53 Coaches (the largest entry for a number of years) from 42 operators will feature in the driving skills challenge, culminating in the coach, midi and mini coach driver of the year awards, along with trophies awarded for the best vehicles. For the second year, the trophies will be presented by outgoing Senior Traffic Commissioner, […]
Richard Turfitt has been appointed as the new Senior Traffic Commissioner by Transport Minister John Hayes. Currently the Traffic Commissioner for the East of England, he will begin his new role on 1 June 2017, taking over from the current Senior Traffic Commissioner, Beverley Bell. Richard has been Traffic Commissioner for the East of England […]
Stagecoach Group has announced new vehicle orders worth £70m. A new fleet of around 340 vehicles, most equipped with free Wi-Fi, will be introduced in the 2017-18 financial year as the company continues to reinvest profits in improving services for customers in communities across the UK. The majority of the order has been placed with […]
A phased opening of a new seven mile section of the new M8 motorway between Newhouse and Baillieston is to start on 23 April 2017, five days ahead of schedule. The Scottish Assembly Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Jobs and Fair Work, Keith Brown, said the landmark opening will complete the so-called ‘missing link’ between Glasgow and Edinburgh […]
In addition to its Orion E electric bus, Mellor Coachcraft is launching its Strata HF bus with up to 19 seats at the Commercial Vehicle Show. It will be on the Webasto Stand (5D10). The high floor vehicle, aimed primarily at the local authority and community transport sectors, is a fully accessible vehicle based on […]
Promptly on Maundy Thursday, the first new Mercedes-Benz Tourismos for the 2017 season were handed over to National Holidays, part of Shearings Leisure Group Ltd. Five of the vehicles were collected from Evobus in Coventry by members of the National Holidays north east team based in Washington ready to undertake their first tours the following […]
The Stagecoach app has now been rolled out to its South Yorkshire and North East Derbyshire operations. It allows passengers to buy weekly megarider tickets online, as well as child and student tickets, alongside day fares which have been available since November 2016. Once downloaded, the tickets can be used on any Stagecoach bus and […]
What has been dubbed the ‘anti-FlixBus’ decree in Italy has been cancelled, according to the operator. On 21 February 2017, the ‘Milleproroghe’ Decree was approved by the Italian Government, which included an amendment that would make FlixBus’s operation’s in the country affectively illegal. The company has worked with the national authorities and media, who it […]