Transport trade union RMT has demanded a thorough investigation of bus and coach fires. The urge comes after newspaper The Scotsman obtained figures suggesting PCV fires have increased for three consecutive years. The paper quoted the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service statistics of more than 200 incidents north of the border since 2015. RMT has […]
The Road Haulage Association (RHA) stages its second Coach division webinar this Thursday (7 January) as its heads towards launching a challenger trade association. The RHA had planned a coach division within its organisation before the situation last summer, which saw many coach operators disillusioned with the government response to the crisis in the industry […]
Hydrogen Mobility Ireland (HMI) has carried out a three week, in-service trial of a Caetano H2.CityGold hydrogen fuel-cell-powered bus in the Dublin area. The Hydrogen Mobility Ireland project is a partnership of businesses from across many sectors, together with public sector and academic stakeholders, aimed at delivering a coordinated approach to the introduction of this […]
Greenock-based McGill’s Buses is understood to be taking over the operations of Xplore Dundee-branded operations of National Express. The deal is subject to completion by the end of the year. It will see the sale of the Xplore Dundee bus operation and its sister coach operation, Xplore More, to the independent operator. The National Express-owned […]
The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway (GWSR) has helped out Marchants, the 70-year-old Cheltenham-based family coach and holiday travel firm, as the Covid crisis set in. The railway offered storage space for some of the firm’s 40 vehicles – and in exchange, the bus company offered some free ‘bus back’ advertising on some of its Optare […]
After a year that has seen the eight-strong coach fleet of Tittleshall-based Peelings Coaches confined to school runs and a few services, Thursday 18 December saw the entire fleet occupied on a private hire contract. Even the company’s heritage coach, a 1982 Volvo B10M Plaxton Supreme, got in on the act. The movements involved the […]
Birmingham’s bus gate is now operational. The bus gate on Moor Street Queensway prevents general traffic from travelling between Moor Street Station and Carrs Lane in either direction. Buses, cyclists and hackney carriages are permitted. Moor Street Queensway is a significant hub for bus services. The bus gate is intended to help buses travel through […]
Ensignbus decided to bring some festive cheer to children in the Southend and Leigh On Sea areas. The operator enlisted the help of Santa to deliver presents to the kids on a festively decorated and lit-up open top Routemaster during the evening of Friday 18 December. Director, Ross Newman, said: “We met some great people […]