Director of transport solicitors Backhouse Jones, Ian Jones, has been welcomed into the Society of Operations Engineers’ (SOE) governing body. The PCV and HGV legal specialist was a co-founder of Backhouse Jones in 2000. Ian was co-opted onto SOE’s Trustee Board in March, bringing his knowledge of transport legislation to the Society, which focuses on […]

Richard Jones has been appointed by the Welsh Government as the Wales Bus Operations Advisor. Richard started his career in transport with Crosville before moving on to Gwynedd County Council/Gwynedd Council as their Senior Public Transport Officer for nearly fifteen years. Following this he became the General Manager at Machynlleth based Lloyds Coaches, where he […]

Abellio Surrey Bus has launched a ‘Travel by bus’ initiative for Saturdays throughout June called ‘A – B and back for free’. At these times, people can make a return journey for the price of a single trip. Commercial Manager for Abellio London & Surrey, Alastair Willis, said, ‘This really is a fantastic opportunity for […]

From May 2015, the former NEOPLAN plant in Plauen will take on a new role in the MAN structure, becoming a Bus Modification Centre (BMC) for MAN and NEOPLAN public transport buses and coaches. A staff of around 140 will be employed in implementing specific customer requirements for the final equipment of the vehicles. For […]

Irizar UK has sold its 100th integral coach to Norfolk based Eastons Holidays. The sale of the i6 comes less than three years after the Worksop based dealership’s launch. The 13.87m 53-seater has DAF-Paccar’s 460hp MX340 engine and ZF AS-Tronic autoshift gearbox. It is being liveried in the factory and will be delivered in July. […]

ADL’s Australian subsidiary, Custom Coaches, has been placed into voluntary administration. The move was made as a result of ‘deteriorating trading conditions and a significant reduction in demand for route buses in the Australian market’, according to a statement from the manufacturer. During this administration period, ADL will continue to work with the administrator to […]

Padarn Bus in Llanberis, Gwynedd, has ceased operation as a result of financial issues. North Wales Police is investigating an allegation of fraud at the company, DI Stephen Williams at Caernarfon CID confirmed two local people have been arrested as part of the investigation. One, a 28 year old woman, was arrested and interviewed on […]

In common with every other supplier in this sector, Moseley in the South is having to face up to the disappearance from the market of the Mercedes-Benz Vario which has not been developed to Euro6. In truth, the Vario chassis has been looking increasingly agricultural in comparison with other modern vehicles, especially its smaller Sprinter […]