The demands of European legislation may be ever more prescriptive but so is the inventiveness of the manufacturers in the bus building industry. This was abundantly clear at the latest BusEuroTest, staged in the Swiss city of Lucerne in early June, to determine which bus will be awarded the International Bus of the Year 2015. […]

In response to popular demand, Alcoa has released a new wheel set suitable for Mercedes-Benz Sprinter based minibuses and minicoaches. The product is being brought to the UK market by Tyre-Line, an Alcoa UK distributor which this year celebrates its 30th anniversary in business. Chris Peat spoke to James Presswell, Technical Sales at Tyre-Line, to […]

Sandy and James Easdale, owners of Greenock based McGill’s Buses, have made an offer for the last remaining shipyard on the river Clyde, according to press reports. The company in question is Ferguson Shipbuilders, which went into administration on 14 August 2014. Blair Nimmo and Tony Friar of KPMG LLP were appointed as Joint Administrators […]

New smart ticketing services were introduced across Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, Sheffield and South Yorkshire zones last week. Two new tickets, TravelMaster 7 and 28 Day tickets are now available as smartcards, offering unlimited travel across the passenger transport network. In addition, 13 smartcard kiosks were introduced at transport interchanges across South Yorkshire where the new […]

A former Engineering Manager at Stagecoach North East has returned to the region as Engineering Director for the local bus operator. Gary Chisholm has taken the new position after previously working for the company as Engineering Manager in South Shields and Stockton, before his most recent role as Engineering Director for Stagecoach West Scotland. After […]

Phil Southall will be appointed MD for the Go-Ahead owned Oxford Bus Company (OBC) as Philip Kirk is stepping down after 20 years with the company. The role incorporates Thames Travel and Carousel Buses. Phil is currently the Operations Director at OBC, moving there from Go North East in 2012. He joined the Go-Ahead Group […]

ES Group is holding an online auction of the assets of Hatts Travel Partnership and Bodman Coaches Partnership, both based in Wiltshire. The company was appointed by FRP Advisory to undertake the auction. The online sale has now commenced and will conclude on 5 September. For sale are ten coaches, including eight Volvos, in addition […]