Bus News
Guernsey £20m bus investment
About £20m could be spent on a new bus fleet and depot on Guernsey under plans put forward by the States.
Month: August 2013
Bus News
Dublin Bus workshop accreditation
The Harristown depot of Dublin Bus is the first Irish site to gain IRTE (Institute of Road Transport Engineers) Workshop Accreditation, an independent scheme that aims to raise industry-wide standards in vehicle maintenance.
Bus News
Dublin Bus services halted by strike action
Each day without operating services has estimated cost of €600k as firm struggles to make €11.7m cut Strike action at Dublin Bus began over the weekend and continued into Irish Bank Holiday Monday as all […]
Coach News
Epsom winners join forces
Epsom Coaches and The Jockey Club have joined forces to raise the profile of one of the world’s greatest flat races, The Derby.
Coach News
BUSK aims to broker best practice
BUSK has convened a meeting to work towards setting national standards for coach brokers.
Coach News
Nat Ex offers all-in-one Vectis ticket
National Express has has teamed up with the UK’s only hovercraft operator Hovertravel and bus company Southern Vectis, so passengers to the Isle of Wight can buy one ticket to take them from London Victoria […]
Coach News
Skills acquire McEwens
McEwen’s Coaches of Mansfield has been acquired by Skill’s Motor Coaches of Bulwell, Nottingham. Director Nigel Skill described the move as amicable and confirmed John McEwen would remain in place running the business on a […]
Coach News
Hollinshead’s new 13-plate
Volvo ‘ticks the boxes’ for North Staffs operator coach The impressive fuel economy of Volvo’s new B11R coach was one of the key purchasing factors for independently-owned Hollinshead Coaches, which has recently taken delivery of […]
Bus News
Enviro200s for Compass after contract renewal
Worthing-based Compass Travel has announced the purchase of another seven new buses following recent contract awards by both East Sussex and West Sussex County Councils.
Bus News
Epsom trials the UK’s first Citaro K
Quality Line, the bus division of Epsom Coaches, is operating the first Mercedes-Benz Citaro K in the UK.
