A reminder to all our readers that this year’s Showbus takes place on Sunday 20 September at Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire (MK17 9WA). The site opens at 10.00 and closes at 17.00. The vehicle displays will feature an unprecedented number of classic vehicles built before 1930. Renowned bus preserver, Mike Sutcliffe, will be formally handing over […]
Blackpool is to be the location for the next UK Coach Rally on the weekend of 23 and 24 April 2016. Organisers Coach Displays Ltd will formally launch the event in the town on 21 September in conjunction with Visit Blackpool and Merlin Entertainments when more details will be made available. The traditional dinner and […]
Following the selection of Jeremy Corbyn in the recent Labour Party leadership election, Lillian Greenwood has been named Shadow Secretary of State for Transport. She previously held the role of Shadow Minister for Transport in 2011 and has been the MP representing Nottingham South since 2010.
MAN CEO resigns . . . Dr. Georg Pachta-Reyhofen is to resign from his position as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MAN SE as of 30 September 2015. He will continue to serve the Volkswagen Group, MAN’s parent company, in an advisory capacity. Replacing Dr. Pachta-Reyhofen will be Joachim Drees, who will start his new […]
First South Yorkshire has welcomed the decision by the Sheffield City Region Combined Authority Transport Committee to approve a package of bus improvements in Sheffield. The enhancements include a revised, integrated, citywide bus network and a better value multi-operator ticket range on smartcard. The full package will be introduced from 31 October /1 November and […]
West Yorkshire based Geldards Coaches Ltd appointed Bob Maxwell and Lee Lockwood of Begbies Traynor in Leeds as joint administrators for the company on 11 September 2015. The administrators are now looking for a buyer for the business. Described as the largest privately owned bus company in the region, the operator was founded in 1991 […]
Local authorities across England are now able to bid for a share of £5m funding to fit buses with green technology and offer better journeys. The Clean Bus Technology Fund 2015 will allow local authorities to bid for up to £500,000, which the government says is enough to retrofit hundreds of buses reducing NOx emissions […]
Every pound spent on local bus infrastructure can generate up to between £4.67 and £6.94 of benefits for local businesses, communities and the environment, according to a report commissioned by Greener Journeys. Carried out by independent analysts at KPMG LLP, the study found that carefully planned bus priority measures, such as bus lanes, busway schemes […]