Greater Manchester’s franchised bus network, the Bee Network, is now up and running. The first Bee Network buses left depots in Bolton and Wigan this morning. The mobilisation marked a culmination of months of preparation by a team of 600 people at Go North West, which won the first two contracts to operate Bee Network […]
Experienced Go-Ahead bus drivers have travelled from across Britain to take part in Sunday’s Bee Network bus launch in Manchester. Yellow-branded Bee Network buses will begin on Sunday morning on 50 routes in and around Bolton and Wigan, the first stage in Greater Manchester’s franchised bus network. Go North West has borrowed 85 drivers from […]
Cumbria-based Mountain Goat Tours has been crowned Sightseeing Operator of the Year in the UKinbound Awards for Excellence. UKinbound is a trade association that represents the interests of the UK’s inbound tourism industry. Its annual Awards for Excellence Gala Dinner saw awards presented in front of 350 tourism and hospitality professionals at Belfast City Hall. […]
Journeys made on transport technology specialist Flix‘s services has risen dramatically since last year, according to its half-year figures for the first six months of 2023. From January until the end of June 2023, more than 36 million passengers worldwide travelled with FlixBus, FlixTrain, Greyhound, and Kamil Koç, equivalent to a 53% increase versus 2022. […]
Rural areas are set to benefit from the Scottish government’s Community Bus Fund. The Fund is designed to support local transport authorities to explore the options for bus services set out in the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019, and improve public transport in their areas. More than £5 million is being made available as part of […]
Jonathan and Ruth Joplin bought the small coaching operation of Peelings Coaches in 1990 when it had already been trading for 67 years. 33 years on, the family is celebrating the centenary and Stuart Jones went along to join in. When Charles Peeling started running buses on market day services, in 1923, the economy of […]
The industry has been reacting to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak‘s decision to step back from 2030 to 2035 for the closure of sales of new internal combustion engine (ICE) cars. The decision comes as part of a raft of announcements on the country’s net-zero plans. A spokesperson from RHA reacted with: “We seek urgent clarity […]
Transport leather manufacturer Muirhead has opened its £14 million ‘Super Tannery’. The landmark project has taken seven years to deliver. It forms part of the group’s 20-year strategy and commitment to continuous improvements in sustainability. Tanning is a crucial part of the leather production process, whereby the raw hides are treated in drums filled with […]