Financial
Go-Ahead goes for growth
Finances on track as Group aims to make profits of £100m a year from running bus services in the UK within the next four years The Go-Ahead Group (GAG) has said it wants to make […]
Month: October 2012
Drivers
Bus Vannin drivers to reapply for jobs
Conditions of employment suffer as Isle of Man attempts to save £300k Bus drivers in the Isle of Man have been told they need to reapply for their jobs.
Drivers
Charitable run by driver Steve Rooks raises £700
Stagecoach Midlands driver Steve Rooks handed a cheque for £700 to Action Medical Research after competing in a sponsored half marathon.
Drivers
Welch wins First Aberdeen Bus Driver of the Year
Jonathan Welch has been crowned First Aberdeen’s Bus Driver of the Year. He finished 22nd in UK BDoY. Jonathan, 29, began driving for First Aberdeen in 2005. “I’m incredibly proud to be First Aberdeen’s bus […]
Bus News
New bus users group for Brighton
A new bus users group, Brighton Area Buswatch, was launched by MP Norman Baker at an event in Brighton on October 5.
Bus News
First & Hants CC win CILT award
First Hampshire and Dorset with Hampshire County Council was the winning entry in the Transport Policy, Planning and Information category of the 2012 Annual Awards for Excellence from The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport […]
Coach News
Record attendance at Epsom brochure launch
Over 600 Epsom Coaches clients enjoyed a sneak preview of the firm’s 2013 holiday brochure at its launch held in the convivial surroundings of Burford Bridge Hotel, Dorking.
Bus News
Roger French to retire
Roger French, the popular Managing Director of Brighton and Hove Bus and Coach Company, is to retire next year after overseeing the operation of buses in the south coast city for 30 years.
Bus News
Dublin Bus launches 80 new Geminis
Dublin Bus has launched 80 new Wright Gemini-bodied Volvo B9TLs, representing an investment of €26m as part of its fleet replacement programme. The vehicles are beign funded by the National Transport Authority as replacement vehicles […]
Coach News
Last stop for South Coast Greyhound
“Successful” Cardiff – Swansea route is sole remaining route, but expansion may be in the offing FirstGroup is to withdraw its Greyhound coach service from London to the South Coast of England. The news comes […]
