Lothian Country has announced its intention to register two new routes and extend another in West Lothian from 3 December. The move follows McGill’s Group’s decision to pull services out of West Lothian on 2 December, having taken over services in this area from FirstBus in late 2022. The new Service 73 will operate between […]
A new ticketing and travel initiative between National Express-owned Dublin Express and Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail has been launched. For the first time, passengers can travel to Dublin Airport by rail or coach across Ireland by booking a single seamless ticket. The new ticketing agreement allows people travelling from all rail destinations to Heuston to […]
Transdev has placed an order worth £7.5 million for 15 new Mercedes-Benz E-Citaro electric buses to convert one of its most popular routes. The Shuttle, linking Keighley and Bradford, is to go zero-emission as a result of the investment. The orders are supported by £3.1 million of funding from the Government’s Zero Emission Bus Regional […]
Finalists of this year’s UK Bus Awards have been announced. The independent judging process of the UK Bus Awards has once again included mystery travelling for both driver and operator finalists. Additionally, it featured face-to-face interviews for some of those shortlisted. “We can’t wait to recognise, reward and inspire the bus industry when we reveal […]
D&E Coaches has appointed a new Engineering Director to oversee its in-house maintenance and strengthen training opportunities for apprentices. Calum Mcgregor has returned to D&E Coaches after a four year absence, having previously been the firm’s Workshop Manager. Bringing with him 40 years of experience in the bus and coach industry, he will oversee all […]
Go-Ahead Group Chief Executive, Christian Schreyer, has agreed with the Board to stand down as from his position at the end of October 2023. He will be succeeded by Miguel Ángel Parras. Christian, with 30 years’ transport experience, joined Go-Ahead in 2021. He led the business through the move from public to private ownership last […]
National Express is closing its two Transport Solutions depots in Sydenham and Gillingham. Despite speculation, National Express says it is not proposing any changes to its The Kings Ferry and Clarkes brands ‘at present’. This comes despite the two brands being based at Gillingham and Sydenham respectively. A spokesperson for National Express said: “We continually […]
In a post close update on trading for the 27 weeks to 30 September 2023, FirstGroup reports trading slightly ahead of expectations during the first six months of FY 2024. It says this is due to strong passenger volumes and productivity improvements resulting from the management actions it has taken to transform the business. In […]