A row between FlixBus and Stagecoach over usage of Aberdeen Bus Station is intensifying. Scottish government and the city council are now being drawn into what FlixBus describes as a ‘bus war’. Stagecoach’s Managing Director for North Scotland, David Beaton, informed Flixbus Managing Director Andreas Schorling in an email on 24 April that owing to […]
During a visit to Wrightbus’ Ballymena facility, Lord Dominic Johnson described the manufacturer as a ‘fantastic example’ of a UK company ‘embracing clean growth’. During his visit, the Investment Minister spoke to members of the senior management team about the company’s future plans, which include an expanded workforce and increased exports. Last month, Wrightbus won […]
RHA has emphasised the part the coach industry has played in aiding travellers over the weekend as strikes severely limited the rail network. RHA members were among hundreds of coach operators getting people to cup finals at Wembley and Hampden Park, the Epsom Derby and Beyonce’s London concert. “It’s only when something like this happens […]
A long-established coach company is available in whole or in part as a going concern in the Sussex/Surrey area. Operator with 30-plus licences and lucrative work within 30 miles radius of its base. A range of vehicles from 16-seaters to 70-seaters with a good proportion of PSVAR-compliant coaches. Vehicles will either be sold with the […]
Scania is to close a body production operation as part of efforts to reshape its bus and coach business. The manufacturer says the change is to secure profitable growth in a changing market environment and ‘provide customers with competitive and sustainable mobility solutions’. As part of the redirection, Scania is to close the part of […]
Starting this week, Transport for London has announced a coach ban along the northern part of Elizabeth Street from Eaton Square to Ebury Street. Only registered TfL bus service can now use this road. This ban is effective from 31 May for an undefined period, and is for traffic in either direction.
A coach driver from Dundee has been praised for his ‘lifesaving’ actions to prevent a fatal collision in Aberdeen last month. Thomas Ferguson, 51, has been driving for 34 years, having started as a FlixBus driver with McGill’s in August 2022 on their Scottish network. On 1 May, Thomas was driving a FlixBus coach northbound […]
Stagecoach, the UK’s largest bus and coach operator, has announced that it has joined the United Nations Global Compact as part of the operators ongoing efforts supporting transparency and to achieve the goals and aspirations of its Sustainability Strategy. The UNGC is the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative with a mission to align strategies and […]