
Arriva has launched a marketing campaign aimed at encouraging tourism in the north east and attracting passengers onto its 93/X93 service (between Middlesbrough, Whitby and Scarborough). The operator has produced tongue in cheek ‘Wish you were here’ style videos featuring the three towns, entitled ‘Get yourselves down here’. Four double deck buses used on the […]
Irish Transport Minister, Danny Kennedy and Enterprise Minister, Arlene Foster, have secured an EU investment of £5.8m to help meet the cost of 53 recently purchased Translink buses and coaches. The EU investment has been used in the purchase of 39 Goldline Coaches and 14 Double Deck Metro buses. They came into service over the […]
National Express has started its ‘instant day trip’ campaign, which sees thousands of affordable one way fares from £6 put on sale. Prices remain affordable right up until the day of travel meaning people can take off at the spur of the moment without getting financially stung. The fares were introduced by 30 July, which […]