When it came time for the Bromsgrove based operator to refurnish some of its fleet, the company found the leather like material ideal for its needs. Looking to breathe some new life into one of the company’s well kept Neoplan Cityliners, Jon and Steve Harris of Harris Executive Travel could not decide what moquette to […]
Go South Coast which operates Poole-based Morebus, has stepped in to buy Excelsior Coaches following the decision by former owner Ken Robins to retire and exit the business. ‘We are delighted to have the opportunity of continuing and developing this excellent coach operation under the Excelsior name from the existing depot in Bournemouth,’ said Go […]
Brighouse based Ladies Only Travel (trading as LOT) is understood to have gone into liquidation and will no longer be operating any bus services. West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s Bus Services team is looking for alternative arrangements for the tendered services for which it provides financial support. LOT also ran Bradford City Bus as a commercial […]
East Yorkshire Motor Services (EYMS) turned 90 years old on 5 October 2016. To mark the occasion, the operator has launched a bus in colours representing the four main liveries used over those 90 years. The Wrightbus Gemini’s front has the current burgundy and cream colouring, the centre section is the National Bus Company (NBC) […]
For one week in September, Germany becomes the world focus of public transport when the primarily rail orientated Innotrans in Berlin opens its doors at the same time as the first days of the IAA in Hannover. Innotrans has always included a public transport element particularly in respect of information systems and has strived to […]
School transport safety campaign BUSK (Belt up School Kids) has launched its annual safety week which commenced at the beginning of this week. There are three main focuses to this year’s campaign. The first is a new driver training course set up in the memory of Ben Vodden, an 11 year old schoolboy from near […]
Tower Travel ceased trading on 26 September 2016. The York based operator ran school services, as well as private hire. Meetings have been held at St Aidan’s Church of England High School and St John Fisher Catholic High School following the sudden announcement to discuss replacement services to the schools. At the time of going […]
Germany based FlixBus is to expand into Denmark. Together with Danish SME bus companies, the newly established ‘FlixBus Danmark ApS’ is launching a domestic network as well as new cross-border services to Scandinavia and the Continent. From spring 2017, new FlixBuses are planned to connect the country’s large and medium sized cities up to six […]