The main character from the 1970s British sitcom On the Buses, a driver called Stan, was always trying to get off work with various hare-brained schemes. Hardly surprising, when you learn that during this era work-related health problems forced bus drivers from the era to quit driving long before retirement age, says guest contributor Roger […]
A Yorkshire icon, Harrogate Bus Company’s service 36 between Leeds, Harrogate and Ripon has earned a deserved reputation for finesse and quality way beyond its local area, even being referred to in national TV advertising for a locally based tea brand. In recent years, it has regularly received new vehicles, each delivery adding more customer-centric […]
Van Hool customers with vehicles in build say they have been left high and dry by new owners VDL, who have not told them when or if they will see their money or their coaches. VDL Groep acquired the North Macedonia Van Hool factory and elements of Van Hool in Belgium which between them have […]
Go North East has been getting the message out that its customers collectively save CO2 emissions equivalent to planting over one million trees every year by choosing the bus over the car. Passengers take over 48 million trips a year with the Go-Ahead-owned operator. It says based on detailed calculations, these trips will amass a […]
SNP has proposed banning the import and sale of new, non zero-emission buses by 2025 in its election manifesto. The proposal has met with opposition by the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT). By proposing an end of sale date of 2025 for diesel powered buses, the SNP is disproportionately targeting SMEs and rural bus operators […]
Wrightbus has launched NewPower – a repower facility for diesel buses based at the former headquarters of Arrival, the ill-fated EV business. NewPower aims to speed up the decarbonisation process by eradicating diesel powertrains in older fleets at a substantially lower price than a new battery-electric bus. It is focused on fitting its tailored electric […]
Go-Ahead-owned Salisbury Reds is running a special service transporting people to the Summer Solstice celebrations at Stone Henge today. The operator’s 333 bus service will leave Salisbury from New Canal, stand U and Salisbury Rail station between 6.30pm and 1am tomorrow, returning from Stonehenge between 4am and 10am on Friday. A Solstice journey discount is […]
Nearly half of British adults want investment in bus services to be made a top priority by the next government, according to polling undertaken by YouGov for the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT). According to HM Treasury’s annual analysis of public expenditure, less than 10% of all transport spending is allocated to the provision of […]