Coach News
New Beverley coach park approved
East Riding Council’s cabinet has agreed to turn almost 50 car spaces in the town’s School Lane car park into an area for seven coaches.
Year: 2012
Coach News
Maynes get Royal Scotsman luxury service appointment
Maynes Coaches have been awarded the contract for the prestigious Royal Scotsman Train. As part of Orient Express, the Directors looked to Maynes to meet their high standards of coaching excellence whilst The Royal Scotsman […]
Bus News
Buses should be an election issue say North East operators
North East Bus Operators Association (NEBOA), the umbrella organisation for the region’s bus operators, has written to candidates in the forthcoming local elections to highlight issues involved in a proposed Quality Contract (QC) scheme.
Bus News
Newport gets first service to university hospital
Newport Bus’ X30 bus service started serving the University Hospital of Wales on April 30, becoming the first direct public transport link between Newport and the Hospital.
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Obituary: Keith Dyball
Keith Dyball, Stagecoach Midlands’ highly respected and well liked Engineering Director, passed away on April 27 after a year-long battle with cancer. Keith was 64.
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RHA blames high price of fuel for UK recession
The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has blamed the high cost of fuel for pushing the economy back into recession. After it was revealed April 25 the UK economy had declined by 0.2% in the first […]
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Challenge 2012: IRTE puts workshop staff to the test
The Institute of Road Transport Engineers (IRTE) is encouraging bus and coach engineers and mechanics to compete with their peers as part of an online test, covering three disciplines – electrical, body and mechanical – […]
Coach News
£2.8 million worth of new Redwing Coaches enter service
Renowned London operator Redwing Coaches has received 14 new Mercedes Tourismo luxury coaches. Ordered last September at a cost of £2.8m, the vehicles arrived on schedule in March.
Bus News
McGills merger: OFT refers to competition commission
Worries about the consequences of route monopolies lead to CC referal The OFT has referred the completed acquisition by McGill’s Bus Services of the Arriva Scotland West local bus business to the Competition Commission. The £10m […]
Bus News
Uno articulated “bendy” bus inter campus service
Five Mercedes-Benz Citaro articulated ‘bendy’ buses were introduced on the inter-campus shuttle service for the University of Hertfordshire, on April 15. A spokesman for Uno told CBW its conventional services were bursting at the seams […]
