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 […]
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 […]
Much emphasis was made at the CTA Conference on the issue of CTs and commercial operators working much more closely together – both sides need each other. If we are not to see vast areas of the country left without any access to bus services it has to happen and it has to happen quickly. […]
Making its debut at the Mobility Roadshow earlier this year was Ratcliff Palfinger’s new RTP range of tail lifts. There are three 350kg models in the range, including two horizontal folding platforms and a single piece platform. There are also 500kg capacities in two models, a vertical split variant and a single piece platform. All […]
New double deck Visitors to the NEC will have seen the new Wrightbus Gemini 3 double decker on the B5LH chassis on Volvo’s stand. Christened the ‘dream decker’ it has Volvo’s 5.1-litre, four cylinder D5K engine and ZF Ecolife transmission. Visually what immediately sets it apart from the earlier generation Gemini is the shallower top […]