Arriva is launching a new express coach service between Rhyl and Llandudno. The Cymru Coastliner will run from 22 June to 25 August and will connect the seaside towns in under one hour. Route CC12 will serve popular coastal hotspots including Kinmel Bay, Towyn, Abergele, Colwyn Bay and Rhos-on-Sea. The coaches will operate hourly, seven […]
Inclusive public transport design was at the heart of the recent Transport Design Forum 2025 event. Held in London, the event was hosted by transport flooring specialist Altro, in collaboration with Autoglym, Camira and Autistica. A major focus was the need and opportunity for truly inclusive public transport design for neurodivergent individuals. Altro says an […]
Wrightbus owner, Jo Bamford, has been awarded a CBE in King Charles III’s birthday honours list. Mr Bamford has been a long-standing champion of clean energy, creating a portfolio of companies dedicated to building hydrogen infrastructure and driving investment across the value chain. He rescued bus maker Wrightbus from administration in 2019 and has since […]
London Transport Museum’s Chair, Keith Ludeman, has been awarded an OBE in the King’s Birthday Honours for services to transport. Keith became Chair of the Museum in 2017 after joining its Board in 2014. He brought with him an extensive career in the UK transport sector – from London General and Go-Ahead to Eversholt Rail […]
Louise Cheeseman, founder and Chair of Women in Bus and Coach and a Non-Executive Director at Go-Ahead, has been awarded an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the King’s Birthday Honours 2025. The award was made in recognition of Louise’s services to the transport industry and diversity. Louise launched […]
A £2.3bn investment announced in the recent Spending Review is to be made to improve local transport, including bus lanes and other measures. In the Spending Review document, it was stated that transport is ‘critical to the delivery of the growth mission’, increasing funding to give people across the country ‘greater access to jobs, education, […]
Anthony’s Travel raised £1,215 for Cardiomyopathy UK at its 40th anniversary celebrations. The operator also awarded grants of £400 to community partners Night Stop North West and Victoria Music, as well as a complimentary coach trip for Eat at the Heath, Runcorn. The event, held at DCBL Stadium, Widnes, celebrated the operator’s 40 years of […]
Alexander Dennis’ Falkirk manufacturing site could close. The proposal was announced today (11 June 2025) as it revealed a new UK manufacturing strategy currently being consulted on. The refocused strategy results from the completion of a detailed business review and is intended to ‘adjust the business to changing market dynamics’, the company reports. Under the […]