MD of Maynes Coaches of Buckie, Gordon Mayne, passed away suddenly on Wednesday (29 July 2020). He was 67. Gordon had been the third generation of Maynes involved with the family business, with his grandad, Jimmy Mayne, starting the company in 1947. He trained as a welder in the shipyard in Buckie, but got more […]
More media attention has been given to coach operators that are making the industry’s plight known. Jenna Rush from North East Coach Travel has appeared on BBC Breakfast telling of how a fellow operator lost his business due to the coronavirus. Jenna has been one of the key organisers of the Honk for Hope coach […]
Bus and Coach Buyer contributor David Cole was at the big event, snapping photos of your vehicles as they passed around London’s streets. Can you spot your coach in the crowd? We’ve just added another 50 vehicles! Just click on the image above and run through to our gallery to see all the photos
21st Century Technology has supplied and installed the SmartVision system on over 100 vehicles for Go Ahead London. The fitment includes 62 as part of a continuous innovation programme at Northumberland Park depot as electric vehicles replace diesel. The operator now has over 100 buses fitted with SmartVision across five of its depots. The SmartVision […]
Reading Buses is to cut 33 jobs as part of cost saving measures implemented due to the coronavirus pandemic. The company also plans to freeze on new recruitment, including apprenticeships; pause investments in new vehicles and implement new ways of working for existing staff. Robert Williams, Reading Buses’ Chief Executive Officer, said these may not […]
London Transport Museum is seeking donations after 80% of its income was cut off after closing its doors in March due to the coronavirus pandemic. It says £1.5m of income has been lost due to lack of visitors because of the lockdown. London Transport Museum, which celebrated its 40th anniversary this year, is being planned […]
Leshie Chandrapala, whose bus-driver father died of COVID-19, has demanded the government launches a public inquiry into COVID-19 deaths of bus drivers in England. Leshie took to Twitter, saying: “I call on you Boris Johnson to launch a public inquiry into COVID-19 deaths of bus drivers in England. My sweet Dad died because your Government […]
Nine out of ten commuters tell Transdev they are ready to return to bus travel after the government dropped its avoid public transport message. Transdev has polled 970 customers in Yorkshire and Lancashire for its ‘Back to Bus’ survey and found the vast majority want to return to using the bus. The results show up […]