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 […]
A new multi-operator ticket has been launched in the Staffordshire, Derbyshire and South Yorkshire area. Peak Plus Xtra is now available to purchase on D&G Bus service 16 running daily between Hanley and Buxton with easy connections at Buxton to and from Sheffield on service 65. It can be purchased on any local bus service […]
Free weekend travel on TrawsCymru routes is to be trialled, according to the first Minister of Wales, Carwyn Jones. Speaking during the Welsh Labour Conference in Llandudno, Carwyn said, ‘And to strengthen bus services I am today announcing a 12 month pilot of free weekend travel on our long distance TrawsCymru service to encourage more […]
In the year ended 30 November 2016, revenues for the Rotala group as a whole were £55m, up 8% (2015: £50.9m). Gross margins dipped slightly to 18.3% (2015:18.7%), as the acquisitions of the year were bedded in. Pre-tax profits before exceptional items rose by a further 9% to £2.68m (2015: £2.46m). Revenues in contracted services […]