David Pearson, his father Trevor, and family friend Mark Bates have taken part in a 24 hour bus tour to raise money for trent barton’s charity of choice, the Lewis Mighty Fund. Starting from Derby Bus Station, their journey took them to Nottingham, Mansfield, Ripley and Loughborough using the operator’s buses. trent barton Commercial Director, […]
CILT’s (Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport’s) latest guidance note, Empowering Staff: Enabling Passengers, demonstrates the business advantages to be gained from delivering accessible and inclusive transport services. The Institute’s Accessibility and Inclusion Forum produced the document, which highlights the importance of knowledgeable and capable staff who offer accessible and inclusive transport services for passengers […]
South Yorkshire PTE (SYPTE) is writing to major out-of-town retail sites and supermarkets to ask for financial contributions to tendered bus services. It comes amid pressure to cut budgets as Government funding to councils continues to be scaled back. Bosses at SYPTE say they have made cuts right across the organisation, but claim further cuts […]
North Yorkshire County Council has opened a consultation on proposed bus subsidy reductions. The local authority plans to make the cuts following a recent government announcement that it needs to find a further £66m saving between 2015 and 2019. Last month, members of the council approved public consultations on a range of proposals designed to […]
Southern Vectis’s Downs Breezer service has seen a 103% rise in patronage compared to the same period last year. It is thought the combination of higher visitor numbers due to the good weather and a new visitor information website launched in June are major factors behind the increase in passengers. General Manager at Go-Ahead owned […]
Leaders of the seven West Midlands councils, as the Joint Committee, have agreed to become the new Integrated Transport Authority (ITA) for the metropolitan area. They will decide on transport strategy and which schemes should be given priority with an emphasis put on those that can best underpin economic regeneration. The leaders will also take […]
Arriva Midlands has launched the AV1 dedicated bus service, which offers supporters of Aston Villa FC easier access to most home games from the Tamworth area. For the 2013/14 Premiership Season, it will operate during the daytime on Saturday and Sunday, in line with kick off times for home matches. It will also offer transport […]
MAN Truck & Bus Switzerland has won an order for 85 standard and articulated MAN Lion´s City Euro6 low floor city buses. The customer is PostBus Switzerland. The dealer is to supply the vehicles over the next two years, with the first being delivered in April 2014. The PostBus fleet currently consists of around 2,100 […]