This week is Catch the Bus Week. Now in its third year, the annual campaign is run by sustainable transport group, Greener Journeys. Its aim is to drive the nation’s awareness of the benefits of taking the bus. It was officially launched in London by Minister for Buses, Andrew Jones. During the launch, Andrew Jones […]
TBC Conversions of County Tyrone in Northern Ireland has become a Mellor Coachcraft agent for Northern Ireland. Established in 2006, TBC Conversions’ expertise lies in vehicle conversions and the provision of wheelchair accessible vehicles. They work closely with manufacturers including Volkswagen, Ford and Mercedes-Benz; a factor that brought the company to the attention of Mellor. […]
Stagecoach Group has released its preliminary results for the year ending 30 April 2015. At group level, revenue was at £3204.4m (2014: £2,930m). Its total operating profit was £217.9m (2014: £200.9m) and profit before taxation was £165.2m (2014: £158m). Stagecoach’s regional bus operations achieved revenue in the period of £1,045.5m (2014: £1,012.8m), a 3.2% rise, […]
MAN Truck & Bus is implementing a programme of change in an effort to strengthen its business. One of the main focuses of the programme is realigning the production locations and streamlining administrative areas. As part of this programme, bus and coach chassis manufacture will be relocated to Ankara in Turkey from Salzgitter in Germany. […]
London Mayor, Boris Johnson, has announced the world’s first purpose built purely electric double decker is to enter passenger service in London this year. The zero-emission vehicle, built by Chinese manufacturer, BYD, will be trialled on route 16 from October, running between Cricklewood and Victoria Station. London will also shortly be welcoming two Irizar-manufactured electric […]
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 […]