The West Midlands Integrated Transport Authority (ITA) has appointed Laura Shoaf as Strategic Director for Transport. Laura will work across the seven local councils in the West Midlands and the three Local Enterprise Partnerships (Black Country, Greater Birmingham and Solihull, Coventry & Warwickshire) to champion transport provision in the region at the highest level nationally. […]
West Midlands transport authority (Centro) and Arriva Midlands has signed a £9m partnership deal that will bring about new buses, Swift electronic ticketing and refurbishments to Dudley bus station. The agreement will see the operator’s premium Sapphire brand buses rolled out and pledge 22 initiatives between 2014 and 2016 with the aim of making bus […]
During the week commencing 24 November 2014, the Quality Contract Scheme (QCS) board will be holding directions hearings with the main parties concerning the QCS proposed by the north east’s transport authority (Nexus). Kevin Rooney, Traffic Commissioner for the North East of England, is the chairperson of the QCS Board. Board members will be Alan […]
Daimler Financial Services is on track to set new records in 2014. The company is currently leasing or financing more vehicles, including buses, than ever before. In the first ten months of the year, the company initiated roughly 1.1m new financing or leasing contracts worldwide with a total value of €38bn/£30.26bn (up 13%). For the […]
Transport Manager of Bradford based Skyway Travel, Fazal Karim Ali, has been disqualified from applying for or holding an operator’s licence in Great Britain for a period of seven years. The company’s licence has been revoked with effect from 23:59, 21 November 2014. Mr Ali’s wife, Farmida Akhtar, has also been disqualified. Traffic Commissioner, Kevin […]
Rotala Plc is working towards changing its internal legal entity structure to create four operating divisions within its group structure. Each division will operate from its own legal entity. It aims to do this by its financial year end on 30 November 2014. The West Midlands business will all be consolidated into the Diamond Bus […]
Arriva North East’s Darlington Depot has secured IIP Gold accreditation. The standard is described as an achievement of ‘world class best practice’ and means that the depot is considered to have consistently demonstrated the highest standards of people management and development. Only 3.5% of UK businesses hold this prestigious standard. General Manager for Arriva’s Darlington […]
A report published by the Public Policy Institute for Wales suggests a significant element of government subsidy is being captured as ‘supernormal’ profits by the bus industry in Wales. Modelling by transport academic, Professor John Preston, indicates bus companies in Wales could be making as much as £22m more than a normal return on sales. […]