Entrepreneur Andy Scott’s investment firm REL Capital has acquired Klarners Coaches and Tendring Travel. Colchester-based Klarners Coaches operates a number of Euro VI Mercedes-Benz and Irizar coaches for both its own tours and third-party operators, as well as providing private hire and rail work. Managing Director, Graham Klarner, will be retiring after a handover period […]
First Bus has officially become a Period Positive Workplace, supplying free period products to its colleagues. The milestone is part of the operator’s push to improve gender equality across its business. The initiative is also part of a wider strategy to attract more women than ever before to First Bus, as it aims to diversify […]
National Express is gearing up for what it expects to be its busiest weekend of the year. Its advanced bookings show the August bank holiday is set to be the coach operator’s most popular weekend of the year with Friday being the busiest day for travel. To meet demand National Express will be adding over […]
Sussex and Surrey independent operator, Compass Travel, has launched its new mobile bus app. Developed in partnership with UrbanThings, a London-based transport technology company, the new app offers passengers real-time bus tracking, mobile QR ticketing and seamless journey planning within a single platform. With 101 routes and a fleet of 87 vehicles, the app is […]
Metroline is working in partnership with bus driver training provider on a new pilot training scheme to attract more than 20 apprentice bus drivers. The London bus operator has partnered with Realise to help attract and train the latest recruits through apprenticeships. The new drivers will be based out of three depots across London – […]
Electric vehicle specialist Equipmake has played a key role in Argentina’s first, domestically manufactured, electric bus entering operation in Buenos Aires. The MT17.0e, which features Equipmake’s proprietary Zero Emission Drivetrain (ZED) fully-electric technology, is running on Line 28 in Argentina’s capital city, operated by DOTA S.A. Working with Agrale and Todo Bus, Equipmake’s ZED forms […]
Letters have been sent out from the DVSA concerning PSVAR Enforcement on home-to-school and rail replacement services. UKCOA has informed B&CB after checking with the Accessibility team at the DfT, that the letter is designed to check operators are complying with the PSVAR minimum levels of compliance for their Rail Replacement and Home to School […]
There are few who would deny Bill Hiron is an industry veteran. If the extensive list of senior positions at bus companies since the ’80s doesn’t convince you of his eminence, then perhaps his recently awarded MBE for services to public transport will. Speaking to B&CB, the Stephensons of Essex Chief Executive and ALBUM Chair, […]