Bus News
West Midlands Mayor launches ambitious clean bus plans
Mayor of the West Midlands Andy Street has unveiled plans to transform the region’s bus fleet by 2021 – making it the cleanest outside of London.
Month: February 2019
Coaches
Test Drive Archive: Ayats Bravo I
Peter Jackson revisits the Ayats Bravo I, on-test for the first time with an automatic gearbox
Last Stop
Double-decker converted into homeless shelter
David Tiley from Swansea has appealed to volunteers to help him transform a double-decker bus into a homeless shelter for people living on the streets in Wales. Since his appeal, electricians, cleaners, and carpenters to […]
Buses
Keeping commuters moving
Go-Ahead London has provided the biggest rail replacement bus service ever seen in the UK, to cover work on lines south of Three Bridges station. Robert Izzard reports
Buses
Record rail replacement
Go-Ahead London arranged for 267 coaches and buses to be available to cover the closure of rail lines south of Three Bridges. David Bell was on the scene to photograph some of the vehicles involved
Bus News
Go-Ahead issues latest half-year results
Go-Ahead Group has released its half-year results for the six months ended 29 December 2018. Overall, the results indicate a successful end to 2018 for the group, with operating profits ‘ahead of management expectations’ and […]
Buses
Dawsongroup: Engaged with the industry
Paul Sainthouse has led Dawsongroup bus and coach for almost a quarter of a century. He speaks to James Day about the division’s success and how the company strives to be more than just a […]
Bus News
£10m expansion of West Midlands Park & Ride sites
Work has also begun on a Park & Ride facility for the Bradley Lane West Midlands Metro tram stop More than £10m has been earmarked to expand Park & Ride sites at several rail and […]
Bus News
FirstGroup issues winter trading update
FirstGroup has reported overall revenue growth and trading in-line with expectations in its winter trading update. Revenue growth across the group has increased by 13.7% this year to-date, with First Bus like-for-like passenger revenue rising […]
Business
Henshaw’s Executive Travel: Serving the Cotswolds and beyond
Starting out with one vehicle in 2004, Henshaw’s Executive Travel now has a fleet of 17 vehicles. Nine of the current fleet are already Euro VI coaches. Richard Sharman visited the Gloucestershire-based coach company to […]
