Louise Cheeseman, currently Managing Director of Hull Trains, will move to Transport for London (TfL) on 2 August as its new Director of Buses. She succeeds Claire Mann, who has left TfL to become Director of First Group franchise South Western Railway (SWR). Louise has been MD of Hull Trains since 2018, where she has […]
Getting people out of their cars and onto buses and coaches must be at the centre of the UK Government’s forthcoming Transport Decarbonisation Plan, according to the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT). The Government has acknowledged transport as the largest emitter of health-harming carbon into the atmosphere. It announced its plan to publish a comprehensive […]
Jaya Sajnani, Director and Transport Manager at Wembley-based YG Travel, has been crowned ‘Woman of the Year’ at the 2021 Amazon everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards. Jaya appeared in issue 1591 (18 June 2021) of Bus and Coach Buyer, where she discussed her career progression from small Indian town to running her own coach […]
Woodall Nicholson Group, the parent company of Mellor Bus and Treka Bus, has appointed Gustavo Marqueta as International Business Development Director. Prior to joining the vehicle manufacturing group, Gustavo worked for over ten-years steering the international expansion programme for Alexander Dennis Ltd (ADL). Previously, he held various management positions within the international commercial vehicle business […]
‘Love Wins’ is the phrase on the side of First West of England’s Pride Bus. The biogas-fuelled ADL Enviro400 CBG will be a permanent fixture in the company’s fleet and in service on different routes in Bristol, so that it can be seen across the city. To celebrate the launch of the vehicle, First West […]
A BYD ADL Enviro400 EV is to be trialled with Reading Buses from tomorrow. The electric double-decker is to be used on Reading Buses purple 17 route between Wokingham Road and Tilehurst between 9 July and 18 July. The trial comes as Reading Borough Council submit a bid to the government’s Zero Emission Bus Regional […]
Bus conversion and manufacturing specialists, Paramount Conversions, has been announced as the new home and sole Irish agent for UNVI Bus and Coach. Aidan Farrell, Managing Director, Paramount Conversions, said: “We’re delighted to announce the partnership between Paramount Conversions and UNVI. UNVI is a brand we have wanted to work with since we started our […]
While the announcement of the derogation until March 2022 for PSVAR application to school services is welcome, it is merely delaying an empty gesture to inclusivity. The Minister, Baroness Vere, is very sadly mistaken if she believes that adding the burden of £30,000 in cost to coaches will guarantee inclusivity. In her letter (https://www.busandcoachbuyer.com/further-psvar-derogations-announced/), she […]