Thamesdown Transport Ltd has been taken over by Go South Coast, part of the Go-Ahead Group. The decision to sell the municipal bus company to the national operator was taken at Swindon Borough Council’s Cabinet meeting on 1 February 2017. The deal is expected to ensure Thamesdown Transport has a sustainable future, according to the […]
From a child, Wendy was always involved in engineering without realising. She spent time playing with engines in the factory where her father was a plant manager and the first thing she ever drove was a tractor. Her career in engineering is a direct result of her fascination with the Army. Whilst at school, her […]
Bus and Coach Buyer often shares news of bus and coach operations and other technicalities within the industry, however, experiences of regular bus users are not so common. My name is Mwika Bulaya and my main mode of travel is by bus every day. As I have been using these services for some time now […]
Director of Lucketts Travel, Ian Luckett, has been appointed CPT President for 2017. He takes over from John Birtwistle, Head of Policy at FirstGroup UK’s Bus Division. Speaking about his appointment, Ian Luckett said, ‘I am delighted to have been appointed CPT President for the coming year. As a coach operator, I know the challenges […]
Touchless ticketing is being trialled by bus passengers in West Yorkshire. Everyone who takes part in the test will get half price travel on The Shuttle 662 route, which runs between Keighley and Bradford every ten minutes. West Yorkshire Combined Authority and The Keighley Bus Company (part of Transdev) has chosen The Shuttle route for […]
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has launched two new transport services. The Pennine Local Link is designed to offer convenient and affordable transport links between Littleborough, Milnrow, Small Bridge and the Royal Oldham Hospital. It is to run weekdays from 05.00 to 19.00. Passengers need to register once and can then book journeys online or […]
In the days before Salvador Caetano’s UK operations were centred on contracts with National Express, it was a significant player in the small coach market. Successive generations of the Toyota Coaster based Optimo were offered for three decades from 1985 but there were also other options including a number of Fiat or Iveco products tracing […]
With grant support from the Government Office for Low Emission Vehicles, Arriva has recently taken delivery of 174 new Volvo B5LH double deck hybrids. They join an existing batch of 44 Volvo hybrid buses that the company purchased in 2013 for its North West services. From the order, 123 are for company’s London operations and […]