Dean Sullivan believes his difficult decision to drop TfL work may be a sign of things to come if franchising prevails, he told Bus and Coach Buyer. Sullivan Buses decided to withdraw from its TfL contracts to run 12 routes last week. The operator was the only remaining SME to run bus contracts for the […]
Alexander Dennis has supplied two Enviro200s to Peter Hogg Coach & Minibus Hire. One of the Enviro200s is a 9.7m 34-seater and the other a 10.8m vehicle with 40 seats. they both have a bespoke specification, featuring a Scottish theme of printed tartan moquette, colour-matched to hand poles as well as to exterior vinyls in […]
Work has commenced on site to increase the size of Pelican Bus + Coach’s National Parts Distribution Centre. The construction work was inspected by Jack Li, CEO of Yutong Europe, on his recent visit to the UK. When completed, the extension will increase the size of the building to a substantial 25,000 sq. ft, significantly […]
Bus engineer, Nigel Brown, has completed his last shift at Oxford Bus Company’s Cowley headquarters, retiring after over 50 years’ service on the buses. One of the Go-Ahead-owned operator’s longest serving staff, Nigel left the depot for one final time to applause and congratulations from colleagues – some of whom he’ worked with for over […]
Optibus, which creates optimization software for public transportation planning and operations, says it is pushing the envelope on dynamic route planning with the launch of Optibus Shuttles, a solution designed specifically for the shuttle market. Combining the optimization capabilities of Optibus Scheduling with dynamic, automated planning features, Optibus Shuttles is a powerful automatic dispatching and […]
Oxford Bus Company, Stagecoach and Chiltern Railways are in support of plans for a new football stadium to help grow public transport usage in the county. The three companies described Oxford United’s proposed new stadium as ‘a great opportunity’ to grow sustainable travel and enhance active travel options for the community. The design includes a […]
The fourth report from an independent industry-wide survey of bus industry operating costs shows a significant slowdown in the rate of increase in the 12 months to February 2024. At the same time, analysis of the figures suggests that a 10% increase in bus speeds has the potential to deliver 135 million miles of extra […]
A depot fire at Youngs Coaches of Haddenham last week was a case of arson, B&CB has been told. The two PCVs destroyed in the blaze were not active vehicles in the operator’s fleet, having been registered as off-road and used for spare parts for a number of years. No damage to the active fleet […]