Arriva North East has upgraded its 7 service between Darlington and Durham which has become the latest manifestation of Sapphire, the operator’s premium brand. The 11 new Wrightbus Eclipse 2 Volvos used on the route were officially unveiled at Walworth Castle to the fanfare of a firework and lighting display. They represent an investment of […]
Stagecoach North East’s Walkergate depot in Newcastle is celebrating ten years since opening. The site is home to 105 buses, including 26 hybrids, which carry an average of 20m passengers a year across Newcastle covering almost 5m miles. Throughout the ten year period the depot’s vehicles have been completely replaced at least once and they […]
HRH The Princess Royal has praised the work of Aspire, the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) careers foundation, in enabling people in developing countries to further their career in transport. She also commended the CILT in promoting its international message and praised the organisation’s new international branding, which unifies its aims and standards […]
TfL has set out its priorities up to 2020/21 in its draft Business Plan. It sets out £16bn of efficiencies and savings being made across TfL to support billions of pounds of investment in transforming the transport network. Among the key improvements are 1,700 hybrid buses, including 600 New Bus for Londons (NBfLs). It also […]
Stagecoach founder Sir Brian Souter’s family investment office, Souter Investments, has recruited two investment executives. Keith Barclay joins from Blas, the Edinburgh based corporate finance advisory boutique. He is a qualified lawyer having previously worked for Shepherd & Wedderburn. Maurice Shamash joins from Lloyds Banking Group where he was an Assistant Manager with responsibility for […]
First Glasgow has officially unveiled the ten acre site that in 2014 will become home to the company’s new £20m bus depot and headquarters at Gushetfaulds on the south side of the city. According to the operator, the new facility will be the biggest bus depot in the UK, with space for up to 450 […]
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 […]