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 […]
Wattsway Travel has become the third operator in the UK to operate a Yutong TCe12 electric coach. The London-based operator’s newest addition to its fleet was aired to the public for the first time at the ITT Hub exhibition in Farnborough last week. It was displayed by its supplier, Pelican Bus and Coach. On why […]
Baroness Vere has issued a letter outlining further derogations to PSVAR. The DfT is to consider applications for temporary exemptions from PSVAR from August 2021 until 31 March 2022 for home to school services. There are plans by DfT officials for medium term exemptions from 1 April 2022. These are to be available to operators […]
UK Government is to provide £226.5m of recovery funding to support local bus networks in England. The money is intended to help ensure they continue to run vital services as Covid-19 restrictions are lifted, Roads Minister Baroness Vere has announced today. The funding will run from September 2021 to April 2022 and will support operators […]
Unite the union is urging mask wearing among passengers in London beyond the 19 July cut-off point for all coronavirus restrictions. Face coverings are due to no longer be mandated by the Government in all settings, including transport, from that date. The union, which represents over 20,000 London bus workers, is seeking meetings with the […]
Edinburgh open-top tour bus operator, Bright Bus Tours, is celebrating its second birthday. The operator marked the occasion with a celebratory replica bus cake and a series of birthday presents gifted to people out and about around the city. The operator launched a second sightseeing route around the Capital in May this year. Inspired by […]
Mercedes-Benz Bus and Coach has launched its accessible, PSVAR-specification Tourismo coach at ITT Hub. The 12m Tourismo Access on display at the exhibition has 53 Travel Eco Star seats, centre toilet, heated driver’s seat, air conditioning, coach multimedia system, rear view camera, microphone, refrigerator and OMNIplus ON telematics. Its power comes from the Mercedes-Benz OM936 […]
Transdev has started a transformation of its newly acquired operations in Kirklees and Calderdale. The company announced it was to take over the Yorkshire Tiger operations from Arriva earlier this year. It has gone on to rename the operation Team Pennine. As part of its transformation programme of these newly acquired routes, Transdev is to […]