Doug Claringbold has been appointed as Managing Director for First West of England and will succeed James Freeman when he retires on 31 March 2021. Doug is an experienced commercial and operational leader within the ground transport sectors, passionate about the customer and colleague experiences and he has a wealth of experience in building strong […]
Retired people in the south west have been booking holidays for later in the year in large numbers after receiving their vaccinations, according to Bakers Dolphin. According to the operator, confidence is returning that the tourism market will bounce back after Easter with online and telephone bookings rocketing in the last week. Amanda Harrington, Sales […]
The competition for bus and coach technicians and apprentices the IRTE Skills Challenge will return this year after last year’s competition was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Organisers have confirmed that safety for competitors is paramount and that measures will be taken if social distancing needs to be maintained when the competition takes place […]
National Express is reporting signs of growing confidence from the ‘grey pound’ in their ability to start to travel again in 2021. The package coach holiday division of National Express, which includes Lucketts Travel and Woods Tours, has seen a 185% increase in bookings for Spring and Summer 2021 compared to figures for 2020 (pre-Covid). […]
All of TfL’s 9,000-strong bus fleet now meet or exceed Euro VI emissions standards, bringing them in line with the requirements of the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ). This has significantly reduced the contribution from TfL buses to transport-related NOx emissions, with the proportion of transport nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions coming from TfL’s buses reducing […]
Binswood Media, organiser of Innovation & Technology in Transport ITT Hub 2021, has strengthened its partnership with Farnborough International Ltd, organisers of the Farnborough International Airshow, by increasing its role in the development and delivery of this new landmark event. Taking place from 30 June to 1 July 2021 at Farnborough International Exhibition and Conference […]
Commenting on Transport for London (TfL) figures that 57 staff, including 42 bus drivers, have died from coronavirus, and that around 10% of TfL staff are currently either on sick leave or self-isolating, Unite lead officer for buses in London, John Murphy, said: “London’s bus drivers, who are truly essential frontline workers, paid a tragically […]
Stagecoach has announced that it will become the first bus operator in the country to invest in the national roll-out of new bridge alert technology across its fleet. The £4m project will strengthen existing measures in place to prevent bridge strikes and build on Stagecoach’s use of the GreenRoad driver safety and fuel efficiency system. […]