It was inevitable that, at the start of the autumn term, horror stories about home-to-school services would surface. One popped up on my screen this morning; parents of special educational needs children in Suffolk baffled by endless, late changes of vehicle, driver and operator, whether taxis or minibuses. Their comments cast doubt on the efficiency […]
Back in 2012, organiser Wieland Stumpf staged the first-ever European tram driver championship (TRAM EM) to mark the 140-year anniversary celebrations of Dresden Transport. The concept proved so popular that it was subsequently staged annually in cities across Europe – and paved the way for a similar competition for bus drivers. The first-ever BUS EM […]
Alexander Dennis has opened a new service facility in Singapore to support its continued growth across the Asia Pacific region. The new site includes a parts distribution and training centre, for the wider South East Asian region, as well as offices for the local team working with customers and stakeholders in Singapore. Alexander Dennis, the […]
Portsmouth City Coaches, headed by Mike Elkin, has started services. Mike is running the operation using staff, vehicles and the site of Emsworth and District Bus and Coach Services. Mike took over this operation on 1 August 2018 after the operator had its licence revoked and Transport Manager resign. Mike previously worked for Moseley in the […]
A high level of road safety topped drivers’ list of the most important things about their job, according to research by Volvo. Volvo Buses carried out a survey of 1,000 coach and long-distance bus drivers from 34 European countries about their work in spring this year. The majority of answers came from drivers in Finland, […]
The Kings Ferry says part of the attraction and synergy of Stewarts is its dominance of the corporate hire market. Stewarts Coaches has a broad span of work, including private and corporate hire, holidays and day trips through the Woods satellite, and has run a courtesy commuter shuttle into Thames Valley Park from Reading, using […]
Oxford Bus Company’s on-demand ride-sharing service, PickMeUp, has made over 20,000 journeys in the eastern arc of Oxford to date. The Go-Ahead-owned operator claims this is ahead of expectations. More than 10,000 people have signed up to use the service since it launched on 25 June. It enables passengers in eastern Oxford to summon buses […]
Stagecoach West has completed its takeover of Rotala’s Bristol services and taken over eight bus routes in Bristol and South Gloucestershire, saving 70 jobs. It has appointed Mark Rosaman, who started at the bus company as a bus driver in 2000, as operations manager to head up the new team. The bus operator, which covers Gloucestershire, […]