Two changes to the personnel behind the UK Bus Awards have taken place. Tony Depledge OBE has formally taken up his role as the Chairman of the organisation and its parent company, Transport Events Group. Tony succeeded John Owen OBE, who had been chairman since November 2004. John announced his intention to stand down at […]
Cardiff Council has awarded Cardiff Bus the contract to operate the Cardiff East (Pentwyn) Park and Ride service from 26 January 2014. The municipal operator was the preferred bidder on the basis of quality and cost. The three year contract will see it manage both the seven day a week bus service and the site […]
Avid readers of CPT’s daily News Desk service may have noticed a reference to a talk hosted by the Werrington Local History Group entitled The History of Delaine Buses on Thursday evening last week. Alerted by this mention I went along after work and found the car park at the community centre of this Peterborough […]
National Express has appointed Martin Quail as Business Development Director in a move aimed at further strengthening its senior management team. Martin joins from risk management company, Aon plc, where he was Partnerships Director. He has extensive executive level experience, having previously been Corporate Partnerships Director at the RAC, where he was responsible for leading […]
Entrants for the 2014 edition of the IRTE Skills Challenge have already started coming in. One of these contestants is FirstGroup, which has taken part in the competition’s past events. Engineering Performance Manager at First UK Bus, Peter Lewis, said, ‘First UK Bus is taking part in the IRTE Skills Challenge once again because we […]
Described as Europe’s largest ticketing and passenger information event, Transport Ticketing 2014 returns for its sixth year on 27 to 29 January. Taking place at the Business Design Centre in London, the three day programme includes over 50 presentations covering the latest in transport ticketing and fare collection. The event is co-located with Passenger Information […]
Alfreton in Derbyshire based Doyles Coaches ceased operations on 13 January 2014. Since then, Nottinghamshire County Council’s Transport & Travel team has been working closely with other local operators to secure replacement bus services wherever possible. In Nottinghamshire, Nottsbus is operating a revised timetable on Doyle’s 4 (Mansfield-Mansfield Woodhouse) and 19 (Mansfield-Berry Hill-Mansfield) routes, whilst […]
Drivers/Tour Managers The key to the way that Radical Travel Group operate their tours is the driver/tour manager or guide and not surprisingly Pete and Dougie place huge importance on this. ‘They are our front line,’ says Dougie, ‘they are entirely responsible for maintaining our reputation and upholding our principles.’ Not surprisingly the team place […]