National Express West Midlands is hosting a Black Country Bus Bash. The family event, in support of charity, will be open to anybody interested in becoming a bus driver, with driver trainers and the National Express UK recruitment team on hand to answer any questions. Between 10am and 4pm on Saturday 23 September, the operator […]
Bus Users UK has called for all coaches to be made accessible, for buses to have only forward-facing wheelchair bays, and for exterior destination announcements on buses and coaches. The organisation, responding to the PSVAR consultation, claims wheelchair ramps are too steep, in some circumstances, for wheelchair users to board buses and says buses should […]
Rotala Plc has received an offer of 63.5pence per share for the company from certain of its own directors: Chief Executive, Simon Dunn; Managing Director – North West, Bob Dunn and Non-Executive Chair, John Gunn. Rotala’s share price rose 41.67% today, as the announcement was made. The offer comes from a newly incorporated entity established […]
Rather belatedly, I discover that my own council tax bill now includes a £12 ‘precept’ ring-fenced for bus service support. This happened in January, around the same time that I was extolling the virtues of the idea, put forward by the mayor. A Mayoral General Precept can be applied by some combined authorities to raise […]
Mellor has chosen the Busworld exhibition in Brussels next month reveal its new Sigma 9 and 12 vehicles, following what it says is exceptional growth in the last three years. The first reveal of Mellor’s Sigma 9 is a significant milestone for the manufacturer. The all-electric, nimble Sigma 9 requires just 60% of the […]
To celebrate Catch the Bus Month this September, Transport for Wales (TfW) is offering 50% off first-time TrawsCymru app purchases on selected TrawsCymru routes. New users of the TrawsCymru app can receive half-price fares for selected tickets on the T1, T1C, T2, T3, T8 and T10 services. The half-price tickets can be activated at any […]
German brand Flix and Scania have announced a long-term partnership pertaining to sustainable long-distance travel. The ambition is to accelerate the transition to sustainable mobility by developing new solutions and influencing the design on the needed infrastructure. Initially, Scania will be providing Flix with up to 50 Bio-LNG (LBG) coaches by 2025. The vehicles, based on Irizar’s […]
Final preparations are being made by the Go-Ahead Group to run Manchester’s first Bee Network buses this weekend. The franchised services are due to begin on Sunday 24 September on 50 routes in Bolton and Wigan. More than 1,000 colleagues at Go-Ahead’s Go North West operating company are involved in a team effort to run […]