Tiverton-based Blakes Coaches has raised £5,500 for the Special Care Baby Unit (SBCU) in North Devon Hospital. Each year, Blakes Coaches choose a different local charity to raise money for and last year it was the SBCU, which took care of employees Hannah and Nick Marland’s new born baby Olivia. When Olivia was born on […]
Cardiff Bus Interchange is set to open after a seven year delay, Transport for Wales (TfW) has confirmed. The new station is due to open its doors in spring this year, according tot he transport authority. The site was originally to open in 2017, but was delayed due to setbacks, a new masterplan and disruption […]
Designs for new bus lanes, shelters and junction upgrades on the busy Hobs Moat Road/Lode Lane commuter route in Solihull are being unveiled. The new infrastructure is designed to allow buses to bypass traffic queues between Solihull town centre and the A45 Coventry Road making journeys more reliable, regular and predictable for passengers. It is […]
Richard Prescott, a driver from Arriva Bus, has been crowned Trakm8’s Road Safety Hero of 2023. The fleet technology specialist launched the competition in support of Brake’s Road Safety Week, with a focus on addressing the critical issue of speeding on our roads. Richard, based at the Arriva Runcorn depot, has been described as being […]
A report by sustainable transport charity Campaign for Better Transport has highlighted how the government can help local authorities provide better bus services. The ‘National Bus Strategy: Capacity and Capability’ report, commissioned by the DfT and written by Campaign for Better Transport, looked at what barriers local transport authorities (LTAs) face in delivering the better […]
CitySightseeing Edinburgh has been named the best tour operator in the world by CitySightseeing Worldwide. The service is operated by Lothian Buses. Operating under the Edinburgh Bus Tours umbrella, CitySightseeing Edinburgh has been operating for 23 years. CitySightseeing Edinburgh was named the Best Operator at the CitySightseeing Worldwide Annual Conference in Hanoi, Vietnam. In being […]
A new TrawsCymru service will commence operation in February 2024. The service will see the first electric buses on Gwynedd‘s public transport network. The service is to operate between Caernarfon, Porthmadog and Blaenau Ffestiniog. The vehicles and charging facilities have been provided thanks to financial support from the Welsh Government and will be operated by […]
In an interview on BBC local radio, the Cotswold District Council Leader has suggested that coaches could be excluded from Bourton-on-the-Water. Lib Dem Joe Harris claimed that the hotspot is ‘over-touristed’ and should perhaps focus purely on visitors who come by car. Phillips International’s Julian Phillips said they’d be boycotting the Cotswolds hotspot of Bourton-on-the-Water […]