Barnes Coaches of Swindon has kicked off its annual driver apprentice scheme for 2024 in a bid to add six more recruits to the team. The trainee recruitment drive began in May 2018: “We saw the driver shortage coming,” said Matt Barnes, a Director at Barnes. “We had too many leaving us, not enough coming […]
Ferry operator DFDS is to launch a video explaining systems which speed groups through the Channel crossings. DFDS has already led from the front by creating an app in 2022 which can be used by operators to log the passports of groups before they reach Dover, helping shave time off the more complex post-Brexit checks. […]
The tragic death of teenager Jessica Baker in the M53 coach accident has prompted the Department for Transport and Department for Education to promise school seatbelt guidance in 2024. The impetus was provided by Liverpool and Wirral Coroner, André Rebello OBE, who issued a Report to Prevent Future Deaths to both government departments. The formal […]
One of Volvo’s electromobility specialists has emphasised the ability of electric buses to reduce noise on a recent visit to a Stagecoach depot. Vice President of Electromobility Business Development at Volvo Buses, Marie Carlsson, visited Stagecoach East’s Cambridgeshire depot to emphasise the benefits of electromobility for public health. It follows a partnership between Volvo Buses […]
Go-Ahead London is marking ten years of operating electric buses in the capital. The operator today hosted a celebration at its Camberwell depot to mark the tenth anniversary of the operation of London’s first modern day emission-free bus, which was trialled on 18 December 2013. As part of the event, pictures were displayed of the […]
Concerns about the mandatory change to the terms and conditions for all Scottish public sector grant payments in relation to Fair Work First, which includes Network Support Grant, have prompted Transport Scotland to organise more on-line engagement sessions. The NSG conditionality strengthens previous Fair Work First policy set out in current terms and conditions, and […]
First Bus and Stagecoach are to offer free travel across Aberdeen city and shire every weekend in January. The offer is a direct impact of the improvements both operators have seen thanks to the new bus priority measures in Aberdeen with the new bus gates already speeding up journey times for over 600,000 people each […]
National Express West Midlands has confirmed its continued participation in the government’s £2 single fare cap scheme until the end of 2024. The initiative was first launched in January 2023 as part of the government’s Help for Households scheme. Over 12.5 million National Express West Midlands bus passenger journeys made using the single fare offer […]