Transport for Wales has announced a number of TrawsCymru long-distance bus routes have now been re-tendered. The contracts awarded are as follows: T1C Cardiff > Aberystwyth – contract awarded to Mid Wales Travel with no immediate changes but from November there will be a new fare structure. T2 Bangor > Aberystwyth – contract awarded to […]
Buses of Somerset operator, First Bus South, has confirmed the closure of its Bridwater depot, effective from 3 September. Plans to close the site were first aired in July. From that date, all services previously run from Bridgwater will operate from its other depots across Somerset. The vast majority of services will be retained and […]
Jon and Cathy Bernstein of Bernstein Engineering are retiring today (31 August 2023). Bernstein Engineering began trading in 1986, supplying parts and services to the bus and coach industry. This was initially carried out from premises in Watford and later Aylesbury. Jon and Cathy would like to say thank you to the suppliers, to Vogelsitze […]
Stagecoach East has held a ‘Behind the Buses’ event, giving people a look behind the scenes at its operations. Local councillors and bus users got to see the engineering, commercial, control and maintenance work that goes into running a modern transport fleet, including electric vehicles. The event was aimed at strengthening relationships with local people […]
The Green Bus is withdrawing home-to-school services during the forthcoming academic year. B&CB has been shown a letter to the operator’s customers saying it came to the ‘difficult decision’ as the cost of running the service exceeds the income it receives. It cites a 38.1% increase in its motor insurance premium from 1 August that […]
Representatives from First Bus and City of York Council have ‘switched on’ a new fleet of zero-emission buses. For use in York, the buses are transforming the operator’s depot into one of the first outside London to be fully electric. The vehicles herald a new ‘York Electric’ branding, the first of which are now operating […]
Carousel Bus’ PickMeUp demand responsive transport (DRT) service in the Wycombe area is expanding. The service’s catchment area is being expanded to include Flackwell Heath. Funded by a three-year central Government Rural Mobility Fund Grant, the service runs from Monday to Friday from 6am to 7pm. Mercedes-Benz-based Sprinter conversions by EVM are currently used on the […]
A bus fire on Lime Street in Liverpool is being treated as suspected arson. A Stagecoach bus caught fire on the evening of 25 August in the city centre. Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service had three fire engines on the scene at 6.33pm. Firefighters left the scene at 8.15pm, with the flames extinguished. On arrival, crews […]