Bus patronage has increased by over 10.2% year on year following the introduction of Arriva Midland’s Sapphire 110, which runs between Tamworth, Sutton Coldfield, Erdington and Birmingham. The service is now to benefit from roadside real-time signs and smart ticketing. Introduced on the route in October last year, were nine new ADL Enviro400s featuring free […]
Winners of the IRTE Skills Challenge are to be announced on 16 July. The competition has already taken place and saw ten major operators and 50 competitors face off in a bid to discover the best in bus and coach engineering. The competitors tested their skills in a series of mechanical, electrical and bodywork tasks. […]
megabus.com has launched a new route linking the UK with Italy for the first time. The Stagecoach owned company is to operate two services a day in each direction between London, Lille, Paris, Lyon, Turin and Milan. It is the first time it has provided a direct link between London and Lyon. Fares on every […]
Five Optare MetroCitys have been introduced on the First Cymru T5 route connecting Aberystwyth with Haverfordwest via Cardigan and Fishguard. They feature next stop audio announcements and free Wi-Fi for passengers. Welsh Economy and Transport Minister, Edwina Hart, launched the vehicles at an event in Gwbert, Cardigan recently. TrawsCymru is the Welsh Government funded long […]
First Aberdeen drivers Andrew Ballantyne and Shane Mitchell have been gifted their own commemorative Commonwealth Games batons in a surprise ceremony by the company’s MD. The drivers were official Batonbearers for the Commonwealth Games, carrying the baton through Aberdeen as part of the nationwide relay last year and had no memento of their day. Managing […]
Following Epsom Coaches’ recent open day, the next in a series of London open days has been announced. On 11 July 2015, Potters Bar Bus Garage in Hertfordshire will open its doors to members of the public. The Garage is celebrating its 85th anniversary and is operated by the Metroline bus company. Open from 10.30 […]
People can now register to attend Coach & Bus Live 2015. The trade show takes place at the NEC in Birmingham on 30 September and 1 October. Having attracted around 200 exhibitors so far for this year’s event, 87% of show space has already been sold out. Confirmed exhibiting companies to date include Alexander Dennis, […]
DVSA Chief Executive, Alastair Peoples, has opened the 500th Authorised Testing Facility (ATF) at Chatfields in County Durham. ATFs are privately owned businesses where a DVSA vehicle examiner carries out annual tests on lorries, buses and coaches. Around 93% of tests are now carried out at non-DVSA sites.