A coach driver and de-facto operator of Barcroft Coaches of St Leonards has been disqualified from professional driving for four years after admitting falsifying his tachograph records. Deputy Traffic Commissioner for London and the South East of England, John Baker, made the order against Peter Warren’s vocational driving licence after concluding that he had worked […]
Rayhans Mini Bus and Coach Hire has taken delivery of an EVM Grand Tourer. Based on a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter with a Euro 6 516Cdi 163bhp Common Rail Direct Injection diesel engine and a seven-speed G-Tronic automatic gearbox. It features a Masats plug type passenger electric door, a large rear luggage compartment, in-dash air-conditioning, full length […]
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, […]