The planned start for the EU’s Entry-Exit System (EES) this winter has all the hallmarks of another pinch point for cross-channel services. The new IT system has already been plagued with delays, but the slated start for the scheme is now 10 November. My concern is that, despite the years we have known about it, […]
First Bus South, which operates First Solent buses, has secured the Portsmouth Park & Ride (P&R) contract for another five years. The operator has run the service for Portsmouth City Council for the last ten years, since it opened in 2014. First Solent will continue to provide services from Tipner Park & Ride site, a […]
Reading Buses were in Henley-on-Thames recently to promote its new aqua 28 service which starts on Monday (29 July 2024). The company is using its compressed natural gas (CNG) buses for the service. One of the brightly coloured aqua buses was parked outside the town hall with a stand on the pedestrian area that had […]
First Group Chairman, David Martin, has announced he is to retire from the Board of First Group. David Martin was appointed Chairman of FirstGroup in August 2019, serving as Executive Chairman following the departure of Chief Executive Officer, Matthew Gregory, in September 2021, until the appointment of the current Chief Executive Officer, Graham Sutherland, in […]
A rolling programme of Bee Network reviews are to explore how public transport can best be improved across every part of Greater Manchester. Starting in Bolton and Wigan, the first boroughs to get the franchised Bee Network bus services, Network Reviews will see Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) working with local authority partners to gather […]
Pelican Bus + Coach has received a further order from Nottingham City Transport, for 14 more Yutong single-deck electric vehicles. Thanks to a successful ZEBRA bid with Nottingham City Council, NCT currently has 24 battery-electric Yutong single-deckers on the road. The operator recently celebrated 250,000 zero-emission kilometres. Now, a further batch of 24 vehicles will […]
Ashcrofts Mini Travel has been ‘amazed’ by the service received from Asset Alliance Group, after the vehicle finance specialist facilitated the addition of two new Yutong GT12 coaches. The Wigan-based business has taken the 53-seat + 1, PSVAR compliant executive coaches on multi-year operating leases, ahead of the start of two new passenger routes in […]
Transdev celebrates after being awarded three globally-recognised benchmarks for quality, sustainability and safety. The Harrogate-based company’s engineering and operations teams across its nine depots in Yorkshire and Lancashire have won recognition from the ISO, the International Organisation for Standardisation, an independent body which works across 171 countries to ensure consistent delivery in technology, management and […]