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, […]
National Express is to launch a new round-the-clock route between Gatwick Airport and Kent. The 24/7 straight-to-the-terminal service is thought to be the only means of travelling between Gatwick and Kent directly via public transport. Starting in December, it will serve both terminals from locations throughout Kent eight times a day, with journey times estimated […]
Operators are now being invited to bid for the latest round of Scottish Green Bus Fund (SGBF). A further £3m is being made available from this year’s Future Transport Fund as part of the Scottish Government’s commitment to promoting Low Carbon Vehicles. Over the past five rounds of SGBF funding, Transport Scotland has provided grant […]
Hertfordshire based operators, Mullanys Coaches and Reynolds Diplomat, are to work in partnership from 31 October 2015. A joint statement said the deal comes at a time when both operators are in ‘very strong trading positions’ and ‘will only benefit from the efficiencies and cost savings that will accrue’. The two companies say they have […]
ComfortDelGro Corporation has launched its first, direct, non-stop express coach service connecting Stansted Airport with Kings Cross St Pancras. The concession to operate into and out of the airport’s central Coach Station was won following a competitive tendering process run by the airport. Branded ‘Stansted Citylink’, the service is now in operation. The year round […]
Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has unveiled new measures TfL is introducing to ease traffic in the capital and minimise disruption on the city’s roads. Trials of new technology are to be carried out, including a new generation of digital road signs providing people with real-time information on journeys using major routes into London. They […]
There wasn’t room in last week’s Coach & Bus Live 2015 review to more than scratch the surface of the information revealed at a press conference on the ADL stand, who pre-empted the event with a major announcement about their new Enviro400H City bus before staging their customary ‘state of the nation’ media briefing at […]
Edinburgh based Duddingston Private Hire has taken delivery of its second Noone Turas. A new Iveco 70C17 based 29 seat Turas 700 joins a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter based Turas 500 with 16 seats and two tables. Both vehicles are fully air conditioned with double glazing and large luggage capacity. The new Turas 700 was supplied by […]