Arriva Southern Counties is now running the route connecting Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells hospitals as a public service, numbered 6X. The buses provided under contract to the local NHS Trust and had previously been for the exclusive use of NHS staff needing to travel between the two hospitals. It had come about as a result […]
A 14m Van Hool TX17 Acron has been added to the fleet of G Ashton Coach Holidays from St Helens. The tri-axle coach has 44 seats, a rear lounge, individual headphones and three drop down monitors. It is specifically for use with Ledger Holidays’ Silver Service continental tour work. Arriva Bus & Coach supplied the coach. […]
National Express has selected Southampton as the place to pilot a scheme that will see senior concessionary bus pass holders save money on coach travel. The coach company has worked in close partnership with Southampton City Council and its My Journey initiative to bring forward the project. It sees anyone issued with a senior concessionary […]
Following the announcement that First Bus will be restructuring its South East and Midlands business into three smaller units, the company has announced a series of MD appointments. Adrian Jones will be MD of the Essex business, based in the Westway office in Chelmsford. Adrian joined First in 1997 and has previously been MD for […]
Bus and coach registrations saw the third consecutive month of growth, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders’ (SMMT) October registration figures. SMMT Chief Executive, Mike Hawes, said, ‘The bus and coach market saw registrations rise 13.2% in October, the third consecutive month of growth. This recent market strength follows a slow start […]
Used cooking oil and other food waste products are being recycled as fuel for Stagecoach buses in London. Stagecoach London and TfL have launched a pilot to run buses on diesel made from used chip fat and food waste in a scheme being spearheaded by the Mayor of London. All 120 buses that operate from […]
London based Golden Tours has taken delivery of the final three of eight Jonkheere bodied B11R coaches it ordered. Each vehicle features 53 seats, a toilet, TV screens, a CD/DVD player and a servery. They are powered by 11-litre Volvo D11C six-cylinder engines driven through I-Shift gearboxes. Golden Tours’ Andy Bassom said, ‘They offered the […]
Arriva Southern Counties will be making changes to some of its services in the Southend, Rayleigh and Castle Point area with effect from 17 November. It includes an increase in frequency for Service 1 from Shoeburyness through Bournes Green, Southchurch, Southend, Westcliff, Leigh, Hadleigh and Thundersley to Rayleigh. Its frequency will be upped from every […]