Lord Peter Hendy of Richmond Hill CBE has been appointed Minister of State at the DfT. Currently the Chairman of Network Rail, Lord Hendy’s transport career started in 1975 at London Transport. He was made MD of CentreWest London buses in 1989, leading the operation through a buyout by First in 1994. After a period […]
Go-Ahead Group owned Bluestar has signed up to support the Light the South art trail, which takes place in Southampton and Cowes from July to September. The free art installation features 40 8ft-tall lighthouses crafted by a selection of top local and renowned artists. In addition to the main trail, there are 40 smaller sculptures […]
Night buses will be available to party-goers in North Devon and Newquay from 6 July until 7 September 2024. Following a successful trial in Barnstaple in December 2023, Devon & Cornwall Police is working with partners to introduce the night buses. Night bus services, provided by Stagecoach in North Devon and First Bus in Newquay, […]
Louise Haigh MP has been appointed Secretary of State for Transport following Labour’s win in the General Election. After serving as the Shadow Transport Minister, Louise replaces Mark Harper of the outgoing Conservative Party in the new role. In April this year, Louise set out Labour’s plans to encourage even more local control of the […]
Maynes Coaches, based in Buckie, Banffshire Scotland, has taken delivery of three new MAN Neoplan Tourliners. Joining the fleet are two new 12.1m Neoplan Tourliner P21s and a new 13.9m tri-axle Tourliner P22. Each of the new vehicles comes fitted with Kiel slide-out passenger seats in fabric and leather with fold-down armrests, tables and footrests, […]
An investment into Flix SE, the global travel tech company that owns FlixBus UK, is expected to generate further growth for the business. Investment organisations EQT Future and Kühne Holding are to acquire a 35% minority stake in Flix SE. In addition to a primary investment in Flix, EQT Future and Kühne Holding will acquire […]
Disruption management and service continuity specialist CMAC Group is putting in place a new business focusing on improving the customer experience with rail replacement services. The organisation, named Great British Rail Replacement, aims to change the approach toward the provision of bus, coach and taxi services during planned engineering works and short notice disruption. It […]
Oxford Bus Company has taken over a route previously operated by Arriva, which has ceased operation of it following the closure of two of its depots. Oxford Bus Company is now running the Oxford and Thame service, via Headington and Wheatley. The Go-Ahead-owned operator took on the new 280 service following the news Arriva had […]