Bus Éireann, Ireland’s national bus company, has announced a return to pre-Covid passenger levels. The operator has achieved 89.5 million passenger journeys for the full year in 2022, despite some pandemic impact in the first two months of the year. In 2021, passenger journeys were 57.5 million. In 2022, Bus Éireann operated more than 225 […]
To help staff cope with the cost-of-living crisis, Readybus has implemented a 25% pay rise since September 2021. The operator has been hard hit by Covid, Brexit and rising fuel and energy costs. However, the business has not only ridden the storm, it is ensuring all staff haven’t been impacted by the recent crises and […]
Campaign for Better Transport is calling for a ‘super’ tax on private jets to help pay for improvements to public transport. The transport charity is calling for a new ‘super’ rate of Air Passenger Duty to apply to private jet passengers and for private flights to lose their VAT free status. “We think it’s about […]
Transport for Greater Manchester has ordered a further 50 zero-emission double-deck buses from Alexander Dennis Ltd (ADL), doubling the total on order for the franchised Bee Network bus system to 100. The additional 50 British-built electric buses will enter service in parts of Bury, Rochdale and Oldham when the second tranche of franchising launches there […]
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has awarded the first of its re-regulated bus network contracts to Diamond Buses and Go-Ahead Group. Go-Ahead’s Go North West operating company beat off competition from eight other operators bidding to run bus routes in both Wigan and Bolton from 17 September 2023. The buses will be part of Manchester’s […]
Daimler Buses intends to offer electric coaches with its Mercedes-Benz and Setra brands by the end of the decade. The manufacturer has teamed up with research institutes and experts from the industry to form the Electrified Coach project (ELCH in short). The project is funded by Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action. […]
A joint venture company between the Go-Ahead Group and UGL, U-Go-Mobility, has been awarded a contract to operate buses in Sydney by Transport for New South Wales. The contract worth approximately $500 million, to be split 50-50 between the two partners. Under a seven year deal with operations beginning in July 2023, U-Go Mobility will […]
VDL Bus & Coach has appointed Richard van den Dungen as Commercial Director. Van den Dungen succeeds Marcel Jacobs in the position following his departure last June. As Commercial Director, Richard will focus on managing the commercial organisation at home and abroad, among other things with the aim of securing and improving long-term customer satisfaction. […]