One of China’s key economic powerhouses and the country’s first ‘special economic zone,’ the city of Shenzhen is vast and continues to expand. Close to the border with Hong Kong – the former British colony is part of China, but run separately – it is officially home to 16m people. In reality the population may […]
Yutong currently has two manufacturing sites in Zhengzhou, both massive and both modern. Construction of the first began in 1998 (replacing Yutong’s original plant from 1964) and the second, known as the ‘New Energy’ plant was built in 2012. Covering 1.19 million cubic metres and 1.28m cubic metres respectively, they have a combined capacity of […]
Leaving the European Union is too big an issue for operators to ignore, says the managing director of one of the country’s best-known coach operations. Ian Fraser, who runs National Express-owned The Kings Ferry, says an upcoming conference on 4 October– Beyond Brexit: Moving People – should inform operators who want to stay a step ahead […]
Former MD of Surface Transport at TfL, Leon Daniels, takes on a Non-Executive Chairman role at Binswood Media. Headed by Mark Griffin, the company is a newly formed media business in the transport sector. It is close to launching a new event concept. Binswood Media CEO, Mark Griffin, said: “I am thrilled that someone of […]
Young Italian-born entrepreneur, Tazio Puri Negri, is setting up a shuttlebus service between north London and Luton Airport. The operation, entitled BlueBus, was founded by Tazio and business partner, Joan Rodes. Work on setting the service up took place in December 2017. Tazio said: “I realised there was no really comfortable, direct way to the […]
It was fifth time lucky for Stagecoach East Scotland driver Ian Field as he took the title at the 52nd annual Bus Driver of the Year event in Blackpool. Previously, he had always finished in the top 20 and entered in 2018 for the first time after a four-year break, seeing it as, “a good […]
Fifteen years ago few people outside China had heard of the Yutong brand and hardly anyone in the UK recognised its potential. Today, the company is among the biggest manufacturers of buses and coaches in the world producing a total of 67,268 units of all sizes in 2017, taking a 30% share of the Chinese […]
Simon Posner has stepped down as CPT’s Chief Executive. On his departure, Simon said: “Following a great deal of thought, I have decided that now is the right time for me to move on from CPT. In this rapidly changing world, all our members are facing new challenges and headwinds on an almost daily basis. […]