A 2% rise in registrations was recorded in the UK bus and coach market in the first quarter of 2016, with 1,959 new vehicles registered, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers’ latest figures. A rise in demand for new minibuses drove the growth, with the segment registering a strong uplift of 10.4% in the […]
Professionals from the bus and coach industry have been recognised in the 2016 FTA everywoman in Transport and Logistics Awards. The Rising Star of the Year Award, for a woman aged under 30 who is excelling in her career, went to Coaching Team Leader, Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company, Rachel Beckett. Fleet Support […]
Kenny Walsh says it himself, he’s eccentric. His approach and his sense of humour are different to most other people’s. For him, it’s all about setting up challenges, some of them bizarre, and overcoming them through his ingenuity, determination and the skills he has doggedly acquired over years of varied experience. Don’t be taken aback […]
Stagecoach’s ‘Pledge to help’… Stagecoach has launched a new initiative to provide further support for bus passengers and staff with mental health conditions across the UK. The operator’s ‘Pledge to help’ scheme aims to improve the experiences of employees and customers with mental health problems, including enhanced training and awareness programmes and additional support for employees. […]
Go-Ahead owned Go North East has contributed towards a £17m project to build a 1950’s ‘Northern General’ bus depot at the Beamish museum where it is a Business Friend. The new bus depot will bear the firm’s original company name, Northern, which is still used today as a brand on some of its buses in the […]
It was purely coincidence that just six weeks before the EU referendum, the 2016 ALBUM conference was held outside of the EU on the Isle of Man, planning for it having commenced well in advance of the 2015 election which initiated the referendum process. The self governing Crown Dependency does not form part of the […]
Optare’s 11.1m Metrodecker demonstrator has been delivered to New Adventure Travel (NAT Group) for the start of a trial in Cardiff. The operator recently acquired a further ten Optare Metrocity buses following what was described as ‘excellent’ in service fuel economy results. This takes the number of Metrocitys ordered by NAT Group to 30 in the last […]
Transdev and FirstBus in Leeds have teamed up to offer a ‘£1 add on’ ticket for destinations in the Leeds city area for customers heading into Leeds from Ripon and Harrogate. The companies have joined forces so customers on Transdev’s ‘the 36’, which serves Ripon, Harrogate, Leeds, can now buy one ticket onboard that will […]