Calls for face coverings to remain mandatory on public transport have been made, despite the announcement that they will no longer be required by law next week. Face coverings will no longer be required by law on public transport, or any public setting, in England from 27 January. The Government is dropping its Plan B […]
Go North West denies the reinstatement of its driver Tracey Scholes is due to trade union Unite winning its campaign for her return behind the wheel. The company says it is categorically untrue that it would or could dismiss anyone on grounds of height. A campaign by Unite claimed Tracey was unfairly dismissed due to […]
EvoBus (UK) is making changes to the sales territories of its New Coach Sales team, primarily affecting the UK’s westerly regions. The move comes as EvoBus (UK) bids farewell to Gary Owen, Coach Area Sales Manager for the South West, Wales & West Midlands, after eight years of service. Gary leaves the role, and the […]
School leaver, Tobi Dekker, is Belle Vue Manchester’s latest addition to its team. The 17-year-old bus enthusiast’s knowledge and passion for the industry impressed the operator’s MD, Phil Hitchen, who originally took him on to help clean buses for a couple of hours in the evenings. However, Tobi’s encyclopaedic knowledge of the Stockport-based company’s school […]
Volvo’s Borås factory has manufactured its 200,000th chassis. The milestone unit is one of the new BZL Electric chassis, launched last year. Since 1977 over 50 different chassis models have been made in Borås, including the popular Volvo B10M, Volvo B7R/B7RLE and Volvo B11R. The Borås factory is Volvo’s industrial hub for chassis production for […]
Cardiff Bus has unveiled its new fleet of 36 Yutong E12 electric single-deckers. The purchase of the fleet marks the start of the operator’s fleet modernisation plans, with the new vehicles accounting for 24% of its fleet. The purchase of the vehicles by the operator and its shareholder, Cardiff Council, was aided by a successful […]
Limerick has been named as the host of the International Bus of the Year competition in 2023. It sees the International Bus & Coach of the Year Jury select its Irish representatives, Fleet Bus & Coach magazine, to host the Euro Bus Test. The four day group test event programme will be held in Limerick […]
This year’s South East Bus Festival will feature the 50th anniversary of the Leyland National single-deck bus going into production in 1972 as its main theme. The event is to be held at Kent Showground near Maidstone on Saturday 2 April. It is hoped that a good display of preserved Leyland Nationals will mark the […]