National Express West Midlands (NXWM) drivers Lee Grantham, Paul Jarvis and Danny Bayley are heading to next month’s 2024 UK Bus Driver of the Year final. At last year’s UK final, Lee was crowned UK Bus Driver of the Year (BDOY), while Paul won the title in 2012. In the operator’s internal qualifications, Lee from […]
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 […]
McGill’s Bus Group has invested in EPM Bus Solutions technology to transform its customer service function to build patronage. Developed by EPM specifically for the bus sector, Customer Resolution Centre (CRC) is designed to accelerate customer service response times by providing complete visibility of the operating environment, enabling customer service teams to manage queries efficiently. […]
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 […]
Flowbird has introduced a new integrated ticketing system for the autonomous Portuguese islands of Madeira and Porto Santo. The project, delivered by the Autonomous Region of Madeira, brings together three bus operators (Companhia de Autocarros da Madeira, Siga Rodoeste and Horários do Funchal ) in a new network called SIGA, with passengers and operators benefiting […]