According to national tourism agency, VisitBritain, the UK tourism industry is still benefitting from last year’s Olympic Games. The latest figures from the International Passenger Survey confirmed that in the first half of 2013 Britain attracted 15.2m visitors (up 4%) and spend across this period was a record £8.7bn (up 11%). Over 2.89m overseas visitors […]
Buckie based Maynes Coaches has recently provided transport for this year’s Scottish 6 Days Orienteering championship. The company’s coaches delivered event participants to venue locations throughout Moray and the Highlands. As the largest event of its type in the UK, each day over 3,500 competitors take part, and are joined by their families and friends.
Bristol City Council has asked First to rethink some of the changes it proposes to implement to the city’s bus network on 1 September 2013. The operator has already asked the Traffic Commissioner for permission to make the amendments to its services. The local authority is asking the company to work with it on making […]
New legislation will mean drivers across the European Union will face penalties for breaking traffic laws when driving outside their home country. The developments will come into force by 7 November, the deadline date for EU Member states to implement the EU Directive facilitating cross border exchange of information on road safety related traffic offences. […]
Bakers Coaches is to continue its longstanding relationship with League One football club, Crewe Alexandra, having sealed a two year deal to transport the team. The operator has brought in a new coach to run this service, a high specification 49-seat King Long, which has been refitted to meet the team’s specification for comfort and […]
A new organisation to integrate transport services in Edinburgh is to be set up. Transport for Edinburgh will initially be introduced to integrate the tram and bus services, with Lothian Buses and Edinburgh Trams confirmed as the operators. In the longer term, it is envisaged that the organisation will become responsible for implementing the City […]
TfL has launched a public consultation seeking customers’ views on proposals to withdraw cash fare payments on London buses by 2014. This year cash fares are estimated to make up less than 1% of bus journeys, down from 25% in 2000. Paying with Oyster or a contactless payment card guarantees the cheapest fare, currently £1 […]
German operator, Hamburger Hochbahn AG, has taken delivery of 15 Volvo 7900H 4×2 hybrid buses. The handover of the 12m vehicles took place at the 2013 International Garden Show in Hamburg. They immediately went into service at the subsidiaries Friedr. Jasper Rund- und Gesellschaftsfahrten GmbH and Suderelbe Bus GmbH (SBG). They will mainly be used […]