Go-Ahead owned Oxford Bus Company is trialling a Yutong electric E12 single-decker in service. It is operating on both services 3A and 6 for a two-week trial. The white bus has had Oxford Bus Company branding added to it and is being charged via a diesel generator at the operator’s Cowley depot, in the stead of […]
Warrington independent, Fairbrothers, closed down operations last weekend, and has given up its services to municipally-owned Warrington’s Own Buses. No reason has been given for the ending of 26 years of operation, with owner David Fairbrother making an impassioned statement on Facebook. “It is with a heavy heart to announce that after 26 years of […]
Irizar (UK) is to offer a lifeline to operators of Euro V Integral coaches, making them usable without a fee in the London ULEZ being phased-in from next April. The London Ultra Low Emissions Zone, and Clean Air Zones proposed in towns and cities across the country have had a knock-on effect: they have devalued […]
Budget express coach operator megabus.com is celebrating its 15th birthday. The Stagecoach-owned operator started in Scotland with three coaches, and claimed it transformed the market by lowering fares and allowing people to book in advance online. Fares were based on a pricing model followed by low-cost airlines, with ultra-low lead-in fares which rose in price. Today, […]
Richard Austin has joined the Bus and Coach team at Scania GB as Regional Account Manager covering the North and North West of the UK. In previous roles, Richard was joint Managing Director at a coach operator and has been a Fleet Service Manager for the last four years for Happy Days and Leons. Both are […]
Tom Weber is justifiably proud of the 2004 Dennis Trident standing outside the Grant Palmer depot in Flitwick, Bedfordshire. The paintwork is immaculate, the blue and black colour scheme striking and classy… and the name on the side is Tom’s. In a few weeks, the ‘decker will make its first run with Tom at the […]
Minis to Midis has been placed in administration, with rumours of a new owner taking on the dealership. Adrian Graham of Graywoods was appointed as administrator of the company on 1 August 2018. A statement on the dealership’s website said: “The affairs, business and property of the Company are being managed by the Administrator who […]
