NatEx wins €1bn German rail contracts

  National Express Group has signed two contracts worth a combined €1bn/£0.72bn to operate the Rhine-Ruhr Express (RRX) service in Germany. The company had previously been named the preferred bidder for the contracts in June. They are two of the three contracts that cover RRX services, which operate between cities including Cologne, Dusseldorf and Dortmund, […]

New Yorkshire Tiger MD

Arriva owned Yorkshire Tiger has announced that Thierry Couturier has joined the company as MD. Thierry has experience working in the bus industry in London and Paris, with previous posts including MD at London Sovereign and Business Development Executive at Transdev. Regional MD, Nigel Featham, said, ‘Yorkshire Tiger is a great business with a brand […]

Exterion bus adverts study

Advertising business, Exterion Media, has commissioned independent scientific research into the impact of bus advertising on the high street. Carried out in collaboration with i2Media Research lab Sparkler, the results show that tailoring advertisements to the specific frame of mind of the consumers, regardless of their attitude or general level of attention, increased the chances […]

Third quarter results

Daimler Daimler’s bus division recorded what it described as ‘slightly lower’ revenue in the third quarter of this year, totaling €1,018m/£732.44m (Q3 2014: €1,034m/£743.95m). This was deemed to be caused by falling unit sales in Latin America. However, the bus division’s EBIT of €89m/£64.03m was significantly above the prior year level (Q3 2014: €64m/£46.05m), while […]

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