The Lough Swilly bus company was formally wound up on 18 April with the loss of 80 jobs, approximately 20 of which were in Northern Ireland with the remainder in Donegal. The winding up followed the company’s appointment of a liquidator the previous week. In March, HM Revenue and Customs had petitioned the High Court […]
Go North East is searching for seven new apprentices to join the company this summer. It seeks apprentice electricians, fitters and body technicians to work at its depots in Gateshead, Sunderland, North Shields and Stanley. The four year scheme includes 13 weeks a year at college working towards fully recognised engineering qualifications. During the rest […]
Talisman Coach Lines has taken the last Setra to be built for the UK. The tri-axle Setra S416GT HD has 53 seats with seat back tables, a toilet, a DVD player with two monitors and an air conditioning system. The vehicle was supplied by EvoBus UK in Coventry. Its first job was an Easter weekend […]
An amended voluntary code of practice for coach operators taking passengers to designated sporting events has been published. The guidance is part of the Senior Traffic Commissioner’s Statutory Document on Good Repute and Fitness. It has been reviewed at the request of Police in England and Wales. The proposed changes were then open to a […]
Following the announcement of its plans to cut services in Wales and close its Brynmawr depot (see B&CB 1271, 11 April 2014), Stagecoach has confirmed it is to reduce its South Wales fleet by 10% from mid-July. The decision follows what it describes as ‘drastic’ cuts in investment by the Welsh Government. The biggest impact […]
As bus companies make major service withdrawals across Wales, the Welsh Transport Minister, Edwina Hart, has announced funding to trial new, more efficient ways of delivering public transport. The new methods are aimed at improving access to jobs and services, particularly in rural areas. The Vale of Glamorgan and Ceredigion councils will each receive £100,000 […]
To celebrate the exact centenary of the first service and mark 40 years since the end of Coventry Corporation Transport, local organisations staged an ‘On The Buses’ family event in the city’s Millennium Square opposite the old fire station terminal point of that first service. Millennium Square, the forecourt of Coventry’s soon to be expanded […]
Tata-Hispano’s Zaragoza plant produced the Intea high capacity low height body for the UK on the MAN A91-18.293HOCL chassis powered by a 293bhp engine, as well a single Xerus high floor coach on a VDL SB4000 chassis that is part of Holmeswood’s own fleet. Unfortunately, only eight Inteas had been supplied in right hand drive […]