DVSA is planning to implement changes to vehicle testing regimes to address the driver shortage. Under the new proposals learner bus and coach drivers will be able to take a bus and coach test with a trailer, rather than having to pass a test without a trailer first. It will still be possible to book […]
Stagecoach South Managing Director, Edward Hodgson, is leaving the company next month after a career of more than 30 years with the business. Edward joined the bus industry as a Travel Sales Clerk when he was 17 and started working for Stagecoach in 1989. He has been Managing Director of Stagecoach South since 2016, responsible […]
Belle Vue Manchester is upgrading 22 vehicles in its fleet to make them compliant for the upcoming Manchester Clean Air Zone (CAZ). The Manchester CAZ is scheduled to launch by the end of May 2022. Vans, buses, coaches, taxis and lorries will have to pay a daily charge if they fail to meet emission standards. […]
Brighton & Hove Buses and Brighton & Hove City Council are offering free travel on the bus company’s Breeze Up The Downs routes 77, 78 and 79 on Saturday 18 September. The offer is being made for World Car Free Day on 22 September, which the Council is marking with a week-long series of giveaways […]
Nobina, the largest bus operator in the Nordics, has placed three orders for electric Volvo buses. The orders are for a total of 122 Volvo 7900 Electric and 7900 Electric Articulated buses. The deliveries to Gothenburg, Malmö and Hässleholm in southern Sweden will take place in 2022-23. The public transport operator has ordered 64 new […]
A Bus Services Improvement Plan (BSIP) for Liverpool City Region (LCR) is being finalised by the region’s Combined Authority. The plan is being produced with input from bus operators and local authorities in response to the government’s National Bus Strategy, with the region bidding for a share of £3 billion of national funding. Building on […]
Go North East is marking Suicide Prevention Day (today) by supporting a local charity The Go-Ahead-owned operator is supporting If U Care Share by going ‘Inside Out’. The annual initiative aims to get more people talking about mental health and suicide, with the north east-based charity doing a lot of work around mental health support, […]
Oxford Bus Company, Thames Travel and Stagecoach have joined forces to help residents return to using buses this September. Creating the Back to Bus campaign, the operators are offering 30% off the cost of 12 trip tickets purchased through the operator websites or app. The campaign is backed by Oxford City Council and Oxfordshire County […]