A petition has been signed urging the return of trentbarton’s Spondon Flyer bus service. The route has been temporarily suspended. Spondon Councillors and local business organisation Spondon Traders have presented a petition signed by 2,150 residents of the Derbyshire village. Residents are demanding the restoration of the service which used to enable them to access the […]
MPS have shown support for the RHA’s National Coach Week. Taking place between 1 and 8 April, the campaign saw a specially liveried Irizar i6 travel 1,876 miles across the country as part of a national roadshow. The campaign’s aim was to celebrate the industry and highlight the importance of its role in society. RHA […]
Nottingham City Transport (NCT) has crowned its tenth Bus Driver of the Year. The award was made during the operator’s annual Excellence Awards, recognising and rewarding engineers, teams and unsung heroes. Jonathan Smallman, who joined NCT in 2019, was crowned NCT’s tenth Bus Driver of the Year. Jonathan’s exemplary work record and a fantastic set […]
Switch Mobility is to give a digital preview of its upcoming new 12m zero-carbon bus at BUS2BUS in Berlin. This is before the vehicle’s official launch on 7 June. The German exhibition takes place on 27 and 28 April and will also see Switch Mobility exhibit two Metrocitys, a 8.7m and 10.8m variant. Notable for […]
FirstGroup announces Graham Sutherland has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer. Graham will join the Board as an Executive Director and take up the role of Chief Executive Officer with effect from 16 May 2022. he appointment follows a search process led by the Nomination Committee of the Board. Graham has a background of senior […]
Entertainment-themed coach breaks around the UK are playing a key role in driving sales for 2022, reports National Holidays. Covering everything from live music concerts and musicals to tribute acts and entertainment shows such as Cirque du Soliel, the operator expects its ‘Showtime’ breaks to be one of its best performing programmes for this year. […]
Damage to business wrought by the pandemic has caused Gibson Direct to enter liquidation. On 6 April 2022 Ken Pattullo and Kenny Craig of Begbies Traynor were appointed as joint provisional liquidators of Gibson Direct Ltd. Based in Renfrew, near Glasgow, the operator held a number of contracts to provide coach hire to football supporters’ […]
The DfT has launched medium-term exemptions for PSVAR for rail replacement and home-to-school services. This replaces the current system of short-term exemptions for these services, which are due to expire on 30 June (rail replacement) and 31 July (home-to-school). Operators seeking exemptions from either home-to-school (HTS) or rail replacement (RR) must apply online here. The […]