Harvey Stroud has been named Lothian’s Driver of the Year. Harvey took the top spot at the operator’s annual Bus Driver of the Year final at the Royal Highland Centre in Ingliston. The competition saw 18 finalists from across the Lothian Group compete on the day, excelling in three challenges: a theory test, a practical […]
Following his treatise on Duple and its long running Dominant product, Howard Berry turns his attention to the final years of Duple coach production including the Laser, looking much like an evolved Dominant and the squarer high specification Caribbean, both of which ran to .2 versions. The squarer styling continued to the 300 series and […]
Following on from his Plaxton trilogy, Howard Berry has turned his attention to the UK’s other leading builder of coach bodies in the mid 20th Century, Duple and its long running Dominant product. Launched in 1972 in response to Plaxton’s Panorama Elite, it would be refreshed twice during production producing the Dominant II and IV. […]
Andrew Wickham MBE, Managing Director, Go South Coast has passed away. He was 59. Andrew spent over 30 years with the Go-Ahead Group. He was an Operations Manager with London General before becoming Go-Ahead Group’s Development Manager under Chris Moyes. When Wilts & Dorset was acquired by Go-Ahead in 2003, he became Operations Director beginning […]
Go South West subsidiary Dartline recently held its long-service awards presentation evening at the prestigious Ocean Venue in Exmouth, Devon. A range of awards were presented to 20 recipients in recognition of a range of service from five years to an impressive 35 years. The event was part-sponsored by the Transport Benevolent Fund CIO (TBF), […]
Centrebus Group has returned to Alexander Dennis for new single-deckers with deliveries this year of a total of 12 new Enviro200s. Earlier this year, initial supplies comprised two 8.9m buses for the main Centrebus operation, two 9.7m length examples for the D&G Bus subsidiary, and a pair of 11.8m vehicles with six-cylinder engines for High […]
Gloucestershire County Council (GCC) is to temporarily close the existing coach bays in Bibury village centre tomorrow (23 May 2025). The move is being made under a temporary traffic management trial in what it says is to prioritise public safety during the busy Bank Holiday weekend. Instead, bus stops will be installed for safer passenger […]
Dundee-based Fishers Tours is due to cease operations on Friday (23 May 2025). The announcement is reported to have come at short notice. The closure is reported to have left many customers concerned over future bookings and prompted concerns over essential service continuity. Fishers Tours has an operating licence for 21 PCVs. The closure is […]