Gillingham, Kent based The Kings Ferry, has added two Plaxton Cheetahs to its fleet. The 8.5m Mercedes-Benz Vario 0.816D based vehicles are intended for a university contract between the Medway towns and Canterbury during the week and will be available for small group private hire over the weekend. They feature 29 Relax Tourismo reclining seats, […]
Stagecoach North East has teamed up with Solo Martial Arts in Newcastle to offer bus passengers a free martial arts or fitness class throughout January. Operations Director, Stagecoach North East, Matt Cranwell, said, ‘We’re keen to encourage the local community to be more active and improve their health and wellbeing – and taking the bus […]
Richard Jones, General Manager of Lloyds Coaches, Machynlleth, has announced that he is stepping down today (24th) from his position in pursuit of ‘pastures new’ and a ‘fresh challenge’. He told B&CB that during over four years with Lloyds he felt he had ‘certainly put the company on the map’, and shown that ‘it is […]
First is inviting people to share their views regarding the recent bus fare changes in Bristol, which followed the extensive public consultation it held last year. It has launched an online survey, asking all bus users in the city to share their views on the consultation process, the changes implemented as a result and the […]
Temporary stops are being rolled out at Dudley Bus Station as a £6.7m redevelopment of the nearby market gets underway. The bus station will remain open throughout the Castle Street phase of the works, which are scheduled to finish in the summer. Buses are currently not permitted to exit via Castle Street and diversions will […]
Carrier, the bodybuilding operation of the French Fast Concept Car group, may yet be saved from liquidation. It was placed into receivership in November last year and a decision on the future of the concern’s plant was due to be made by the Tribunal de Commerce d’Alcon on 20 January 2014. However, four days extra […]
Nottingham City Transport (NCT) is to make ‘significant changes’ to most of its Clifton bus services from 2 February as the next phase of tram works begin and two key roads are closed on the southern side of the estate. From the same date, the northern end of Southchurch Drive will re-open to buses and […]
Capita Plc has been selected as the service provider for a new Congestion Charging and Low Emission Zone (LEZ) contract in London. The decision follows a 12 month competitive tendering process. Capita will be responsible for the day to day operation of the schemes from October 2015, when the current contract with IBM expires. It […]