Go Ahead-Group-owned Bluestar is taking on employees affected by First’s upcoming departure from Southampton. First is due to withdraw its CityRed services in Southampton from 19 February 2023. Bluestar has been hosting recruitment days for drivers affected by First’s decision, with the operator saying the events have exceeded all expectations. “More than 140 new employees […]
Rock Road, a subsidiary of Rock Rail, has reached financial close on the financing of 30 Wrightbus Electroliners. The zero-emission buses are to be operated out of Twickenham depot on Route 111 by Abellio, replacing diesel buses. This project represents the first non-recourse SPV financing of zero-emission buses in the UK in a consortium led […]
Dublin’s prepaid TFI Leap Card is now compatible with TransMach’s on-bus smart ticketing machines. Dublin Coach and JJ Kavanagh and Sons have become the first operators to roll-out the upgrade onto their fleets. As well as enabling faster passenger boarding by ‘tapping on’ Leap cards, or any other contactless debit or credit card or smartphone […]
EV fleet and battery storage specialist Zenobē has entered into an agreement with Marcopolo. The partnership is aimed at supporting the PCV manufacturer’s future mobility strategy and drive the growth of electric passenger transport around the world. The Zenobē Marcopolo partnership will run over the next 12 months and includes joint development and feasibility studies […]
Coach operators are being called on to respond to a survey on decarbonising coaches. The Zero Emission Coach Taskforce (ZECT) will shortly begin drafting a report which identifies potential solutions, collaborations and recommendations that will enable operators to decarbonise. CPT, in collaboration with the DfT, developed a survey which aims to: Provide a specification for […]
Richard Stevens, Managing Director of Go South West, was awarded an MBE in the New Year Honours for services to transport and to the community. Richard was appointed Managing Director of Plymouth Citybus in May 2012. Citybus and Go Cornwall bus serves over 30 million passengers a year and is one of the largest public […]
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 […]