Coach News
Obituary – John Williams
The coach industry in Mid Wales has lost one of its characters, with the passing of John Llywellyn Williams.
Month: April 2016
Coach News
New 2016 London coach parking map
Other news unveiled at the launch includes plans for coaches to park at bus depots and bays 21 short-stay bays’ waiting times increased to 60 minutes The 2016 edition of the London Coach Parking Map […]
International
Setra delivers 2500th ComfortClass 500
AUSTRIA Daimler has delivered the 2,500th Setra ComfortClass 500 to Villach-based operator, Kowatsch Nfg.
International
Iveco Bus launches Afriway
Iveco Bus unveils its locally-built versatile bus at annual convention in Pretoria SOUTH AFRICA Launched at the SABOA (Southern African Bus Operators Association) annual convention at the beginning of March, Iveco’s new Afriway bus range […]
Bus News
Stagecoach announces £97m vehicle order
Order includes almost 480 new vehicles, with investment in regional operations, London operations, express bus and Megabus.com services Stagecoach Group has announced a £97m new vehicle order.
Bus News
Bus depot and fleets question over franchising
A recent parliamentary written answer has shed more light on the Buses Bill, after the shadow transport minister asked about the impact of franchising on competition where existing assets are retained.
Bus News
Stagecoach reshuffles regional management structure
Stagecoach Group has made a number of appointments within its UK Bus senior management team.
Bus News
London Virtual Electric rollout
Last weekend saw the full integration by Tower Transit of the three Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro400VE ‘virtual electrics’ on Transport for London contracted route 69 (Walthamstow Central to Canning Town). There are induction plates sunk […]
Bus News
Arriva welcomes Leicester bus lane investigation’s findings
Arriva has welcomed the findings of a review into the effectiveness bus lanes in use across Leicester, which found they had been successful in improving journey times and reliability for bus users.
Financial
FirstGroup to cease publishing March and September pre-close updates
FirstGroup PLC has elected to discontinue trading updates around the end of its March and September trading periods, in light of changes in regulatory requirements and market practice.
