Sadly, operators cease trading virtually every week, whether through unfavourable trading conditions, bankruptcy or retirement, many of them having made a major contribution to their local community. Ashley Wakelin’s Wheels operation stopped trading at the end of November last year upon his retirement. For Ashley, running buses and coaches has not always been about earning […]
It is customary for Daimler Buses to hold a pre-Busworld press conference in Stuttgart to provide information on the exhibits it will show in Kortrijk. This year, the event was preceded by a visit to the manufacturing plant at Hosdere in Turkey, one of the biggest in Western Europe, which is celebrating 20 years in […]
Bus and coach registrations were 97.9% up from the same figure last August, according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). There were 469 bus and coach registrations made in the month, leading to a rolling year figure of 8,312, up 8.1% from the total at this time in […]
Stagecoach London driver, William Bradford, has been crowned UK Bus Driver of the Year 2015 at the competition’s national final in Blackpool. Aged just 22, he is thought to be one of the competition’s youngest ever winners, receiving the first prize of £1,500. He succeeded against over 118 other competitors. He received trophies and cash […]
Volvo Buses is to display two major new products at Busworld in Kortrijk, Belgium on 16 to 21 October 2015. These are the Volvo Dynamic Steering (VDS) stabilisation system and the Volvo 7900 Electric, the manufacturer’s first series produced electric bus under its own brand. VDS is currently being integrated into several of Volvo’s coach […]
With the VDL Futura FHD2 selling well in the UK and Europe and the mid height Futura FMD2 taking off to the point that it now accounts for 20% of Futura sales, VDL has turned its attention to the double deck market with the unveiling of the Futura FDD2 coach. It had been promised at […]
Wales’ Minister for Transport, Edwina Hart, marked the first day of the Welsh Government’s new £15m mytravelpass discounted bus travel scheme for young people by handing out the first passes to youngsters at Swansea Bus Station. Funded by the Welsh Government and developed in partnership with the bus industry and local authorities, the new pass […]
London Mayor hopeful, Tessa Jowell, has released some research suggesting London has the most expensive public transport fares compared with the other top global cities. Her research group compared fares in London with global management consultancy firm, AT Kearney’s list of the other top 20 cities in the world, including New York, Paris, Tokyo, Hong […]