Kevin Sharp has been appointed the new Operations Manager of Stagecoach West’s Cheltenham and Stroud depots. Kevin joined Stagecoach in September 2012 as part of the Stagecoach Graduate Development Programme. According to the operator, he excelled in his role as Assistant Operations Manager at the company’s Oxford depot. Kevin previously worked in the hospitality and […]
Women 1st, the branch of People 1st dedicated to encouraging women to succeed in the passenger transport, leisure and hospitality industries, has extended the deadline for entries to its Shine Awards. The Shine Awards recognise excellence in women and will be announced at a prestigious black tie awards dinner on 16 September 2014, at the […]
KM Motors of Barnsley was one of the first operators to invest in an i6 integral two years ago and it has now bought its second. Its latest fleet addition is 12.2m long and powered by DAF’s PR265 engine matched to a ZF AS-Tronic auto-shift gearbox. KM Motors MD, Keith Meynell, said, ‘The i6 we […]
Cheltenham based Marchants Coaches has added two Mercedes-Benz Tourismos to its fleet, the first time it has taken this model. The coaches have 49 and 51 seats with Luxline and Travel Star Xtra upholstery respectively. Power is delivered by the Mercedes-Benz OM 470hLA 290kW Euro6 engine matched to a ZF Ecolife gearbox. Safety systems include […]
Quality Line, the bus operating division of Epsom Coaches Group, has taken delivery of a fleet of 12 new Optare MetroCitys to operate its S1 London route. The Quality Line fleet is now made up of 80% Optare vehicles. The new 9.9m two door MetroCity buses are to full TfL specification. This marks the largest […]
Bus and Coach Association (BCA) members have visited the European Commission Transport Department recently to discuss EU transport law. BCA members Martin Allan and Derek Hemstock with Karen Magill from the Federation of Passenger Transport Northern Ireland focused on the 1071/2009 Regulation. BCA asked the Commission to clarify their interpretation of the exemption of non-commercial. […]
Singapore based SBS Transit has placed an order for a further 415 Volvo B9TL based double deckers. The development follows the order of 150 Volvo B9TL double deckers in 2009, 300 in 2010 and a further 565 in 2012/2013. Altogether, by 2017, Volvo Buses will have delivered 1,415 Volvo B9TL Euro5 buses to SBS Transit. […]
Over 150 MPs and Peers joined Guide Dogs at a parliamentary reception at the House of Commons. The event was used to promote the charity’s Talking Buses campaign, which aims to introduce audio visual (AV) announcements on all buses across the country. Alongside a speech from guide dog owner Dave Kent, were speeches from Transport […]