New legal powers to give the North an unprecedented say on how money is spent on transport were announced this week by Transport Minister Jesse Norman. Pioneering legislation to transform TfN into the first ever statutory sub-national transport body – with legal powers and duties – were laid in Parliament, underlining the government’s commitment to […]
CLICK ON THE IMAGES ABOVE TO ENLARGE THEM AND FOLLOW THE WHOLE ROUTE Readers may recall an epic trip around what was once the boundary of London Transport’s red and green bus empires undertaken by Roger French, Ray Stenning, Bill Hiron and Founding Editor Stuart Jones. Well, they enjoyed it so much, they’ve been […]
Chief Executive of the Community Transport Association, Bill Freeman, has told the Transport Select Committee that the industry has been ‘bullying’ councils into dropping transport contracts held by its members. The Transport Select Committee hearing on Monday (13 November) heard evidence from the Confederation of Passenger Transport’s Steven Salmon; The Bus and Coach Association’s Martin […]
Pelican Bus & Coach has recruited Ian Downie to lead its bus sales operation. Ian has 35 years of experience within the bus industry, having held senior positions at Volvo Bus and more recently as MD of Wrightbus. His appointment follows the launch of the zero emission E12 bus and the imminent arrival of the […]
Stagecoach-owned megabus.com has welcomed nine new Plaxton Elite i coaches to its fleet following an investment of almost £3m. The vehicles will be based from the operator’s Cwmbran, South Wales, site and they each feature 74 seats, free wifi, a toilet and USB charging points. The coaches will replace the existing fleet based at Cwmbran […]
People don’t change much. I’ve met Leon Daniels a few times in his long career, and aside from our shared signs of ageing, he’s much the same positive, ebullient person. But change is on the horizon for Leon – the Managing Director of Surface Transport for Transport for London. He’s retiring; in the career sense, […]
As you will read here, the Transport Select Committee has now heard evidence from a number of key figures on the subject of the impact of the new guidelines for using S19 and 22 bus permits. Before that hearing, a number of parties responded to a consultation exercise, putting their point of view. It’s actually […]
EVM and Northside Truck and Van in Sheffield are supplying 260 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter school bus specification vehicles to OneBus. The order is worth over £12m. Based on a medium-wheelbase 314Cdi Sprinter with 7G-Tronic gearbox, the vehicles feature in-dash and saloon air conditioning and heating and were supplied by Northside Truck and Van. In a change […]