After ten years with People 1st, Brian Wisdom has announced his intention to move on from his position as CEO in the latter half of 2014. He will remain as an ambassador for the passenger transport and tourism skills and workforce development charity, providing continuity and an extended handover period for the organisation. Having led […]
What would you do if you arrived at the scene of a road traffic accident to find people injured or in danger and in need of assistance? With relatively little training you might be able to do enough to ensure somebody stayed alive until the emergency services arrived and delivered professional care. If nothing else, […]
Nottingham City Transport (NCT) is to withdraw its services 37 (City – Castle Boulevard – QMC – Beeston) and 14 (City to Queen’s Medical Centre Forecourt) from 30 March 2014 after both have run at a loss for around a year. The 37’s had been linked to Broadmarsh and the City Loop for better connections […]
Although some vans have been technically available with the new Euro6 engines for a little while, few have actually yet appeared. Broadly under the EU law all vehicles built after 31 December 2013 have to be fitted with Euro6 engines but any vehicles built with Euro5 engines built before 30 September 2013 can be registered […]
First Eastern Counties has internally promoted two of its long serving managers. Chris Speed has taken on the new role of Business Manager, which will see him working closely with local management at depot level, providing support and encouragement on developing new ideas and progressing the existing operation. He has worked for First for 15 […]
What was once simply First Aberdeen’s service 19 was completely transformed last November in a move designed to attract more passengers, particularly from other transport modes such as the car. To achieve this end it was identified that the offering needed to be a little bit more than the norm with attributes that were, in […]
Aidan Burley, MP for Cannock, was the guest of honour at the launch event, joining Area Director West of Arriva Midlands, Rob Cheveaux and Cannock Chase District Council leader, George Adamson to view the vehicles and learn of Arriva Midland’s proposals to introduce the service commercially on Sundays from 23 March 2014. The circular service […]
Funding worth £189m for the free bus travel scheme across Wales has been announced by Welsh Transport Minister, Edwina Hart. The new three year package follows an independent review of how bus operators should be reimbursed for offering free travel to more than 720,000 concessionary pass holders in Wales. Edwina Hart said, ‘Since April 2002, […]