West Midlands’ transport network reached record numbers of passengers during the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. Local train, tram, cycle, and bus travel all saw record breaking numbers across the eleven days as hundreds of thousands of sports fans made their way around the region. More than 650,000 spectator journeys on shuttle buses. Transport for West […]
Irizar UK has appointed William Kay into the new role of Customer Experience Manager. Most recently with Volkswagen Group, William also has experience with both BMW and McLaren Automotive, along with a BSc Business degree. William said: “I’m overjoyed to be joining Irizar UK and taking on the fantastic opportunity of the Customer Experience Manager […]
South Pennine Community Transport is operating a new service in Sheffield city centre. The new Sheffield Connect route serves 12 stops in and around the city centre seven days a week, the main shopping times and when footfall is highest, with a regular service throughout the day. Diesel Euro VI vehicles are being used n […]
Service Delivery Director at Cardiff Bus, David Conway, deems the Mercedes-Benz eCitaro to be ‘more than capable’ during a trial. Cardiff Bus took delivery of the eCitaro demonstration vehicle for a period of 12 days. The electric Citaro joined the operator’s existing fleet of electric buses from other manufacturers. The eCitaro, now equipped with the […]
Our industry has done its part in delivering the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. As the Games come to an end, we bring you this retrospective of some of the vehicles that took part, providing the all important transport for organisers, competitors and spectators. Click on the picture above to access the gallery of images, taken […]
Buckinghamshire-based Carousel Buses is launching its new PickMeUp demand responsive transport (DRT) service. The Go-Ahead-owned operator is recruiting drivers for the minibuses to be used on the service and customer services controllers to work from its depot in High Wycombe. PickMeUp is an on-demand service that will operate around High Wycombe. Travellers can request a […]
Eastleigh-based Xelabus has secured Yellow Coaches Ltd, the coaching subsidiary of Yellow Buses in Bournemouth, from its former Directors and shareholders. Yellow Buses has ceased operating, having entered administration on 29 July. Xela Group comprises of Xelabus, Xelacoach and more recently Isle of Wight-based Seaview Services. Xela Group is now the owner of the Yellow […]
Rotala is acquiring Midland Classic, the principal bus operator in Burton-upon-Trent. Midland operates 60 vehicles from its freehold depot in Burton-upon-Trent and employs approximately 110 staff, who will join the Rotala Group as part of the acquisition. The operator provides bus services to towns such as Uttoxeter, Ashby-de-la-Zouch and Lichfield. This latest move represents an […]