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, […]
Lothian Buses has scooped the Sustainable Development award at this year’s Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce Business Awards. Held at the city’s Sheraton Hotel, the awards are in their third year and celebrate the contribution local businesses make to the capital. With a total investment of over £12m into environmental improvements, the operator was recognised for […]
Following his departure from Lloyds Coaches of Machynlleth, Richard Jones has been appointed as the General Manager of Penygroes, Caernarfon based Express Motors. Richard has already had a new professional e-mail address created for the firm ([email protected]), as well as a new presence on Facebook and Twitter. Express Motors was established in 1909, having been […]
Teresa Broxton has been appointed as the new MD for First Manchester. Teresa joined First in 1998 and has held the position of Finance Director for First in the North of England since 2011. More recently she has championed the business transformation programme in the region which has driven up passenger volumes by 14% since […]
Steve Pickup retired on 31 January after a career spanning 47 years with Plaxton and ADL. Starting as an apprentice coachbuilder at what was then the Seamer Road plant of Plaxton in Scarborough, he progressed to selling coaches across most of the south of England and Midlands for ADL. After 11 years in the factory, […]
Go North East has converted its ‘Cobalt Clipper’ services from single to double deckers to keep up with demand. The 17 new Wrightbus Eclipse bodied Volvo B9TLs on the routes are each fitted with free onboard Wi-fi, power sockets and next stop announcements and displays. They have been introduced following a £3m investment by the […]
Wrightbus has expressed its delight at being a leading partner in the Year of the Bus the year long celebration of the contribution that London’s bus network continues to make to the life and economy of the city and the UK as a whole. Over 1,800 Wrightbus vehicles are currently in daily operation right across […]
Optare is partnering with TfL and The London Transport Museum as an official sponsor of Year of the Bus, a celebration of the capital’s bus network. The year will also see the launch of Optare’s new double decker, out in May. Optare’s CEO, Enrico Vassallo, said, ‘As a leading UK bus manufacturer, I’m delighted Optare […]