Two new appointments have been made at the Go-Ahead Group, with Enrique Fernandez becoming the organisation’s IT and Strategy Director and Jeremy Marshall its Procurement Director. Enrique has programme strategy and IT experience from his time at Marks and Spencer and Tesco. He joined Go-Ahead in 2012 as its Strategy and Programme Director. His new […]
Green, great and iconic The Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LowCVP) was formed to encourage green equipment across all road vehicle types. Its MD, Andy Eastlake, said the bus and coach industry is a great and iconic exemplar of the implementation of low carbon technologies. In particular, he said TfL’s emphasis on improving the emissions of […]
The two axle Cityliners were followed by three-axle Cityliners that became the standard for many years. When the original Starliner was launched in the UK the model became the new choice for the fleet. Twelve were ordered in 1999. Parry’s continued to buy the Starliner 1 for as long as it was possible to do […]
At a time when other manufacturers have sometimes been reluctant to make their flagship models available in right hand drive, Neoplan not only came to the UK market with the second generation 13.99m Starliner P12 in 2009, it as since followed up with the shorter length 12.99m P11 model so that there are now two […]
Sir Peter Hendy London’s Transport Commissioner, Sir Peter Hendy, kicked off proceedings with a candid after-dinner talk on Tuesday about the challenges he faces in this high profile role. He ‘doesn’t do management books’, yet Sir Peter exudes effective leadership overseeing the biggest and most comprehensive transport system in the world in TfL. He pointed […]
Plaxton Coach Sales held its Open Weekend on 22 to 23 March, which marketing Manager, Andy Warrender, described as a ‘very worthwhile event’. Andy said it was a ‘good weekend’ with plenty of vehicle sales made and a reasonable amount of business left to follow up courtesy of the two days. A number of special […]
Women 1st, the initiative that aims to increase the number of women working in senior positions in the bus and coach and the wider tourism and visitor economy sector, is to hold its annual conference at the Marriott Hotel, Grosvenor Square in London on 3 July 2014. The theme of this year’s conference is ‘unlocking […]
An agreement has been signed for a new strategic partnership between the Russian office of City Sightseeing Worldwide and the Moscow based Capital River Boat Tour Company. The concerns intend to implement a joint tour excursion operation on boats and double decker buses, which is thought to be the largest city tour program in the […]