Not only can effectively utilising your own workshop save money, it can be a profit rather than a cost centre if you open it up to take on extra third party jobs, providing you have the capacity to do so. With the closing of DVSA’s own sites, some operators are seizing the opportunity by installing […]
SMMT plays a key role in representing the UK automotive industry and its annual bus and coach press briefing is an opportunity to review the market and look at trends going forward. The meeting usually follows one of SMMT Bus and Coach Section’s quarterly meetings and in the past has been chaired by the section’s […]
Stagecoach Yorkshire has unveiled a £1.9million fleet of 14 Euro6 Enviro200 MMC single decker buses which will operate on routes around Barnsley. Officially launched at a special event at Barnsley FC’s Oakwell Stadium attended by the Mayor of Barnsley, Cllr Brian Mathers, the buses will be in service on the Townlines 11 and 22X routes. […]
The French transport provider, Keolis Group, has acquired the French operator, Transports Daniel Meyer. The latter runs buses and coaches under two operational companies, SAS Transports Daniel Meyer and SAS Ormont Transports. It serves a wide territory in the Essonne/Val de Marne basin, through its main operations in Montlhéry, Etampes and Avrainville. With 440 employees […]
Campaign for Better Transport has welcomed the recent announcement by the nation’s major operators for the roll out of contactless payment on all buses by 2022 (see B&CB 1361, 15 January 2016). However, the group argues that there is still a need for a national strategy. Chief Executive of Campaign for Better Transport, Stephen Joseph, […]
The Transport Ticketing Global event returns this year with a three day programme of over 50 presentations and panel debates on 26 to 28 January at Old Billingsgate Market, London. Insight into the latest transport developments will be delivered by 100 expert speakers to over 700 senior transport ticketing decision makers. Among the key topics […]
After conducting a Freedom of Information (FOI) request, IAM has claimed councils are following government stated best practice and increasingly investing more money into capital projects (including road rebuilding) rather than spending funds on short term temporary repairs. The FOI request asked county councils how much they spent on fixing road surface defects such as […]
Brighouse based Arrow Coach Travel Ltd is helping support Calderdale flood victims. The operator is taking part in Calderdale Rising, a crowdfunding campaign aimed at helping a number of the 1,250 businesses across Calderdale that were heavily affected by the 2015 Boxing Day floods. The initiative is headed up by Business for Calderdale and supported […]