Following an extensive selection process of both internal and external applicants, David Astill, currently Commercial & Operations Director at Nottingham City Transport (NCT), has been appointed MD in anticipation of Mark Fowles retirement in April 2021. David boasts 32 years’ managerial experience in the commercial bus sector. He joined NCT in 2007 from FirstGroup, where […]
Scottish Government is providing additional expenditure of up to £29m to help bus operators maintain services during the coronavirus pandemic. The extra funding extends the support for bus services already provided of up to £162.3m since June. Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity, Michael Matheson, said: “We know how vital bus services are in […]
Speaking to Bus and Coach Buyer, the MP who spearheaded the recent Government debate on coach support, Grahame Morris, has expressed disappointment and frustration at the lack of support for the coach sector during the coronavirus crisis. Commenting on last week’s debate at Westminster Hall, Grahame said: “I thought it was a good debate, it […]
Premium services such as Transdev’s Cityzap express between Leeds and York have been significantly impacted by the pandemic with many suspended during the two lockdowns of 2020. Cityzap ceased again in early November and returned re-invigorated to the streets of Yorkshire on 13 December. The new order includes some of Transdev’s recently delivered ADL Enviro400 […]
Stagecoach has appointed Lee Wasnidge as new Managing Director for its bus operations in Manchester. Lee, who has extensive experience across public transport, airports and retail, will join on 4 January 2021. Lee will succeed Elisabeth Tasker, who announced in August that she was planning to retire in January to spend more time with her […]
A support package worth up to £3m that will enable coach operator to provide additional scheduled services over the Christmas travel window has been announced. The Government is working with companies such as National Express, megabus and Snap to ensure extra scheduled services are provided over the Christmas travel window (23-27 December). The funding is intended to enable […]
In a period suffering a substantial loss of passengers due to the pandemic restrictions, FirstGroup revenue amounted to £3,101.6m in the first half of its 2020 financial year, falling £838.2m or 23.8% compared to the same period last year. First reported an adjusted operating profit of £10.4m despite significant fall in revenue during the period, […]
Alexander Dennis Ltd (ADL) has announced that Ireland’s National Transport Authority (NTA) has unveiled the first of an initial batch of 100 Alexander Dennis Enviro400ER plug-in hybrid buses and has ordered a further 180 of these zero-emission capable buses for delivery in 2021. The orders form part of a five-year framework agreement for a total […]