An amended voluntary code of practice for coach operators taking passengers to designated sporting events has been published. The guidance is part of the Senior Traffic Commissioner’s Statutory Document on Good Repute and Fitness. It has been reviewed at the request of Police in England and Wales. The proposed changes were then open to a […]
Following the announcement of its plans to cut services in Wales and close its Brynmawr depot (see B&CB 1271, 11 April 2014), Stagecoach has confirmed it is to reduce its South Wales fleet by 10% from mid-July. The decision follows what it describes as ‘drastic’ cuts in investment by the Welsh Government. The biggest impact […]
As bus companies make major service withdrawals across Wales, the Welsh Transport Minister, Edwina Hart, has announced funding to trial new, more efficient ways of delivering public transport. The new methods are aimed at improving access to jobs and services, particularly in rural areas. The Vale of Glamorgan and Ceredigion councils will each receive £100,000 […]
MD of First UK Bus, Giles Fearnley, is to speak at the AGM of the Dengie Hundred Bus Users Group (DHBUG) on 14 May 2014. Giles will update the group on progress with the 31X service since his previous visit in February 2013, explaining how new measures to improve engineering maintenance and driver training have […]
London Transport Museum is launching a new exhibition, entitled ‘Goodbye Piccadilly – from Home Front to Western Front’, at a Friday Late event on 16 May from 18.45 to 22.00. The showcase focuses on the social change accelerated by the outbreak of the First World War. The evening includes a bar, music, talks, tours, make-and-take […]
According to Dr William Wright CBE of the Wrights Group, the next five years could see a real breakthrough for the viability of fully electric buses. Dr Wright made his comments following the entry into service of eight wirelessly-charged electric Wrightbus Streetlite EV vehicles in Milton Keynes. Dr Wright said, ‘There is a parallel with […]
Fully trained and experienced PSV engineers have been called for by the Freight Transport Association (FTA) for its new Vehicle Inspection Service (VIS) Health-check Audit. The VIS inspections available from FTA include: roadworthiness inspections, maintenance inspections, pre-purchase inspections, end-of-lease inspections, due diligence inspections and lifting equipment inspections. The FTA Vehicle Inspection Service Health-check Audit has […]
Stagecoach has announced some ‘significant enhancements’ to the Coastliner 700 service between Brighton and Portsmouth. The improvements include more double deckers; a new timetable intended to improve punctuality; more buses between Bognor Regis, Chichester and Portsmouth, an increase in frequency from Littlehampton to Arundel and increased control using real time tracking of the 47 vehicle […]