Optare has won the Passenger Transport Air Quality award at a ceremony held at Bristol’s Grand Hotel recently. The Awards seek to give value and recognition to those who make special efforts to boost air quality, whether in the public, private or charity sector. They are supported by the Institute of Air Quality Management (IAQM) […]
Go-Coach Hire is to launch a new service in Sevenoaks, Kent on 2 November. The service is being delivered in partnership with Sevenoaks Town Council and benefits from funding from Section 106 money, covering it for approximately three years. The new 8 route circles the town centre in a figure of eight. It is hoped […]
Motts Travel of Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire has trained The One Show hosts Chris Evans and Alex Jones to obtain their PCV Licence. The training was in preparation for an event in aid of Children in Need, which will see the pair take part in the London to Brighton classic car rally in a vintage bus. […]
In the first quarter of its financial year from 28 June 2015 to 19 October 2015, Go-Ahead Group reported trading in its regional bus business as similar to the second half of last year, as expected. Its revenue in this sector rose 1%, whilst its patronage fell 1.5%. Both mileage operated and revenue growth in […]
Former Under Secretary of State for Transport, the Rt Hon Norman Baker, is to be the new Chair of Bus Users, replacing interim chair, Tracy Jessop. He said of his appointment, ‘I am delighted to be joining Bus Users UK. I know from my time as a transport minister just what a valuable role they […]
Alexander Dennis Ltd (ADL) has delivered an Enviro500 vehicle for trials with BVG (Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe) in Berlin prior to the German Capital’s planned double decker procurement programme. It joins demonstrators from Scania and VDL in the trials. The Enviro 500 is a 12.9m, two-door, three-axle double decker similar to those now being operated in Hong […]
From Traffic Commissioners to Highways England, there was a wide range of presentations at the recent FTA (Freight Transport Association) Transport Manager 2015 event in Peterborough. With the purpose of outlining the major issues Transport Managers should be aware of, the event was one of several being held across the country. Although organised by the […]
York’s National Railway Museum was the setting for Total Transport North 2015, a conference dedicated to securing the future of transport in northern regions. Ten local authorities who have all made successful bids for the government’s Total Transport Pilot fund came together for the event. The Total Transport project is aimed at pooling public transport […]