Making its return this year is the IRTE Bus & Coach Skills Challenge. Back for its 12th anniversary, the event is taking ‘Challenging the Status Quo’ as its theme this year, which IRTE says embodies its commitment to driving innovation, workforce excellence, and empowering the next generation of bus and coach technicians. The Skills Challenge […]
While cars provided much of the London EV Show’s headline glamour, there were light commercial vehicles from several manufacturers including DAF, Ford and Saic Maxus (supplied by Heathrow LDV Ltd) whose products can also form the basis of minibus conversions. The sole representation of the bus manufacturing industry was a shell stand occupied by Karsan […]
Transdev-owned Rosso is boosting driver pay as it promotes its recruitment drive. The bus firm is now offering qualified bus drivers a newly increased pay rate of £15 an hour to join its teams in Blackburn and Burnley, while trainee drivers will now earn £14 an hour for their first 12 months before joining those […]
Thames Travel and The Oxford Science Park have today (8 January) launched a new trial bus service to improve connectivity to the science and technology centre. The 3X service links Oxford city centre and Oxford rail station directly with The Oxford Science Park. It stops at St Aldates, Redbridge Park & Ride and Heyford Hill […]
Trade body RHA Coach is announcing the third National Coach Week. It is to take place between 8-12 April and is aimed at promoting the industry. B&CB will bring you more on how operators can get involved in the coming weeks.
Irizar UK has appointed Mark Jordan to the new role of Head of Aftersales. Mark joins the team from Lucketts Travel of Fareham (part of National Express Transport Solutions), where he was Head of Engineering. Mark said: “I’m pleased to be joining the Irizar UK team at an exciting time for the business and looking […]
Heavy usage of the Friends of King Alfred Buses (FoKAB) New Year running day has been reported. Almost 3,500 free tickets were issued during the event. Eight King Alfred buses, supported by four visiting vehicles, operated across the one-time King Alfred network, radiating out from Winchester Broadway across the city and into the surrounding area. […]
Operators in West Yorkshire continue to fight against bus franchising as the deadline on a consultation on the future of the region’s buses nears. A public consultation on how the area’s buses are run was launched by West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) in October and is set to close on Sunday 7 January. The region’s […]