Arriva has acquired two more bus operating companies in Slovakia. The operator has taken on SAD Liorbus Group and SAD Trnava Group. SAD Liorbus Group currently operates a regional bus network in northern Slovakia, the Zilina Region, as well as city services in three towns. SAD Trnava Group operates a regional bus network in western […]
The new £1.9m Cradley Heath Interchange has opened in the West Midlands. It features a new waiting area, improved access to train services and four connected bus stands with digital timetable information. It has seen an additional two bus stands built on a newly constructed island, replacing the previous bus stop on Forge Lane. The […]
MAN has announced it is addressing its current cost structures and significantly enhancing efficiency to better respond to market fluctuations in the future and to maintain its high competitive level. The company has launched a Group-wide efficiency program, which includes streamlining administrative functions at MAN Truck and Bus and reorganising truck production. What it describes […]
Devolution has begun in the bus and coach industry, with a deal being struck in Cornwall that will give the local authority more powers over the county’s buses. It comes as part of a package of changes designed to give Cornwall new powers to control local services. The move, which comes without the previously stated […]
A decision has been made by the European Commission concerning the Bus and Coach Association’s urging of an investigation into alleged unfair community transport operation (CTO) funding. The Commission looked at two councils’ CTO funding practices, Nottinghamshire County Council (NCC) and Derbyshire County Council (DCC). It concluded that the funding granted by NCC to CTOs […]
Actress and comedienne, Jen Williams, has taken up a sales and marketing role at Belle Vue Manchester. Jen has starred in Coronation Street, Emmerdale, Hollyoaks and over 20 films and TV dramas. She has joined the Stockport based company in the newly created position of Travel Consultant. Her links with the operator began last year […]
Having been associated with the Marcopolo, Beulas and Tata-Hispano brands until relatively recently, BASE Coach Sales, the dealership subsidiary of Holmeswood Coaches, has in the last 12 months effectively started again with the range of products it offers to operators. With the demise of Tata-Hispano at the end of 2013 and Beulas’s decision last year […]
Safety and security are major issues in the industry. There is a lot to protect, from passengers and staff to expensive assets. To get an insight into some of the latest equipment available to help, Chris Peat visited the IFSEC (International Fire and Security) exhibition at the ExCel Centre in London, a get together of […]