Hannah Man, Communications Manager at Go-Ahead London, is the winner of the ‘Customer – Above and Beyond’ title at the annual everywoman awards in Transport and Logistics. The award is presented to a woman in the industry whose commitment to the highest standards of customer service led to outstanding business results. Alongside Hannah, other bus […]
Bus and Coach Buyer has guested on BBC Radio West Midlands to give insight into bus fare rises that come into effect in the West Midlands today. After a series of soundbites from bus passengers on the fare rises, presenter Kath Stanczyszyn quizzed B&CB News Editor, Chris Peat, for some insight into the rises. “What […]
South Lanarkshire-based Whitelaw’s has made the decision to close its coaching operations. It is to focus on its public transport operations instead. A statement signed by Managing Director, Sandra Whitelaw, said: “Unfortunately, the coaching side of the business has faced a series of challenges, especially in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. It can no […]
Start-up operation, Northstar Bus, is to take on its first ever routes from 22 July 2024. Two of the three routes are currently operated by Go North East, while the other (599) is a brand new service, funded through the North East Combined Authority’s Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP). The services are: 599 – between […]
Scottish intercity electric coach operator, Ember, has increased its fleet of zero-emission coaches with a £5.6m loan from Triodos Bank UK. The purchase of an additional 14 Yutong electric coaches will take its total fleet to 38 vehicles. Alongside the loan from Triodos Bank, Ember also received funding for the new coaches from Transport for […]
Caledonian Leisure has recorded an annual turnover of over £55million for 2023. This represents a profitable turnover growth of 40% on the previous year, up from £40million. The coach holiday specialist is investing in new travel centres, hotel partnerships and IT infrastructure in its efforts to encourage further growth. Since launching in June 2021 the […]
HMRC’s investigations into the Private Hire and Taxi service sector led to a consultation on how VAT should be levied on agency work. The knock-on effect of recent high-profile judgements is that VAT registered PHVOs in England & Wales would need to charge VAT on all PHV passenger fares to reflect these judgements. (HMRC will […]
Equipmake has announced a new repower solution for the Wrightbus Streetdeck. The Norfolk-based electrification engineering specialist is revealing the full details of the latest version of its modular electric chassis for the Streetdeck, designed to deliver a blend of range, battery capacity, performance and cost, with no compromise on passenger capacity. Developed completely in-house, Equipmake’s […]