Passenger journeys on local buses in England increased 2% in the year to March 2014, according to the latest DfT figures. The 4.7bn passenger journeys on buses in England in 2013/14 is the highest figure since the mid-1980s. Passenger numbers in London, which have doubled over this period, increased 3% in the latest year. Passenger […]
Google has celebrated the anniversary of the AEC Routemaster’s first public appearance in London on 24 September 1954 by using an image of the iconic bus on a ‘Google Doodle’. The Routemaster inspired logo on the internet search engine’s home page is the latest collaboration to mark TfL’s Year of the Bus. As well as […]
Irizar UK has secured an order for three i6 Integral coaches from Ellisons Travel, which supplies half the Premiership football team coaches. The Merseyside-based corporate specialist is keeping the exact specification under wraps until Euro Bus Expo, when one of the three will be on show. The model is built to order at the Ormaiztegi […]
DfT has closed its Transport Direct website. The Department claims equivalent travel information services are now widely available online from several other sources. Launched in 2004, the site was the very first journey planner to cover England, Scotland and Wales and has since assisted with 160m travel requests. Deputy Chief Executive of Bus Users, Stephen […]
Scotland’s recent vote for independence has encouraged further debate about the devolution of power elsewhere in the UK, with the bus industry no exception. London style bus powers for local regions were called for by Labour’s Shadow Secretary of State for Transport, Mary Creagh. In a speech during this year’s Labour Conference in Manchester, she […]
Female leaders from the passenger transport sector have been recognised at the 2014 Women 1st Shine Awards. It saw 17 leading businesswomen were inducted into the Women 1st Top 100 Club. The ceremony was held at the London Marriott hotel in Grosvenor Square and was attended by over 150 industry leaders and was hosted by […]
St George’s Park in Burton upon Trent, the English Football Association’s national football centre was the destination for this year’s IRTE conference hosted at the complex’s Hilton Hotel. As in previous year’s the focus was predominately truck related, although for the first time this year, there were specific bus and coach seminars in the afternoon. […]
Palfinger Ratcliff has recently marked 50 years in business with an open day, complete with speeches and presentations of its products. Held at its Welwyn Garden City headquarters, the celebrations comprised of two events, one showcasing its commercial applications and another its passenger lift solutions. The latter was attended by Chris Peat. Former Chairman speaks […]