Power shift report supported

London’s Transport Commissioner Sir Peter Hendy, Sir Howard Bernstein, Chief Executive of Manchester City Council, Geoff Inskip, Chief Executive of West Midlands transport co-ordinator Centro, and key figures from Leeds and Sheffield, have thrown their support behind a new independent report which calls for reforms that would ensure a shift in power from Whitehall, enabling […]

Birmingham Connected

A white paper setting out Birmingham’s 20 year vision for improving transport across the city has been unveiled. Birmingham Connected, previously known as the Birmingham Mobility Action Plan (BMAP), aims to make the city safer and easier to travel around by reducing congestion and promoting more sustainable forms of transport. Its initiatives include the completion […]

£25m funding for CT minibuses

Transport Secretary, Patrick McLoughlin, has announced £25m to provide hundreds of new minibuses to community transport operators in rural and isolated areas. The scheme is intended to support voluntary organisations who the Department claims provide vital services for people in rural communities with limited transport choices. The new fund means that organisations who already provide […]

Tower Transit acquires Whippet Coaches

Tower Transit, the UK based operation of Australia’s Transit Systems acquired Swavesey, Cambridgeshire based Whippet Coaches Ltd on 14th November for an undisclosed sum. Under the ‘goWhippet’ brand, the company operates a portfolio of services including participation in the Cambridgeshire Busway. Around 100 staff and 50 vehicles were included in the business transfer. Whippet Coaches […]

Invergold

‘I’m basically a compliance chap,’ says Charlie Ahmed, owner of Invergold. His company looks after the legal compliance aspects of running a bus or coach operation, making sure it stays on the right side of operational regulations. Chris Peat met Charlie at his Birmingham office to find out how this relatively new company can help […]

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