The CYC Executive dismissed an option which allowed medium-frequency services to remain Euro IV or above until 2020 (see earlier story here) and, under the committee’s recommendation, only low-frequency bus services (five times a day or fewer) will be allowed into the CAZ. CYC says it is was skeptical about acceptance of its first option, […]
Cowdenheath-based Bay Travel has added a Yutong TC9 to its fleet. The coach has 32 half-leather seats, full air conditioning, an Actia audio system, a 19inch folding screen, power sockets and USB points. It is powered by a Cummins ISB6.7 280hp engine matched to a ZF six-speed gearbox. The vehicle has been used on private […]
A long-established coach tour operator based in the West Midlands has ceased trading, leaving hundreds of customers facing an anxious wait to see whether they will get their money back for pre-paid holidays and excursions. Stourbridge-based Group Travel – which holds a Standard International operating licence for two vehicles – has been established for over […]
In short notice, Stephensons of Easingwold announced it would not be operating its North Yorkshire County Council contracts. The company operated both school and local bus services under contract to the County Council as well as providing an unsubsidised commercial bus network. The Council’s transport team has been working to arrange alternative services, focusing initially […]
A woman whose family ran Express Motors which lost its license to operate bus services in Gwynedd appeared at a public inquiry, before Traffic Commissioner for Wales, Nick Jones, last week, seeking a new operator’s licence. Mrs Rhian Wyn Davies, a former Welsh Ambulance Service employee, is the daughter of former owners Eric and Jean […]
City of York Council met this week to consider approving plans for a Clean Air Zone which allows Euro III buses into the city centre. The progressive system proposed is for only high-frequency routes to become zero-emission – effectively, electric buses – with medium-frequency buses of Euro IV or above allowed access until 2021, and […]
On a dismal January morning in Nottinghamshire, dawn broke in the winter sky and the Van Hool EX16M was put in position ready for photos. The previous night, the new coach had been parked in the depot of Sharpes of Nottingham, one of the operators chosen by Arriva Bus and Coach for the vehicle’s Grand […]
As the largest commercial group in British horseracing, with 15 racecourses and one of the UK’s leading leisure companies, The Jockey Club is well known for staging iconic events including the Cheltenham Festival and Grand National. The partnership will provide dedicated National Express services from across the UK direct to all major events in the […]