TfL’s bus safety statistics for the final quarter of 2015 (October to December) show a ‘slight reduction’ in the rate of injuries on the bus network. Between October and December 2015, 1,488 people were injured in incidents involving buses, compared with 1,491 in the previous three months (July to September 2015). During the period, 87% […]
Busworld Turkey, organised by Busworld International and its partner, HKF Trade Fairs, is to be held from 14 to 17 April in halls nine, ten and 11 of the Istanbul Expo Center, close to the main Ataturk International Airport in Istanbul. During the last edition (2014), the exhibition featured 248 companies of which 170 were […]
BUSK, the school transport safety organisation, will be running their three day safety conference from 16 -18 March at Lydiard House, Swindon. The conference, sponsored by Alcolock, is for anyone that makes transport arrangements for others, including schools, local authorities that procure transport and the bus and coach industry. Day one will focus on schools […]
Rotherham Bus Partnership has invested £7m in 32 new buses for the town’s network. The vehicles will be used on routes to Barnsley, Doncaster and Sheffield. Stagecoach has introduced ten new Euro6 ADL Enviro200 MMC single deckers, operating on its 22X route between Barnsley, Wombwell, Wath, Manvers, Parkgate and Rotherham. First South Yorkshire has put […]
CPT has opposed Edinburgh Airport’s proposal of a £200 per coach charge to utilise the site’s coach parking area during the weekend 12 to 14 March 2016 when Scotland play France in the Rugby Six Nations Tournament. The airport’s justification for the charge was to balance the ‘loss of revenue’ associated with securing additional coach […]
Arriva Yorkshire launched a competition with De Lacy Primary School in Pontefract to design a bus exterior for the improved 410/411 service which links Leeds City Centre to the Chequerfield estate. Five finalists have been announced, with the winner decided by the public vote. The bus will then be wrapped in the winning design and […]
The Seven Kings High School, in Ilford was the setting for this annual compliance event, now in its sixth year. Chris Ruane, Public Authority Development Officer of CILT welcomed delegates and introduced the first presentation, a ten minute video on ‘Improving road safety for vulnerable road users.’ The morning’s proceedings were then chaired by Austin […]
Editor in Chief, Stuart Jones, is taking one step back from his traditional role at Bus & Coach Buyer, which he founded with business partner Steve Cole in 1988. He will retain his current title but in future work only three days a week, sharing the Editorship with David Cole (no relation), who has been […]