The announcement that the Confederation of Transport’s Regional Manager, John Burch, is to retire from the CPT brought with it a huge number of plaudits. Announced on the Bus & Coach Buyer website, John’s decision to stand down, and devote his time to consultancy work, was greeted with a ‘thank you’ from across the bus […]
Northern England-based Hobans 1923, which this year marks its centenary, has had its PCV licence revoked. The licence had been lost through an ‘avoidable technicality’, according to the company. The loss means the business is no longer able to provide home-to-school services, affecting three schools, as well as a number of other private contracts. In […]
Members of trade union Unite at Go North East continue to heap pressure on their employer during a strike now entering its second week. Unite’s latest communication accuses the operator’s parent company, Go-Ahead, of forgetting its roots in the north east, saying the business is ‘built on the backs of workers on Tyneside’. Meanwhile, the […]
A report published today (3 November 2023) claims the Welsh bus network could be grown by well over a third. Proposals published in the report Y Ffordd Gymreig (The Welsh Way), from data analytics specialists Tracsis and CPT Cymru, details how adopting the Minimum Subsidy model of bus franchising will empower bus operators to invest […]
M&J Minibus Hire’s Mike Woodhouse is taking on his third cycle challenge for charity. Mike is doing RideLondon on 26 May 2024 to raise £1,000 for Cancer Research UK. It is his third charity cycling event. You can support Mike by giving to Cancer Research UK here.
Go North West and First Manchester have been appointed to run school bus services in the second phase of Manchester’s Bee Network roll out. Go North West has been awarded three contracts and First Manchester six contracts, covering a total of 11 schools in Oldham, Rochdale, Manchester and Bury, with franchised bus services beginning to […]
Autonomous driving capabilities on Stagecoach East Scotland’s CAVForth bus service have been switched off as the operator explores some potential upgrades. Now currently driven by a human, the AB1 bus route is between Edinburgh Park and the Ferrytoll Park and Ride site in Fife, crossing the Forth Road Bridge. A human driver is always onboard, […]
Warwickshire County Council and partners have introduced a new name for their bus service improvements in the county: Warwickshire Buses. Previously known as the Warwickshire Enhanced Partnership for Buses, the group came out of the Warwickshire Bus Service Improvement Plan (WBSIP), which set out how the Council will use the framework of an Enhanced Partnership […]