The day before she stepped down from her role, Transport Secretary, Louise Haigh, set out her vision for a more joined up and locally-led transport across England in a speech to Mayors and transport bosses. Speaking at Leeds Civic Hall, she outlined her vision for a new Integrated National Transport Strategy, the first in a […]
Pelican Bus and Coach has confirmed an order for a Yutong E9L battery-electric bus for established Surrey coach operator Reptons Coaches. At Euro Bus Expo event in Birmingham, Sophie Repton received a crystal gift to celebrate the order, as well as the first one of ten trees that Pelican will be planting in the UK […]
RHA Coaches is urging all operators to sign a petition to save Matlock Bath Coach Park, which may be turned into a traveller site. “Following up on the closure of Matlock Bath coach park, we’re informed that the matter of providing temporary sites for travellers is to be discussed at a meeting of Derbyshire Dales […]
The founder of Prospect Coaches, Geoff Watts, has passed away with his grandson Nathan Hadley and Nathan’s wife Claire Hadley-King at his side. He was 92. “Grandad will always be remembered as the Gaffer by so many,” Nathan told Bus & Coach Buyer. “Still to this day, we have parents of current school children we […]
Sector Investor REL Capital has strengthened the management team by appointing Daniel Butterfield as MD to oversee its group of coaching businesse, and has acquired a majority stake in Felixstowe Travel of Suffolk. Dan has held senior management roles at the Go-Ahead group for 16 years, including Head of Operations, and held turnaround roles in […]
Whippet, the 105-year-old Cambridgeshire bus company, says it has transformed its fleet management with software from Freeway Fleet Systems. Freeway is used to manage maintenance of double-deckers, saloons, coaches and fleet cars. The system is used across engineering providing digital job cards and inspection sheets, compliance management, and the system manages parts for the auto-replenishment […]
Members of RHA Coaches now have access to a legal advice service, the young trade association has announced. RHA Legal services offer support for commercial contracts, corporate activities such as property disputes. The service even offers further assistance at preferential rates. Representation for Public Inquires and Employment Tribunals are also included. Coach operations manager Andy […]
Go-Ahead Group has agreed a deal to acquire Swanbrook Transport, a bus and coach operator based in Cheltenham. Swanbrook operates local bus, home to school services and private hire and will become part of Pulhams Coaches, which sits in Go-Ahead’s Oxford division. This latest deal builds on Go-Ahead’s recent acquisitions across England, including four coach […]