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 […]
Ashley Griffiths of Williams Coaches of Brecon is the first winner of a Pride & Joy All Stars award. The high-flying driver for Williams Coaches was praised by his nominator, Rose Williams, Operations Director at Williams Coaches: “Ashley has a great future ahead of him in the industry. He embraces training opportunities, technological advances and […]
Bus & Coach Sales Centre in Coventry to be refurbished As we revealed in last week’s news section, Volvo Bus has announced that it has received planning permission for a major redevelopment of its Bus & Coach Sales Centre at Coventry. The £1.3m project will quadruple the existing office space to more than 700 square […]