Go-Ahead owned Oxford Bus Company has launched a recruitment drive to find more women drivers. The move is designed to tie in with Oxford’s International Women’s Festival, which lasts until 14 March. Tracey Colley, who joined Oxford Bus Company nearly 12 years ago, joined some of her colleagues in the march to launch the Festival. […]
Transdev Blazefield has launched Burnley Connect, a new series of services for the Burnley and Pendle area. This new name will be rolled out across routes 1, 1a, 1b, 1c, 2, 4 and 5. New buses are also now operating on the Starship routes. All of the new Burnley Connect vehicles feature CCTV, low floor […]
EYMS Trainer, Tracy Beadle, has shaved her head to raise money for Macmillan Cancer. Tracy was diagnosed with breast cancer last year, which she is now clear of. Her hair cut raised over £730, with further cash donations to come. Go to www.givey.com/tracybeadle to donate to her cause.
New public transport information, timetable and ticket options have become available for passengers in South Yorkshire this month. The move includes new paper timetable leaflets and ticket kiosks in Interchanges, making smartcards available for purchase at PayZone stores and the introduction of MyTSY online ‘personal transport accounts’. The South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (SYPTE) announced […]
PTEG’s recent report into the Oxford SmartZone has been criticised by the operators of the interoperable smartcard scheme. One of the document’s key findings was that the urban bus network is almost entirely concentrated in the hands of only two main operating groups, whose services overlap on all of the six main corridors radiating from […]
TfL has announced that Arriva has been awarded the contract to run route 312, which will become the first in London to be operated entirely by electric buses. Arriva, which already operates route 312, was re-awarded the contract from September 2015after a competitive tender process. There are currently two Optare MetroCity electric single deck buses […]
DRM Bus of Bromyard has been burgled. Thieves using an acetylene torch cut the top off the chute where staff place their takings into the safe on the night of Monday 23 February. Proprietor, David R Morris, is warning all operators to keep under review their security of money and premises contents. He is now […]
Royal Philips and VDL Bus & Coach have signed a collaboration agreement to equip VDL buses and coaches with AEDs (Automated External Defibrillators) as optional factory equipment. With this initiative, the PCV manufacturer intends to make bus and coach transport even safer for its customers’ passengers. The equipment includes a ‘connected’ AED kit onboard, which […]