A Routemaster is being sought by a group looking to drive from Wellington College UK, Berkshire, to Wellington College international Shanghai and Wellington College international Tianjin. The 8,000mile challenge, entitled Welly to Welly 2018, is planned to be embarked upon by eight former Wellington College students between June and August 2018. Once the bus arrives […]
Arriva Southern Counties is to withdraw some services in the Tonbridge area from 4 September. These are the 267/268 (Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells Schools), 220/221 (Addington/Wrotham and Bennett Memorial School) and 228/229 (Tunbridge Wells, Eridge, Crowborough, Jarvis Brook and Alderbrook). Arriva Marketing Manager, Richard Lewis, said, ‘Like all bus companies, we are a […]
Arriva has signed a partnership agreement in Italy with transport solutions specialist, GoGoBus, to develop shared bus services for events across the country and Europe. Founded in 2015, GoGoBus provide buses and coaches to a variety of sporting and music events across Europe. Arriva is now the preferred transport provider for all GoGoBus events. The […]
Described as one of Europe’s busiest bus corridors, Oxford Road in Manchester is being transformed. Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) and Manchester City Council are working together on a makeover of the road as part of a £1bn package of city centre infrastructure improvements to be made by 2017. The work includes adding new bus […]
Reading Buses has reported its summer services to Thorpe Park and Legoland have proved successful. The operator has been providing buses to the theme parks from Reading Station and via Bracknell. Customers can buy their travel on a normal service bus and use it to connect into the shuttles for the theme parks.
VDL Bus and Coach has launched a new 10.6m Futura, the Futura FHD2-106. The coach will be on show for the first time at the 66th IAA Nutzfahrzeuge, which will be held from 22 to 29 September 2016 in Hanover, Germany. The company is targeting this new product at the VIP segment, those transporting smaller […]
Bromley Bus Garage will be the site of the next of TfL’s bus garage open days. The depot will open its doors to the public on 13 August from 10.30 to 16.00. The day marks the centenary of the first journeys on bus route 109, which later became the 227 and still runs today through […]
The Top UK Coach Driver category of the UK Coach Awards will be split into three categories from next year: the UK’s top Express Driver, Education Driver and Touring Driver. There will be minor changes to other categories too. UK Coach Awards Chairman, Allan Edmondson, said, ‘This change is designed to acknowledge the varying skill […]