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 […]
Click on the picture above for a gallery of the Rally After missing two years due to the pandemic, the 66th UK Coach Rally, staged by Coach Displays Ltd, returned to Blackpool seafront for a bracing weekend of competition and celebration. Participants welcomed the opportunity simply to be there and enjoy the regular features of […]
Purfleet-based dealer and operator Ensignbus has given one of its fleet a special livery to celebrate its 50th anniversary. Originally founded in February 1972, it has operated in many guises over the years. Its dealership came to prominence when it purchased nearly 2,000 DMS-class vehicles from London Transport on a rolling programme. It would refurbish […]