Pawel Polewski has been promoted to Operations Manager across Go-Ahead Group-owned Thames Travel and Carousel Buses. Mr Polewski oversees the operation of a combined fleet of more than 100 vehicles serving in excess of five million passengers in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire, with services extending into Berkshire, Hertfordshire and Greater London. Pawel first joined Thames Travel […]
Flix SE, the company behind the FlixBus brand, has reported record-breaking numbers today, which is the tenth anniversary of the first FlixBus ride. With a global revenue of more than £1.3bn and profitability on an EBITDA level, 2022 has been the most successful year in the Flix history. It has achieved a revenue increase of […]
EVM Direct Ireland (EVM IRL) is now the main distributor for Anadolu Isuzu as the Turkish brand expands into the Republic of Ireland market. EVM UK started a partnership with Anadolu Isuzu from Turkey in June 2022 to distribute its range of buses and coaches in the UK market. Now EVM UK will expand this […]
Go-Coach is rolling out Wheely-Safe technology across its 40-strong fleet after a trial installation on a single Optare Solo flagged a potentially dangerous issue with brake temperatures. Go-Coach installed the full Wheely-Safe solution, consisting of an intelligent tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS), plus wheel loss sensors which can also monitor temperatures around the brakes and hub. […]
Optibus is providing an eBook featuring predictions of the top five trends and priorities likely to be seen across the bus, coach and wider transport industry in 2023 and beyond. The planning, scheduling, rostering, operations and passenger information software specialist conducted a survey of professionals across the industry in December 2022, asking what their expectations […]
Funding for Wales’ buses into the future will not be enough to keep the services as they currently stand, according to deputy transport minister Lee Waters. His words come after it was announced that Wales’ Bus Emergency Scheme (BES) is to be extended for three months, taking it beyond March when it was planned to […]
Newly-built ADL Plaxton Leopards are now available with dual seating-arrangement certification. The new feature enables operators to switch their Plaxton Leopard coaches from 3+2 seating (typically featuring 72 seats in a 12.8m long vehicle) to 2+2 seating for 59 passengers without the need for a VTP5 inspection by the DVSA. The change can be made […]
MAN Truck & Bus is donating one €1m as emergency aid for the victims of the recent earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. Some of the money will be used directly for material goods and their transport with buses, trucks and vans, but it will also go to major aid organisations that are providing humanitarian aid […]