It’s been a momentous week at Bus & Coach Buyer because after over 20 years at the Publishing Centre in Spalding the team, along with those of Coach Tours UK and Market Trade News, has moved to AT Graphics’ Peterborough headquarters. Sadly, a few of our number, including long serving production manager, Sandy Brooks, have […]
Following the re-opening of Oxford Road, Reading Buses routes returned to normal almost immediately. The company’s sky blue 15 and 16 buses as well as the flagship purple 17 route had been operating on diversion for over two weeks due to the road closure with what the company described today as ‘disastrous results for passenger numbers.’
Leaders of the seven West Midlands district councils (Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall and Wolverhampton) have asked the region’s transport authority (Centro) to consult on a range of options aimed at saving 10% from Centro’s budget. It has already saved nearly a third of its operational expenditure over the last four years, which it […]
TfL has added extra services on its route 66 to meet increased passenger demand in the Newbury Park area. It will see more buses run during the morning and evening weekday peak times, as well as in the evenings and on Sundays. Running between Romford and Leytonstone via Little Heath, Newbury Park, Gants Hill, Redbridge […]
New rules on bringing laden vehicles for driving tests in some categories have come into effect. Laden vehicles must now be brought for D1+E (minibus and trailer) and D+E (bus or coach and trailer) driving tests. DSA and VOSA Chief Executive, Alastair Peoples, said, ‘These tests become more realistic as they assess drivers driving loaded […]
Lothian Buses has launched a new virtual ticket app for smartphones. The free app is available for Apple and Android smartphones and is described as the first of its kind in Scotland for public transport. Users will be able to prepay for tickets, which will then appear on their phone and can be shown to […]
Stagecoach Group is donating £10,000 to help the international response to Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. In addition, the Group has also agreed to match the fund raising efforts of its 35,000 bus and rail employees in the UK and North America up to the value of £40,000. Stagecoach Group Chairman, Sir Brian Souter, said, […]
Regulations have now come into effect that clarify the exemptions from the requirement to hold Driver CPC for around 76,000 people, mainly mechanics, valets and fitters, who occasionally drive as part of their work but never carry passengers or goods for hire or reward. They are exempt from undertaking Driver CPC as long as all […]