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 […]
The founder of Wrights Group, William Wright, has received a knighthood in the 2018 New Year’s Honours list in recognition of his services to the bus industry and the UK economy. Dr William Wright CBE, who last year celebrated his 90th birthday, is a well-known figure in the UK bus industry. His appointment as Knight […]
Further to the news PC Coaches had lost its funding for Lincoln’s Walk & Ride city centre bus service (see issue 1460, 15 December 2017), the operator has announced it is to run the route on a fully commercial basis. Lincoln BIG, the county town’s business development project, announced plans to withdraw its financial contribution […]
The vehicles chosen for rail replacement are certainly variable. When National Express is called in, the quality is excellent, but I have seen coaches at Peterborough which don’t even have a full complement of windows. Though I have no doubt that most coaches provided are serviceable and legal, a great many are out on school […]
Polish born Natalia Maj joined Safeguard Coaches as a sales assistant in January 2016. The role has helped her develop her English language skills and following the retirement of the company’s sales manager in July, after 28 years’ service, Natalia has become primarily responsible for coach hire bookings for the Safeguard Coaches brand. The Winner […]
Main conclusions: Re-examination of local authority grant aid for CT sector DfT to publish details of S19 permits issued, and those used for public contracts Need for ‘care and sensitivity’ in handling changes No reliable evidence for scale of unfair competition with O licensees DfT to collect and publish road safety data for S19 sector […]
The surprise announcement at the Daimler Buses pre-Kortrijk event in September was a new, lightly hybridised version of the Citaro bus. Statically displayed there, and at Busworld, the first chance to experience it on the road came recently at a ride-and-drive opportunity in Mannheim, where two examples were made available. From 2009, Mercedes-Benz had briefly […]
Rosso is to join the Transdev Blazefield group of companies. As part of the outline agreement, Transdev is planning to invest significantly in Rosso, including spending in the region of £3m in the year following the proposed deal on new buses. Rosso currently runs a network of bus routes around Rossendale and beyond to Ramsbottom, […]