The new Neoplan Tourliner unveiled at IAA 2016 has been awarded the iF Design Award 2017 in the ‘Automobiles/Vehicles/Bikes’ category. The prizewinners were honoured at an awards ceremony on 10 March in Munich. Altogether there were 5575 entries from 2675 participants drawn from a total of 59 countries. ‘We are of course very excited that […]
The Nightcap branch of BUSK has launched a crowd funding appeal to raise £5,000 for a legal opinion as to whether tour operators have a case to answer to when they fail to provide adequate sleeping arrangements for coach drivers who are driving children on school trips abroad. The legal opinion, which is being sought […]
Nottingham Community Transport has teamed up with social enterprise Space Inclusive to transport young adults with learning disabilities and learning difficulties to training programmes and courses in Nottingham. Space Inclusive is an East Midlands based social enterprise committed to improving the lives and prospects of people with learning disabilities and learning difficulties by offering appropriate […]
Former Transport Minister, Norman Baker, has been appointed as the MD of The Big Lemon. The Brighton and Hove based sustainable bus operator announced the new position on Thursday 16 March. Norman takes up his new role on Tuesday 21 March 2017. The position was advertised in Bus and Coach Buyer recently, the only trade […]
Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has delivered the capital’s first ever Low Emission Bus Zone in Putney High Street. The clean bus zone, served by 145 buses on seven scheduled routes, will now feature cleaner buses in an effort to cut nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions. The route, running from Putney Station to Putney Bridge Road, […]
Campaign for Better Transport has warned of ‘transport deserts’ in some rural and suburban areas. New research from the group reveals supported bus services have been hit hard by funding cuts with over 500 routes completely withdrawn or reduced across England and Wales in 2016/17. The study suggests that almost £30m has been cut from […]
The majority of sighted people are unlikely to contemplate, let alone understand, the difficulties that face blind and partially sighted people on a daily basis. Public transport can be a particular challenge and the RNIB (Royal National Institute of Blind People) has been working closely with operators to develop a Bus Charter in support of […]
First Scotland East/First Borders has agreed in principle to sell its operations in the Scottish Borders to West Coast Motors. The sale is expected to conclude on 25 March. The Galashiels depot, Peebles, Hawick and Kelso outstations, as well as all employees, are to transfer to West Coast Motors. The new owners will operate the […]