Liquidators have been called in at the now closed Fishers Tours. All staff at the Dundee-based operator have now been made redundant. The company employed 27 people and operated from Mid Craigie Industrial Estate with a fleet of 18 coaches. In recent months, the business has faced financial challenges amid rising costs but operated with […]
Liquidators have been called in at the now closed Fishers Tours. All staff at the Dundee-based operator have now been made redundant. The company employed 27 people and operated from Mid Craigie Industrial Estate with a fleet of 18 coaches. In recent months, the business has faced financial challenges amid rising costs but operated with […]
It is a big year for Iveco Bus with triple celebrations marking 50 years of the Iveco brand, 100 years of the Annonay city bus factory in France and 130 years of its biggest bus plant, Vysoké Mýto, in the Czech Republic. To celebrate this and witness the opening of the new Prototype and Testing […]
C9 Recruitment is guaranteeing to beat any like-for-like quotation, while ensuring full legal and compliance transparency. The bus and coach industry staffing partner says it is making a stand in what it says is an industry exposed to risk through non-compliant pay models, raising the bar for recruitment standards across the transport sector. “We’ll beat […]
As the Bus Services Bill reached its Second Reading in the House of Commons yesterday (2 June 2025), the Transport Secretary called for greater accountability and reliability for bus services. The Bill, which has already passed through the House of Lords, is envisioned to improve access to opportunities that drive up living standards and so grow the economy, as […]
According to an RHA report, 75% of coach operators currently have no plans to introduce electric vehicles into their fleets. The RHA is today releasing a new Net Zero report based on a sector-wide survey of UK Coach, HGV and van operators. It shows coach operators want more clarity and certainty on dates to plan, […]
The Second Reading of the Bus Services Bill is due to take place in the House of Commons today (Monday 2 June). The new legislation is aimed at improving buses and boosting local control of services. The Bill has been brought forward from the House of Lords and has had its first reading in the Commons. […]
Buses are the safest form of transport in London, TfL‘s latest casualty figures suggest. In TfL’s annual casualty statistics, buses were recorded as the safest way to travel on the roads, carrying more people than any other public transport mode in the city. In 2024, 13 people were killed in collisions involving a bus (11 […]
Contactless ticketing and vehicle location technology provided by INIT will remain on Nottingham’s buses for a further six years. Nottingham City Transport (NCT) has agreed to renew its contract with the firm. The new agreement will see INIT provide Account Based Ticketing (ABT), enhancements of the planning, driver dispatching and rostering system, and an upgrade […]
