According to Rotala’s latest trading update for the year ending 30 November 2013, the company’s pre-tax profit was modestly ahead of 2012 and was broadly in line with management expectations. Operating cash flow was strong, whilst net debt increased slightly to £19.9m, this was after spending £3.8m on acquisitions. The ratio of net debt to […]
A fleet of 17 new Volvo B9TL Wrightbus Eclipse Geminis has been introduced on Go North East’s ‘Fab 56’ service. They represent an investment of almost £3m in the service that links Sunderland, Hylton Castle, Concord, Gateshead and Newcastle. They are fitted with free onboard Wi-Fi, power sockets and features next stop announcements and displays. […]
Ladies Only Travel from Wyke, Bradford, has won the contract to operate the Bradford FreeCityBus. The contract starts at the end of March 2014 replacing First West Yorkshire. Three Optare Solos will be used on the route, which runs every ten minutes connecting the city’s two railway stations with the main shopping area, the college, […]
One of the upsides of public transport over using my car is that I can get work done when otherwise my time would be entirely unproductive. The point was emphasised yesterday when, sat on a train heading from Aberdeen to Edinburgh, I was downloading my pictures from the previous 24 hours. On screen came the […]
Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has launched the ‘Year of the Bus’. It involves 12 months of events and activities to mark the contribution the capital’s bus network continues to make to the life and economy of the city and the UK as a whole. This year sees a number of significant anniversaries, including 60 […]
Another fire has started at Western Greyhound affecting the company’s Liskeard outstation. It follows the inferno at its Summercourt site last year that destroyed a third of its fleet. Three buses were destroyed in this latest blaze, according to press reports. Three fire fighting appliances, two from Liskeard and one from Callington, attended the fire […]
First Manchester Ltd has been given Office of Fair Trading (OFT) approval to acquire the Manchester bus business of Finglands Coachways Ltd, which is part of the East Yorkshire Motor Services (EYMS) Group. Finglands operates a number of commercial bus services and school contracts to the south and east of Manchester. First will take over […]
Exciting times are ahead for battery pack specialist, Powervamp, as it introduces a new look for its products in its 20th year in business. Fresh labelling is being applied to the company’s range of jump start packs in an effort to not only bring their image right up to date, but also to make the […]