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 […]
Ford is extending production of its all-new Transit to include the full line up of over 450 model variants. The latest Transit derivatives include Chassis Double Cab, Double Cab-in-Van and extra-long L5 versions. These new variants have debuted at the 2014 IAA Commercial Vehicles Show this week and complete an unprecedented renewal and expansion of […]
The announcement earlier this year that Bluebird Vehicles had gone into administration came as a surprise to many operators. Sadly not me. I knew that Bluebird Vehicles had been suffering for some time from a lack of forward orders brought on by the on-going economic situation, particularly the swingeing cuts to local authority budgets, the […]
Arriva is to make some changes to its buses in Surrey and West Sussex from 28 September. The operator is to introduce a number of improvements too, as well as some measures to improve reliability or to match the service provided more closely to demand. More buses will be laid on for Horsham, with the […]
West Yorkshire Combined Authority is reviewing bus services 435 and 436, operated by Arriva owned Yorkshire Tiger. The routes run between Wakefield and Holmfirth via Skelmanthorpe and Denby Dale. Consultation sessions on the routes are being held until 6 October for local passengers who may be affected by the proposed changes. Comments from passengers will […]