MD of National Express’ UK bus division, Peter Coates, is retiring after 20 years with the company. Peter initially joined National Express from accountants Ernst & Young, becoming Finance Director of UK Bus in 1999 and then MD in 2011. He steps down from his position on 1 May 2017, but will work on strategic […]
Beverley Bell is to present the UK Coach Rally 2017 prizes again this year. At the time of writing, there are 55 coaches booked in for the event in Blackpool on the weekend of 6/7 May. The traditional dinner and dance is to take place at the Blackpool Tower Ballroom, which the organisers described as […]
Bus and Coach Buyer has been informed about what could be the youngest PCV Cat D licence holder in the industry. Ryan Perry, the son of David Perry, owner of Perrys Travel in Malton, passed his test five weeks after his 18th birthday. David said that from a very early age, he has had an […]
As part of its Busmaster programme, Iveco Bus has launched a new website which offers customers a wide range of vehicle bodies for its Daily and Euromidi chassis. The new pan-European website (www.busmaster.com) allows Busmaster accredited bodywork manufacturers to present their full range of bodywork and conversion solutions directly to fleet operators. From launch, over […]
Essex operator, Amber Coaches Ltd, is to be placed into liquidation on 19 April 2017. The company ceased trading on 4 April 2017, following which all the staff were made redundant. The company served its customers across the county for over 20 years. Darren Wilson of DKF Insolvency Ltd has been instructed by the Director […]
Nexus has resumed direct operation of services on the Tyne and Wear Metro. The operator DB Regio, part of the Arriva Group, which had run services on behalf of Nexus since April 2010, came to the end of its operating contract at 02.00 on 1 April 2017. Nexus, the public body which delivers transport services […]
First Essex has launched route ‘57’ from the new housing development of Beaulieu into Chelmsford. The direct service is intended to provide residents with a fast journey time of less than 20 minutes into Chelmsford city centre. Its arrival times have been coordinated with rail departures, which should allow commuters to travel to Liverpool Street […]
Like for like passenger journeys on Stagecoach’s UK regional bus network fell by 1.7%, according to the Group’s recent trading update in respect of its financial year ending 29 April 2017. According to the operator, this decrease was largely as a result of weak underlying local economic conditions in some parts of the UK and […]