The Big Lemon’s MD and former Transport Minister, Norman Baker, has left the company having ‘achieved goals’ Former Transport Minister Norman Baker has left The Big Lemon, having become its Managing Director in March 2017. He says he will pursue new challenges, including focusing more time on writing transport columns. A statement on The Big […]
Reading Buses is rolling out 17 Scania bio-gas double deckers with Alexander Dennis Enviro400 City bodywork on its flagship purple 17 route. Representing a £5.1m investment, the buses each feature high-back seats, USB charging points, coat/bag hooks, 4G wifi, two wheelchair spaces, audio and visual announcements, as well as a group seating area upstairs, wood […]
Northern Ireland state-run operator Translink is to get £9.3 million to help fund losses in a share-out of the £1bn secured by the DUP for supporting the Conservative party. In its 2016/17 annual returns, Translink reported £10.9m losses – a reduction from 2015/16’s £18.3m loss. Translink will also get a share of £8.1m to buy […]
As we head south down the M1 at the start of our road test, I take a sound meter to one of the noisiest seats on many coaches – opposite the centre stairwell. The read-out says 43dB. I move forwards to the seat directly behind the driver. 46dB. Then to the rear seats. 42dB. It’s […]
The ‘commute’ to suggest the daily trip to work is among the more modern words in the English lexicon. Until the end of the 19th century, the commuter didn’t exist, and then came public transport and, eventually, cars. Now, we discuss commuting as if it’s an inevitable part of going to work, and by commuting, […]
Alan White, founder and Director of small-coach dealership Minis to Midis, has passed away after a short battle with cancer. Alan was 65, and had planned to retire this year. Alan began his career in the industry as a driver for Leon Motors of Finningley, near Doncaster, in the early 1980s. After a spell driving […]
It is just over a year since Marcus Worth took over as Managing Director of Moseley in the South following the retirement of former MD, Allan Vaulter, and the acquisition of his majority stake by Moseley (PCV) Ltd in October 2016. Moseley in the South was incorporated in 1990 and for the first six or […]
North Wales operator folds after having its licence revoked North Wales’ oldest independent operator, Express Motors of Penygroes, closed at the end of the year, after having its licence revoked, leaving some communities isolated after replacement services were not available. Gwynned Council said it was endeavouring to provide replacement services – especially school buses, and […]