National Express and the Highways Agency have signed what has been described as an ‘historic’ agreement that will see the two organisations pool expertise. The operator has become the first commercial organisation of its kind to sign a formal agreement with the Agency. It is intended to lead to faster information sharing where incidents occur, […]
Work on a major redevelopment of Leicester’s Haymarket Bus Station is to begin on 22 September. Leicester City Council is investing £13.5m in the building of a new, larger and more efficient bus station on the site of the existing one. The first phase of work will involve re-modeling and improving highways in the vicinity. […]
FirstGroup Chairman, John McFarlane, is to step down from the role at the Annual General Meeting in July 2015, as a condition of assuming the Chairman’s position at Barclays Plc. John will take on his new role from 1 January 2015, succeeding Sir David Walker. He will receive an annual fee of £800,000 in the […]
RATP Dev has acquired ‘The Original London Sightseeing Tour’ from Arriva. Established in 1951, the operation is considered a pioneer in London sightseeing and is one of the major operators of these services in the capital. The company has a fleet of 90 buses and operates three sightseeing circuits in the centre of London along […]
Bosch is planning to increase its stake in PCV steering wheel manufacturer, ZF Lenksysteme GmbH (ZFLS), to 100%. The transaction is subject to approval by the antitrust authorities. The purchase price will not be disclosed. Up to now, German based ZFLS has been a 50:50 joint venture between Bosch and ZF. Employing over 13,000 associates […]
With rural buses under threat across the UK, it takes someone brave or driven to start a completely new rural commercial service network in an area where the views are fabulous but the chimney pots are few. Steve Hurst is both brave and driven. At 29 he has the advantage of the energy of youth […]
Oxford based Plastows Coaches have again selected Volvo with the purchase of a B9R Jonckheere bodied coach. This is the fourth B9R the operator has purchased for its all Volvo fleet of nine coaches. It has 53 seats, TV screens, an onboard toilet, a hot drinks servery and a reversing camera. It has a rear-mounted […]
HCT Group has purchased seven integral Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Mobility minibuses. They will be used by the operator’s Lambeth and Southwark Community Transport subsidiary and will be based in Brixton. Six of the new additions to its fleet have 15 Phoenix seats, and one has a tour guide seat and 14 Phoenix seats. They are powered […]