Passenger numbers are continuing to rise on a new bus route in Reading. The 6a was recently introduced by Reading Buses to give shift workers at the Tesco distribution centre close to M4 Junction 11 a direct link along the Basingstoke Road to and from Reading Station seven days a week. The operator has also […]
Free Wi-fi for Stagecoach bus passengers has been introduced on four Euro5 ADL Enviro200s in Sheffield, part of a £1.5m investment since December last year in a fleet of 13 new buses for Sheffield and Chesterfield. The vehicles recently entered service on Stagecoach’s 123 service between Crystal Peaks and the city centre via Woodhouse and […]
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 […]