Wrightbus has entered administration. Michael Magnay and Peter Allen of Deloitte were today appointed as joint administrators to Wrights Group Ltd, Wrightbus Ltd, Wright En-Drive Ltd, Wright Composites Ltd and Metallix Ltd. The news comes as a new investor in the business was not secured last week. The lack of a buyer unfortunately means approximately […]
A full, written decision of the public inquiry into DANSA Ltd, the South Wales community transport operator, reveals that Traffic Commissioner Nick Jones decided that tendering for contested contracts made it a commercial company. As reported last week, the Traffic Commissioner will revoke all 32 Section 19 and 22 permits held by DANSA on 31 […]
Stagecoach has acquired South Gloucestershire Bus and Coach. South Gloucestershire Bus and Coach’s owners have decided to step down and a mutual agreement has been made to buy the business and its assets. Stagecoach has been working in partnership with the Bristol-based family company for the past two years. The operation will become part of […]
UK’s first electric coach will be at Showbus. The vehicle, a Yutong TCe12, will be displayed courtesy of its operator, Westway Coach Services. Rides on the coach will be available. Showbus takes place on 29 September at Hertfordshire County Showground between 9.30am and 5pm. The 47th edition of the event will see a record gathering […]
Wrightbus has told its staff it is in a race to complete a final deal with what it describes as “credible bidders”. The following message was shared with Wrightbus employees: “We have an update for you all today and as we have done throughout, are seeking to keep you informed at each stage of this […]
BYD Europe and ADL are to upgrade their Enviro200EV with ADL’s new electric bus heating system. The pair will also be optimising the vehicle layouts. The BYD ADL partnership is to upgrade the Enviro200EV single decker to the new vehicle lengths of 10.9m (replacing the current 10.8m model) and 11.6m (offering two extra seats over […]
South Wales community transport operator, DANSA, has been given until the New Year to convert its entire operation to O licensing. Traffic Commissioner Nick Jones has told the CTO that running Section 19 and 22 permits alongside O licences is not possible. DANSA appears from records to have four O licences: ‘There has been a […]
Irizar has started work on the development of a new site at Blyth, just off the A1 in Nottinghamshire. This is the first phase in the construction of Irizar UK’s new headquarters. The news comes as Irizar Group celebrates 130 years of transport and engineering heritage. The first phase of development will see the construction […]