During her speech on the final day of Euro Bus Expo, Transport Minister, Baroness Kramer, made reference to the government’s proposal of introducing an elected Mayor in Greater Manchester, saying, ‘It is fitting that the Expo comes in the same week that the government announced a major devolution of powers. To create an elected Mayor […]
Bus and coach registrations in October rose 13.1% compared to the same month in 2013, with 622 registered, according to SMMT figures. This led to a rolling year total of 7,516, a 2.9% rise. SMMT Chief Executive, Mike Hawes, said, ‘Continued rising demand for purpose built coaches, up 63.3% in October, drove a strong month […]
Stagecoach North East has launched 25 ADL Enviro300s, representing an investment of £3.5m. The operator has branded the vehicles with artwork and designs to illustrate the comfort, technology, efficiency and green credentials of the new fleet. The wi-fi enabled buses were displayed on Stockton High Street, where staff gave advice to customers, as well as […]
Head of Reading Buses, Martijn Gilbert has been speaking of the challenges facing him in his new role. He said, ‘Many challenges lie ahead in terms of meeting economic growth, keeping pace with emerging technology and optimising the leading edge environmental credentials of the business. ‘I am a firm believer in understanding the detail and […]
D&G Bus has opened a new depot exactly ten years after it started operating from a small depot in Crewe with eight buses. The new site houses 48 buses and over 100 staff. It was officially opened by the Mayor of the Borough of Cheshire East, Cllr Wesley Fitzgerald and the Mayoress, Joan Fitzgerald. The […]
From Friday 31 October, McGill’s were to operate several Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) supported services formally operated by Henderson Travel, which is reported to have gone into administration. McGill’s will honour all valid multi-journey tickets issued by Henderson Travel. The fare structure for all other tickets will remain the same.
Chief Technical Officer, Glenn Saint, is leaving Optare after 17 years to pursue a new venture developing electric vehicle technologies for the automotive industry. Ken Anderson, who runs Ashok Leyland’s European Technical Centre, will be joining Optare on an interim basis as Head of Engineering. Ken has 30 years experience in the automotive industry and […]
In its Interim Management Statement for the period from 1 July 2014 to date, National Express Group reported ‘strong progress’. Profit before tax in the third quarter was nearly 15% higher than the same period last year, progressively recovering the one-offs and currency translation impacts experienced in the first half of the year through the […]