Go-Ahead Group is to increase its spending with small and medium sized businesses across all 12 of its UK bus and rail operating companies. In a program it says is aimed at helping small businesses bounce back from the pandemic, Go-Ahead has pledged to spend at least £250 million with SMEs each year from 2022. […]
First is starting a new coach brand in Aberdeen. Named King Coaches, the move represents an investment of over £1.2million into the operators new coaching brand will see 16 vehicles, which are due for delivery soon. The new side to the operator’s business is planned to take on an array of work, including corporate hire, functions […]
Otokar is to manufacture 100 articulated buses with 200-passenger capacity for Istanbul. Otokar, the winner of the tender, will also provide the operator, IETT, after-sales services for three years. The agreement is worth TL 606 million (£52.72m). The plan is for the Kent C buses to be delivered in batches from 2022. “As Turkey’s leading […]
The collapse of the inbound market has deeply affected London, with perhaps half of the capital’s 40 million visitors coming from abroad. This has been catastrophic for some coach operators, but the reluctance of people to fly to the sun has brought a boom in tourism at home. Every cloud…. London’s shows and attractions are […]
Over the bank holiday, Midland Classic of Burton upon Trent celebrated two anniversaries with heritage vehicles running over two of its routes. On the Saturday, the focus was on the service 21 between Burton and Swadlincote that marked the company’s entry into stage carriage operation 15 years ago while the Sunday celebrated the 95th anniversary […]
Ticketing and payments specialist Flowbird has launched a new bus technology package for operators as they plan Enhanced Partnerships with local transport authorities. The company’s Bus Back Better promotion covers contactless payments and capped ticketing set out by the DfT in its vision for the future of bus travel. The package includes Flowbird’s driver console, […]
Green entrepreneur Jo Bamford – who has steered Wrightbus towards hydrogen fuel cell power – has joined forces with multi-family office Vedra Partners to launch HYCAP, a hydrogen investment fund which has set its sights on raising £1bn. The capital, which already stands at more than £200m after the first round of investment, will be […]
A Midland Red Daimler Fleetline has returned from First Worcester, successor to Midland Red West. First Worcester has worked in partnership with Transport Museum Wythall to help return 6015 to Class 6 running condition. For the past four years, the engineering team at the operator has been undertaking significant structural repairs to body bearers, vertical […]