Irish private bus and coach operator, Aircoach, has been named the Official Coach Supplier to Leinster Rugby. The company unveiled a newly branded bus to celebrate the partnership. The vehicle is to be used to transport the rugby squad to and from Dublin Airport for all their away fixtures and also for their transport to […]
TfL is taking a number of measures in an effort to make it a more transparent organisation. Actions that TfL will take include publishing all replies to Freedom of Information (FOI) requests online from 2016; publishing a schedule, which will set out when TfL will publish regular information and datasets; making webcasts of Board meetings […]
Tim Gill from Wincombe Travel! Well done Tim, you have won the prize of an Elite Dual Voltage Kit from Esprit Windscreen Repair Systems after entering Bus and Coach Buyer’s business card prize draw at Coach and Bus Live. Your gift includes free training at the Esprit Training Centre in Staffordshire. Thank you to everyone […]
Go Ahead owned Salisbury Reds latest investment covers six Euro5 ADL Enviro200s to operate across its park and ride services in the city. Portfolio holder for transport at Wiltshire Council, Cllr Horace Prickett, said, ‘I am absolutely delighted with these new vehicles. They show the commitment of both Wiltshire Council and Salisbury Reds to provide […]
Lincolnshire Road Transport Museum is to hold an open day on 1 November. The end of season event will include displays of visiting classic and historic vehicles and enthusiasts’ sales stands, as well as a chance to visit the site’s workshop to see its restoration projects. Many of the buses and cars from its collection […]
York is bucking the trend, with the city recording an increasing number of bus passengers following improvements to its network. The figures released by the DfT show that from April 2014 to March 2015 over 16.2m journeys were made on York’s bus network, an increase of 4% from 15.6m journeys in the same period a […]
East Yorkshire Motor Services (EYMS) has given nine of its Wrightbus Eclipse Gemini bodied Volvos a new livery to promote its long established routes 103 and 105 between Hull and Cottingham. The services are the main routes serving Hull University, running to a ten minute frequency during the day and with journeys until after 23.00. […]
Strathclyde partnership for Transport (SPT) has lost an appeal against a ruling in favour of Clydebank based Avondale Coaches at Glasgow Sheriff Court. Sheriff Principle, Craig Scott QC, upheld the original ruling by the Court that SPT acted in an unreasonable manner when it cancelled the Ayr Coast dial-a-bus contract operated by Avondale in 2009, […]