Arriva Yorkshire has been posting a voucher for a West Yorkshire day ticket to those living on its 268A route. To claim the free day’s travel, customers must fill out the voucher explaining what they will be using the bus for this January, all vouchers will also be entered into a prize draw to win […]
The company’s history can be traced back to the formation in 1945 of two individual Fife businesses, James Moffat and Sons of Cardenden and Williamson’s of Gauldry, the two joining forces in 1978. George joined the industry in 1976 as a semi skilled mechanic and later as a driver for the Williamson family. He had […]
Guildford Borough Council is considering initial studies on how improvements to the Surrey town’s bus network could work, alongside further stakeholder engagement. Earlier this year the Council and Surrey County Council jointly commissioned Arup to examine the options to relocate bus operations from the existing bus station. The first stage of their work looked at […]
Stagecoach has marked the commencement of its new 715 route between Guildford and Kingston upon Thames by running some journeys on the first day (31 December) using a Routemaster RMC that previously operated the former Green Line route 715 during the 1960s. This coach variation of the icon was delivered new to London Transport in […]
Smartcards and contactless payments are widely touted to be the future of PCV payments, having taken off in a big way already. However, cash is almost certainly going to be staying with us for the foreseeable future, a position being reinforced in March 2017 when the Royal Mint is due to introduce the new £1 […]
2017 marks 30 years since services were withdrawn from the UK’s first guided busway in the northern suburbs of Birmingham. The Tracline 65 600m demonstration project, a co-operation between the then West Midlands County Council and WMPTE, had been in operation since the autumn of 1984 as part of state of the art (of that […]
Stakeholders from organisations across Oxford and beyond joined the Oxford Bus Company team for a reception in Oxford University’s Divinity School. Welcoming guests, MD Phil Southall referred to Oxford’s reputation as a world class city and the role his company and its predecessors has played and will continue to play in supporting its mobility. In […]
£300,000 to help local authorities restore key local bus services lost following last year’s demise of GHA Coaches has been announced by Welsh Assembly Economy and Infrastructure Secretary, Ken Skates. The grant, made available to Denbighshire, Flintshire and Wrexham Councils with immediate effect, will allow lost services to be re-introduced and help build resilience in […]