West Midlands transport authority, Centro, has pledged to help keep electric buses in Coventry following claims they are set to leave the city. It said it would work with Travel de Courcey to find an alternative use for them once their use on the city’s Park and Ride South route comes to an end later […]
Southampton based Coliseum Coaches has seen ‘unprecedented demand’ for its trips to the Channel Islands. An extra coach has had to be laid on to deal with the numbers of people wanting to travel to Guernsey, after tickets for the day trip sold out just a week after the new Summer Day Excursions 2014 brochure […]
It seems incredible to me that this week’s edition marks 25 years since we started Bus & Coach Buyer; it doesn’t feel anything like that long. Sitting down to write an editorial feature on the anniversary was a reminder to me of how much the industry has changed in the intervening period as well as […]
Stagecoach has expanded the use of its GreenRoad driver feedback and fleet management system to its entire fleet as it goes live in nearly 1,200 buses in London. This means the operator’s 3,500 drivers in the capital are now using the technology as part of its EcoDriver scheme. Added to drivers at 116 depots nationwide, […]
Irizar UK has appointed Chris Pike as Aftersales Manager. For 20 years, Chris has been Aftersales Manager for Moseley in the South and also has experience in operations, having run his own small coach company early in his career. Commercial Director, Steve O’Neill, said, ‘Chris’s knowledge of the DAF engines which Irizar integrals have beneath […]
A procession of buses took to the streets of Chesterfield to celebrate three transport anniversaries. It marked the centenary of bus travel in the area, as well as the golden jubilee of Stonegravels Depot and 25 years of Stagecoach in Chesterfield. The procession included a newly painted and refurbished modern vehicle in the former Chesterfield […]
Optare’s successful contribution to the UK bus industry has been recognised by an official visit to its Sherburn in Elmet factory near Leeds by His Royal Highness, The Duke of Gloucester KG GCVO. The Royal visit included a tour of the factory where His Royal Highness met staff and saw several buses in production, including […]
DfT is giving an extra £2m to nine transport schemes building on their success in encouraging more sustainable travel choices under the Local Sustainable Transport Fund. The schemes will show how sustainable transport is benefiting communities across England. Tyne and Wear is to receive £609,000 for a project encouraging families to use push bikes for […]