Sir Peter Hendy CBE, is to leave his role of Commissioner of TfL to become Network Rail’s new CEO. He was appointed to his latest position at London’s transport authority in 2006, having previously served since 2001 as its MD of Surface Transport. During his time at TfL, he led and played a major role […]

FirstBus has announced proposals to close three of its smaller depots: Newcastle-under-Lyme, Hereford and Bracknell later this year. Under the proposals, which are subject to consultation, Bracknell will close on 28 August. Some routes will be retained but will operate from First’s depot in Slough, including Greenline services to London and Legoland services. The operator […]

Stanford Coachworks is celebrating 20 years in business this year and to thank their customers and suppliers, they hosted a reception at The Bell Inn, Horndon-on-the-Hill, in Essex. Kirsty went along to meet the team behind this successful company and to find out how it all started. Stanford Coachworks was originally a mechanical garage (Stanford […]

Iveco Bus is one of the major European players though its presence in the UK market has latterly been limited to minibus versions of the Daily commercial range. Earlier this month, Stuart Jones was invited to visit the company’s biggest large bus producing plant, the former Karosa factory at Vysoke Myto in the Czech Republic, […]

A lot has happened in the five years since Epsom Coaches last held an open day at their modern depot on the outskirts of the Surrey town. Foremost amongst the changes are the fleet increasing by around 30% with a corresponding growth in staff numbers, an increase in turnover of 50% and the sale of […]

Stephen Offord of Stephen Offord Coaches from Westham near Eastbourne, was one of the last to take the Euro5 version of the DAF powered Van Hool TX16 Alicron. It followed two earlier DAF powered Van Hools (another TX16 and one TX15), which like the latest one were sourced from Arriva Bus and Coach. The coaches […]

Thousands of South Yorkshire school children will continue to benefit from the safety educational programme ‘Crucial Crew’, after First Bus joined together with South Yorkshire Police, Safer Roads Partnership and South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue to deliver the life-skills programme to 16,000 year 6 pupils across South Yorkshire. The ‘Crucial Crew’ programme is delivered at […]

Thanks to visitors who flocked to the Open Day at Reading Buses’ Great Knollys Street depot, more than £6,000 has been raised for the company’s Charity of the Year, Alzheimer’s Society, over than a third more than 2014 and the most ever raised from the event. The event was well supported by a number of […]