New body-worn cameras have been issued to staff working at Tyne and Wear bus stations and the region’s Metro light rail system. The cameras are intended to deter troublemakers and provide extra reassurance to passengers as lockdown eases. Tyne and Wear’s transport authority, Nexus, has invested in 100 extra lapel-worn cameras, which were first introduced […]
Stagecoach East’s City Sightseeing bus tour is returning to Cambridge, following over a year’s absence due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Taking place on weekends from Saturday 29 May, the 80-minute tour visits 19 stops around the city including key destinations the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge Botanical Gardens, American Cemetery and Kings College. Commentary is provided in […]
Go-Ahead Group Chief Executive, David Brown, has announced he is to retire at the end of this year. It follows over ten years leading the business. David has spent nearly 40 years working in the transport industry, including as CEO of London Buses for Go-Ahead London and Managing Director of Surface Transport at Transport for […]
CPT and operators are among those signing an open letter calling for consideration as public transport usage increases. A coalition of influencers, disability charities and transport partners have signed an open letter as part of the DfT’s ‘it’s everyone’s journey’ campaign, encouraging everyone to help create a more supportive travelling environment. The aim is to […]
BYD UK and Alexander Dennis Ltd (ADL) have handed over their 500th electric bus. The Enviro400EV double-decker has joined the fleet of the partnership’s launch customer, Go-Ahead London, as orders for the next 500 BYD ADL electric buses have already been confirmed from operators across the UK. Having entered a partnership agreement in October 2015, […]
BusMark, the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport’s (CILT’s) bus and coach benchmarking club, has hit a recruitment record. The BusMark membership roster now has an all-time high of 29,100 PCVs onboard, from which benchmarks and key performance indicators (KPIs) are derived. During this past year an ever-increasing number of operators have joined BusMark, enabling […]
FlixBus has doubled the number of routes operated in the UK after relaunching on these shores on 15 April, now connecting 20 cities in England and Wales. Liverpool, York, Nottingham and Northampton are among the new destinations. When the intercity coach service initially returned, its network consisted of 18 routes between 12 destinations, including Birmingham, […]
More operators are being urged to come onboard with a nationwide coach industry marketing campaign. Registrations for a webinar on plans for the initiative are now open. The webinar is scheduled to take place at 11am to 12pm on Wednesday 2 June. Readers of the article on Masons Minibuses and Coaches in the latest issue of […]