Blackburn Council has terminated its contract with Thomas Barnes, the builders of the city’s £4.7m bus station project. A replacement contractor is now being sought. The station is part of the £40m Pennine Reach transport investment and was due to be complete by the end of 2014. Executive Member for Regeneration, Cllr Phil Riley, said, […]
We have been informed that Donald Allmey, former proprietor of Allmey Coaches of Eastcote and the Allco Passenger Vehicles vehicle and parts dealership, passed away on 6 June 2015. Donald was a renowned enthusiast for all things AEC and together with his wife Jean ran the parts business and coach operation alongside each other. The […]
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) says its new unit to crackdown on crime and antisocial behaviour on the bus and tram network has already had a significant impact in its first two months. Under the three year pilot scheme, a 16 strong team comprising of police constables, police community support officers, special constables and security […]
An ABC audit has shown 19,807 people visited the CV Show at the NEC, Birmingham, this April. That represents a 5% increase on the previous year’s attendance figure. The organisers have confirmed the dates for next year’s CV Show, which will again take place at the NEC, are from 26 to 28 April 2016. Full […]
Registrations for buses and coaches were strong in May, according to the latest Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) figures. SMMT Chief Executive, Mike Hawes, said, ‘The UK’s bus and coach market performed strongly in May, with all sectors reporting increased demand. Coach builders in particular enjoyed a welcome boost to business as operators […]
Stagecoach has a new base in Surrey, having recently moved into new premises in Peasmarsh, south of Guildford. The site was officially opened at an event attended by the deputy Mayor of Guildford, Cllr Gordon Jackson who joined Regional MD for Stagecoach, Andrew Dyer. The new facility, which was previously home to a venetian blinds […]
Few former bus companies have retained a place in former customers’ psyche’s more than Southdown Motor Services. Though the company disappeared in its own right within Stagecoach in August 1989, it is still fondly thought of by many, as the massive turnout at celebrations last weekend to mark the centenary of its foundation in June […]
In a move it sees as an important milestone for its global activities and the logical progression of its business in India, Daimler’s Daimler India Commercial Vehicles operation has opened a new bus body plant at Oragadam near Chennai in India, a year after the foundation stone was laid. There is major Wrightbus involvement in […]