Stephen Spendley has been appointed the UK Coach Operators Association’s (UKCOA’s) new Director of Operations. Stephen’s wealth of experience in enhancing transport operations and ensuring regulatory compliance includes managing cross-channel ferry operations, particularly the critical routes between Dover and Calais. He also has understanding of transportation legislation and government procedures, honed through his tenure at […]
Sullivan Buses has decided to withdraw from its TfL contracts to run 12 routes in London. Sullivan Buses was the only SME operator to run bus contracts for the capital’s transport authority. The move comes as the operator says it was owed £130,000 from TfL earlier this year. It estimates the shortfall in income from […]
Improvements to Greater Manchester’s franchised Bee Network are to be made as part of a series of investments in the region’s transport system. Members of the Bee Network Committee have approved the release of more than £20m to progress with key transport infrastructure projects in Greater Manchester. Among the projects to be invested in is […]
Irizar UK has supplied an Irizar Integral i6 to Woods Travel of Bognor Regis in partnership with Dawsongroup Bus & Coach. The 12.9m coach is one of the first i6 models featuring revamped styling to bring the design in line with the rest of the Irizar range. PSVAR provision has been specified on the 49-seat […]
REL announces it hopes to complete three coach operator acquisitions by the end of the year, as it receives six Volvo B8R-based MCV eVoTors. The six eVoTors are for its Redwing and Davian brands and will be operated on private hire and private school contracts in London, as well as tour work. REL is keen […]
Women in Bus and Coach has selected Kerry Turner from First Travel Solutions as the winner of its competition for a mentoring director role on its Board of Directors. Kerry is joining the Women in Bus and Coach Board for a one-year term starting today (1 August 2024). As part of her role, Kerry will […]
Alexander Dennis has unveiled the first next-generation Enviro400EV battery-electric double decker built to TfL specification. The Enviro400EV for London is fitted with 472kWh batteries as standard, which the manufacturer is now able to warrant for 14 years or 1 million km, whichever comes first, under normal operating conditions in the capital. This allows the zero-emission […]
Ralph Roberts, current CEO, has been appointed as McGill’s Group’s new Chairman, assuming the role from co-owner James Easdale who remains as a director alongside his brother, Sandy. Tony Williamson has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of the group. Tony enjoys a wealth of experience in public transport across nearly 40 years […]