Bus and Train Week is to be held in Northern Ireland from 6 to 12 June 2016. The event is a new initiative intended to encourage more people to give these modes of transport a try and to emphasise the importance of public transport to the economy and wider society. The week is based around […]
Cumbrian based GreenUrban Technologies have been presented with the Solutions UK Environment and Emissions Excellence Award 2016 by Environment Minister Rory Stewart, during a visit to their new premises. The award was presented to Company Director and Chief Engineer George Slater, ‘in recognition of the work they have done across the UK and beyond in […]
Go-Ahead owned Southern Vectis has shown the public its new ADL Enviro400s at a ‘talk2us’ event in St James Square, Newport. The buses for the Isle of Wight feature full destination displays front and rear with white LEDs giving greater clarity, particularly after dark, new lighter coloured flooring to assist partially sighted customers and those […]
Pembrokeshire coach company, Silcox Coaches, has filed an intention to appoint administrators after interest from the principal interested buyer fell through on Friday, May 20. The Pembroke Dock company employs around 100 people who have been notified of the situation by letter from recovery specialists Wilson Field. The letter states that ‘The Company has suffered […]
A 2% rise in registrations was recorded in the UK bus and coach market in the first quarter of 2016, with 1,959 new vehicles registered, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers’ latest figures. A rise in demand for new minibuses drove the growth, with the segment registering a strong uplift of 10.4% in the […]
Professionals from the bus and coach industry have been recognised in the 2016 FTA everywoman in Transport and Logistics Awards. The Rising Star of the Year Award, for a woman aged under 30 who is excelling in her career, went to Coaching Team Leader, Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company, Rachel Beckett. Fleet Support […]
Kenny Walsh says it himself, he’s eccentric. His approach and his sense of humour are different to most other people’s. For him, it’s all about setting up challenges, some of them bizarre, and overcoming them through his ingenuity, determination and the skills he has doggedly acquired over years of varied experience. Don’t be taken aback […]
Stagecoach’s ‘Pledge to help’… Stagecoach has launched a new initiative to provide further support for bus passengers and staff with mental health conditions across the UK. The operator’s ‘Pledge to help’ scheme aims to improve the experiences of employees and customers with mental health problems, including enhanced training and awareness programmes and additional support for employees. […]