Emma Barber Collins, Director at W.H Barley (Transport & Storage) Ltd has been elected RHA vice-chair. She looks forward to helping lead the RHA as it embarks on its Skills, Facilities and Environment campaigns. She said: “I’m thrilled to be elected to vice-chair at a critical time for our industry. We’re facing some enormous challenges […]
Wales is proposing to roll out centralised, national bus franchising and co-ordinate its councils to create a new bus network integrated with other public transport. In wide-ranging proposals, loosely summarised as ‘One Network, One Timetable, One Ticket’,the Welsh Government wants to simply the fare structure and make tickets transferable between operators, while clawing back farebox […]
All EVM staff are to take part in the Surrey Three Peak Challenge on 2 April, consisting of a 22-mile walk to raise awareness for The Alzheimer Society of Ireland. The hill climbing expedition sees the team climb Box Hill, Holmbury Hill and Leith Hill in Surrey. The Alzheimer Society of Ireland has helped the […]
DfT is seeking feedback on proposals to progress ending the sale of new non-zero-emission buses. The Government body is also launching a call for evidence on phasing out the sale of new, non-zero emission coaches and minibuses. The Government body is inviting views on the challenges of transitioning to zero emission coaches and minibuses and […]
More than one million new passengers could be attracted to use the UK’s bus networks through the switch to zero emission buses, according to a report published by Stagecoach. The independent research and recommendations build on Stagecoach’s target of achieving a 100% Zero Emission UK bus fleet by 2035 and are designed to support all […]
National Express is urging staff, customers and coach enthusiasts to share their memories of the brand as part of celebrations for its 50th anniversary. The submissions will be collected and archived and a selection will feature in an online storybook being created to mark the milestone. Other activities planned to mark the occasion include a […]
A trial of the Stagecoach East-operated TING demand responsive transport service in Cambridgeshire is to be extended until June 2022. Launched in October 2021, TING allows passengers to book their trips via an app, with the bus picking them up at their chosen time. It allows passengers to travel anywhere in the service zone for […]
Independent family-run bus and coach operator, R & S Waterson’s, which has been serving the communities of South and West Yorkshire for almost 60 years, has become the latest provincial transport fleet to roll out a fully cashless ticketing system in partnership with cloud-based ticketing specialist, TransMach. Over a three-month implementation programme in the last […]