Lucketts Travel Group has turned some of its buses and coaches into moving billboards as part of an advertising campaign aimed at catching the attention of new customers. The vehicles all operate on routes in and around Hampshire and feature the Group’s tagline, ‘Get on Board’, as well as pictures of well known attractions, landscapes […]
Passenger numbers are continuing to rise on a new bus route in Reading. The 6a was recently introduced by Reading Buses to give shift workers at the Tesco distribution centre close to M4 Junction 11 a direct link along the Basingstoke Road to and from Reading Station seven days a week. The operator has also […]
Free Wi-fi for Stagecoach bus passengers has been introduced on four Euro5 ADL Enviro200s in Sheffield, part of a £1.5m investment since December last year in a fleet of 13 new buses for Sheffield and Chesterfield. The vehicles recently entered service on Stagecoach’s 123 service between Crystal Peaks and the city centre via Woodhouse and […]
After ten years with People 1st, Brian Wisdom has announced his intention to move on from his position as CEO in the latter half of 2014. He will remain as an ambassador for the passenger transport and tourism skills and workforce development charity, providing continuity and an extended handover period for the organisation. Having led […]
Nottingham City Transport (NCT) is to withdraw its services 37 (City – Castle Boulevard – QMC – Beeston) and 14 (City to Queen’s Medical Centre Forecourt) from 30 March 2014 after both have run at a loss for around a year. The 37’s had been linked to Broadmarsh and the City Loop for better connections […]
First Eastern Counties has internally promoted two of its long serving managers. Chris Speed has taken on the new role of Business Manager, which will see him working closely with local management at depot level, providing support and encouragement on developing new ideas and progressing the existing operation. He has worked for First for 15 […]
Funding worth £189m for the free bus travel scheme across Wales has been announced by Welsh Transport Minister, Edwina Hart. The new three year package follows an independent review of how bus operators should be reimbursed for offering free travel to more than 720,000 concessionary pass holders in Wales. Edwina Hart said, ‘Since April 2002, […]
Lothian Buses has scooped the Sustainable Development award at this year’s Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce Business Awards. Held at the city’s Sheraton Hotel, the awards are in their third year and celebrate the contribution local businesses make to the capital. With a total investment of over £12m into environmental improvements, the operator was recognised for […]