Total new bus and coach registrations increased 43.9% in September 2015 (compared to the same month last year) to reach 1,134 units, according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. The rolling year figure was 8,658, 16.3% up from the same month in 2014. SMMT Chief Executive, Mike Hawes, said, […]
Travellers are being warned to avoid the Forth Road Bridge area. Demolition works are planned for weekends in October and November, requiring the closure of A90 and M90 (M9 Spur) to all traffic south of Echline Junction. The B800 bridge between South Queensferry and Kirkliston is to be demolished to allow roadworks for the Forth […]
Coach & Bus Live may be the smaller of the two Birmingham based shows and not attract a full compliment of bus and coach manufacturers but it is nevertheless a big draw to the UK’s bus and coach operators giving them the opportunity to see a wide selection of bus, coach and midicoach models in […]
Gordon Hewitt of family run Premier Coaches (Watford) Ltd has passed away. Gordon joined the company founded by his father in 1923 straight from school aged 14. Apart from war service with the RAF continued with an active interest until the family closed the business in 2003. With hard work and enthusiasm he (with his […]
Airport shuttle buses are perhaps an overlooked niche in the industry. Airport transportation managers have a critical role to play in ensuring passengers arrive at their destination on time, with minimum hassle and in comfortable surroundings. However, this network of buses is often just a brief blip in a holiday maker’s journey compared to the […]
The Ricoh Arena, Coventry was the setting for this year’s annual Compliance Conference hosted by the Road Haulage Association. The prevalent theme was the health and safety of your drivers and making sure that they remain compliant. The proceedings were proficiently chaired by Brian Weatherley, transport journalist and freelance events organiser. The range of speakers […]
In 1885, Blackpool became the first UK borough to feature electrically powered street transport. A privately operated Promenade tramway replaced a horse bus service that had been introduced on the then newly created thoroughfare some 15 years previously. Blackpool Corporation later acquired the tramway and expanded it to many of the major thoroughfares in the […]
Adrian Wickens, Bus Planning Manager at Volvo Buses, retired at the end of September after a career spanning more than four decades with two of the biggest names in the UK bus business. He’d already seen a lot when I first met him working for Leyland Bus in 1982 and the rest of his career […]