Stagecoach Group has been named the sixth most admired business in the UK in the Britain’s Most Admired Companies (BMAC) 2013 Awards, held by the BSI Group. The operator was also voted the top transport operator in the survey. Nearly 250 businesses across 26 sectors took part in the awards. Go-Ahead Group was ranked 98th […]
The past few months have seen growth in UK bus and coach registrations, reaching 623 units in November, according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Mike Hawes, SMMT Chief Executive, said, ‘The bus and coach market has experienced a pleasing increase in the last four months, with registrations […]
John McFarlane is to replace Martin Gilbert as FirstGroup Chairman. John has joined the company’s board with immediate effect and will take on the new role from 1 January 2014, at which time Martin will retire from the board. John is Chairman of the insurance group Aviva Plc having joined the board in September 2011. […]
The news from EvoBus this week that CEO and MD, Jan Aichinger, has left the helm for, as yet undisclosed, pastures new means that Interim MD, Mike Beagrie will be the fifth to hold the position in eleven years with recruiting for a sixth already underway. The number of changes is actually one more than […]
Key notes Often key note speeches say little and merely act as a publicity vehicle for some politician. At last week’s CTA Conference there were, unusually, two key note speeches and they equally unusually did not come at the start of the Conference. They were also unusual in that they were both very good speeches. […]
Passenger information systems Helping disabled passengers on board and keeping them safely secured whilst in transit covers a great deal of accessibility issues with buses and coaches. However, as the Guide Dogs for the Blind’s ‘Talking Buses’ campaign has been highlighting, an important aspect of making vehicles accessible is next stop audio-visual announcements. Providing the […]
Streetlite At Euro6, apart from the StreetDeck and the NBfL double deckers, WrightBus will be offering the Streetlite single decker as part of its complete integral range in both door forward and wheel forward configurations. Engine options will be either the Cummins ISB4.5L delivering 160hp (120kW), 180hp (134kW) or 210hp (157kW) and, as in the […]
Coach Despite its attributes, the fact is that E-Leather has been relatively slow to take a hold in the coach market, though this is now changing. There have been a number of coach users, among the first being Adrian Morton of Mortons of Tadley, Basingstoke who took two Bovas trimmed in E-Leather more than two […]