First Bus has welcomed Roads and Local Transport Minister, Richard Holden MP, to Reaseheath College as part of National Apprenticeship Week. A partnership between First Bus and Reaseheath College has helped to establish the UK’s first PCV engineering academy. Apprentices are trained on the current fleet mix alongside the next generation of zero-emission vehicles. The […]
Southdown Buses has been acquired by Go-Ahead-owned Brighton & Hove Buses. A statement from Go-Ahead said: “Southdown will be a separate business unit within the group and will initially retain its local identity, although over time we anticipate altering the branding to Metrobus.” Ed Wills, Managing Director of Brighton & Hove Buses and Metrobus, said: […]
Bus passengers will be rewarded for leaving the car at home thanks to a month-long boost from Renfrewshire Council’s ‘Not Far? Leave the Car’ campaign. Almost 1,000 people are currently taking part in the campaign by tracking their journeys on the free ‘Not Far? Leave the Car’ app, which generates points that can be redeemed […]
Newport Transport has retrofitted 31 Yutong electric buses with Journeo digital wing mirrors, with a further 12 vehicles set to have the technology installed. The initial installations followed a trial period, where the Journeo Camera Monitor System (CMS) impressed Newport Transport with its robust construction and performance. Among the features of Journeo’s CMS that pleased […]
Bus and coach insurance specialist, Gauntlet Group, has teamed up with price comparison website, Coach Hire Comparison. The partnership is aimed at helping operators get back on the road to full post-pandemic recovery. As part of its partner arrangement, Gauntlet is offering a ‘Call Paul’ service. Coach Hire Comparison members, with any queries relating to their […]
With government funding for buses expiring by the end of March, the future of bus services in England ‘hangs in the balance’, according to the Urban Transport Group. The Group made the warning in its contribution to next month’s Spring Budget. In its submission to the Treasury, the Group – the UK’s network of city […]
Alexander Dennis (ADL) is to supply the first 11.5m versions of its Enviro400 with City-style bodywork. Reading Buses is ordering seven of the double-deckers for use on its Green Line 702 and 703 services to London and Heathrow Airport. They will feature a glazed staircase, skylights, air chill, wood effect flooring, high-back seats with USB […]
Bus preservation group Friends of King Alfred Buses (FoKAB) is to run its Original King Alfred Buses Running Day in and around Winchester on Monday 1 May 2023. A 1929 Leyland Lion single-decker will head the line-up of a dozen traditional King Alfred buses representing the characterful local bus company which closed down 50 years […]