East Yorkshire Buses has restarted its Chatty Bus project, with a static bus stationed at Beverly to not only provide a listening ear but to recruit more ‘befrienders.’ The scheme was brought to a close by social distancing but, as restrictions ease, has restarted. Partner in the project, Age UK Hull, reports a huge increase […]
Registration is now open for the Innovation and Technology in Transport (ITT Hub) exhibition. Promising to support the industry in navigating its way through 2022, ITT Hub will return to the Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre on 11 to 12 May 2022. An expanded indoor exhibition hall hosts the conference and topical feature Hubs. […]
An accounting error has led to a Go-Ahead board member having to step down. The operator’s accounting firm made an error in the collection of certain proxy votes submitted in relation to the resolutions put to shareholders at the Annual General Meeting held on 21 December 2021. It saw approximately 3.2 million proxy votes validly […]
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 […]