Notts & Derby buses, part of The Wellglade Group, has invested in Centrad eight-camera CCTV systems for five new ADLs joining its fleet. The company has had a long-term relationship with Centrad stretching back 13 years. Originally using the company for destination display equipment (Centrad initially specialised in electronic LED destination displays, before branching into […]
Popular coach destination, Lincoln Christmas Market, has been cancelled. In 2022, Lincoln Christmas Market celebrated its 40th year and attracted the largest number of visitors in its history, welcoming 320,000 people over the four days. A Lincoln City Council executive committee meeting highlighted that the crowds gathering at the Market detract from the visitor experience. […]
After having four years off due to the pandemic, the biennial Busworld Europe exhibition is returning on 7 to 12 October 2023. Taking place in Brussels, Belgium, the show will see bus and coach exhibitors from across Europe display their wares, including suppliers to the UK. For the first time, the European ZEB Conference will […]
Ticketer will be exhibiting and speaking at this year’s Transport Ticketing Global event on 7 to 8 March at Olympia, London. The transport ticketing specialist is to display its latest on-bus technology and new data insights platform. Andreea Reardon, Group Chief Product & Technology Officer and Richard Blackburn-Hughes, Head of Commercial, have also been invited […]
An All Party Parliamentary Group for the Road Passenger Transport Industry (RPTI) appeal for buses and coaches for Ukraine is being supported by the UK Coach Operator Association (UKCOA). The RPTI have recently established contacts with a group organising the transportation of buses and coaches to be converted into mobile medical centres to support those […]
A new report by public policy consultancy WPI Economics, commissioned by the CPT, suggests major benefits could be reaped by levelling the playing field between private motoring and public transport in Scotland. This follows on from a study last year which showed that attracting drivers to switch some journeys to bus or coach was necessary […]
The JG Travel Group which runs the Just Go! and National Holidays brands has launched Happy Valley tours, taking advantage of the huge popularity of the BBC One TV series which has just concluded. The crime series starring Sarah Lancashire is set in the South Yorkshire city of Sheffield but episodes took in locations around […]
A dedicated bus service between Poole and the Ferndown and Uddens Industrial Estates in Dorset is returning. The bus route is being reinstated with the help of an investment from the Ferndown and Uddens Business Improvement District (BID). The FE1 service, which begins today (20 February), is the result of a partnership between Go-Ahead Group […]